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What makes a good concert?

This question went through my head a couple of times during Roskilde Festival, where I had the pleasure of seeing my fair share of concerts, both huge and minuscule. From this empirical basis I can quite clearly conclude that the bigger the concert is, the more likely it is to suck. No matter how good the music or artist is.

To understand the conclusion, it’s in place to think about what going to a live concert actually gets you as opposed to sitting in your comfortable home listening to a studio record.

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Pj Harvey - Rid of Me

PJ Harvey - Rid of MeThis album has an odd quality to it. The first time I heard it, I was pretty convinced I’d never listen to it again. It appeared disorganized and noisy. And yet I kept on putting it on the stereo without knowing exactly what made me come back to it.

By now, 2 months later I’m fairly certain that the reason I keep listening to this album, enjoying it more and more for each time is the straightforward honesty in it’s expression.

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