Wednesday, April 16, 2008

I've never been to one of those 'huge' concerts where by the people are dancing and screaming and raising their hands in adoration and praise of the particular band that is playing.

When I went for 'We Will Rock You', it was the closest I got to the above mentioned.

I have been to a concert where people are dancing and screaming and raising the hands in adoration and praise to the God they believe in.

In comparison, since they were on consecutive days, I got to compare the difference. Boy, can I tell you how great the difference was. In terms of music, both were very rock based, with music from Queen, and music from Planetshakers, very similar, with thumping bass kick, heavy distortions, and crazy keyboardist. In terms of loudness, well, I was right in the front for 'We Will Rock You', and somewhere in the middle for Planetshakers, honestly, the difference is insignificant - both were equally loud, and clear at the same time. The atmosphere was the same on both days, with people dancing and screaming away to the likes of 'Killer Queen', 'Radio Ga Ga' and 'We are the Champions', as well as 'Free', 'Jump Around' and 'Mighty to Save'.

The only difference that I could see, the one that really made the difference, was the feeling and emotions that I felt. During 'We Will Rock You', I felt emptiness throughout the entire place. I felt lost, not knowing how to react to the singing and dancing. During Planetshakers, I was
at home with worshiping and praising, singing and dancing. The difference was so great that at the end of the musical, when everyone was standing up and singing along with the cast and band of 'We Will Rock You', I so much wanted to sit down. I decided that I didn't want to be a wet blanket, so I stood, and merely sang, under my breath - or at least out of eat shot, with everyone else.

I know I'll still continue to go for these musicals, if I've got the time or money, however, the emptiness is really something I won't be looking forward to, if for some reason I go for a musical and the music was that good.

Posted by charles at 9:31 PM