I just went to a Concert at the House of Blues, here in Orlando, FL. And while this may seem to be an innocuous entry, yet when you think about it, you may agree that times are a-changing.

They packed us into the house of blues to see Sister Hazel. It was a decent concert, however two things really got to me about the overall “concert experience,” at least at this venue. First of all, people have become extremely rude. I don’t know if I’m just getting older, or if my observation is correct. I do believe though that with people bring cell phones and all sorts of different devises with them to these concerts, that it is way out of hand. But not only that, people just don’t shut up when the concert begins. It was like someone turned on the radio, so everyone started talking louder. The sound guy at the back of the room didn’t even turn up the sound, so much of the vocals were drown out by the conversations and mindless chatter in the room.

OK, so I couldn’t hear very well, but HOB doesn’t provide chairs at their concerts, its standing room only. I suppose that’s ok, but people crowd you out there. You think you have space and you don’t. The more people that move in, the more they push forward and squeeze you out. I thought that I was legally marriage in 14 states after that experience. HOB could provide quite a few more chairs. It would make it so much more enjoyable, but what can you do.

My whole point is that people are not as awed by seeing concerts as they once were. It’s just a club and the music is a secondary event. Maybe a “bigger name” would make a difference, but I’m not so sure.