Reserved section 7, right? I was in row H. Thing is, though, I chose not to sing along this time around. I did that at the first (and only other) concert I attended; but this time I just wanted to bask, and listen -- and while you say the crowd was tough, at least where you/we were sitting, I actually liked that I didn't hear any insane screaming or other distractions and was able to just listen to the music. And it was phenomenal, wasn't it?
I agree that GRO had it really rough, but I think that's just because they're not as road-tested yet. They're still kind of young, wet-behind-the-ears, eager to please. Which is all well and good, but it means that energizing a crowd that size may not come as easily to them. That said, it's not an easy thing to do for anyone. I saw Matt Nathanson & Third Eye Blind the next night at Muskfest, and while the former was able to banter and engage the crowd and get them to stand up with such ease it was ridiculous, the latter clearly had problems. If anything, I wish the opener & headliner had been switched.
Hey, I was 5 rows behind you!
Reserved section 7, right? I was in row H. Thing is, though, I chose not to sing along this time around. I did that at the first (and only other) concert I attended; but this time I just wanted to bask, and listen -- and while you say the crowd was tough, at least where you/we were sitting, I actually liked that I didn't hear any insane screaming or other distractions and was able to just listen to the music. And it was phenomenal, wasn't it?
I agree that GRO had it really rough, but I think that's just because they're not as road-tested yet. They're still kind of young, wet-behind-the-ears, eager to please. Which is all well and good, but it means that energizing a crowd that size may not come as easily to them. That said, it's not an easy thing to do for anyone. I saw Matt Nathanson & Third Eye Blind the next night at Muskfest, and while the former was able to banter and engage the crowd and get them to stand up with such ease it was ridiculous, the latter clearly had problems. If anything, I wish the opener & headliner had been switched.
Anyway, YMMV, as usual.