How do I describe the experience of being in a crowd during a concert? It is a fantastical experience being in the mosh pit; loosing yourself to the sights and sounds of what is going on around you. There is an energy you get from the performers and the people around you. The crowd as a whole is a living breathing entity that moves and changes. You will not always have the same people around you throughout the entire show. You will not always have the same person pushing and shoving.
I got into see Disturbed recently. A friend got me in and it was one of the most fantastical shows. The musicians and the crowd were electrifying. I have loved this band since down with the sickness came out. Watching 5 Finger Death Punch live just added them so the list of my favorite bands. I missed seeing As I Lay Dying because of waiting to get in so I can't say much about them, but I got a few overpriced drinks and a few blurry photos of the others which are posted in my photo album. I also came out reminded of why I love being on the floor of one of these shows.
This is the type of show performers want to have. Something that moves hundreds of people into a mass frenzy each one believing they are indestructible. I'm glad I went. Just in march I lost myself into the music of a show for the first time in over a year. I missed it. I don't know what or who was holding me back, but I missed being able to let go of everything. No one or thing will hold me back ever again. It was that night and nights like last night that remind me how alive I am. That is the power of the mosh pit. It reminds us to look at that person trying to dictate what I can or can't do and say 'you can't tell me what to do' and I sure in the fuck will not let you hold me back. You can not tell me who my friends are and you can not tell me who I can't fuckin talk to.
