Shepherd's Bush Stories

[nig1012]

It was Tony who eventually rescued that girl's glasses off the floor, everyone was looking in the middle but I think they'd been kicked off to the side. They were in a pretty bad way.

well...............they probably decided at was time to go, and may have contemplated (a) the thought of being swapped for contacts and tossed in the drawer to collect dust or (b) to dance to the beat with a few hundred feet.

personly i think they did the right thing. to end your days at a wildhearts anniversary show is very comendable.

[Arm Squirrel]

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[shat noir]

sounds mad with so many people singing along to every word


cheers squirrel dude

[EvilElvis]

Had a great time last weekend, despite my dislike of London.

Converted my mate into a fan of the band and made a few listee spots - Most notabley Sarc who was stood in the queue next too me.

[Nomad]

I have nothing against those with myopic tendencies however surely common sense would dictate that you would either wear contacts or just squint when confronted with a mosh pit....

One might hope so, I guess there's a few gig virgins around. At least she can be thankful a pit in the UK wouldn't generally "accidentally" encompass her and leave her fighting to actually retain much of her clothing, like I've seen a few US pits do...

Seems to me the pits are just getting tamer and tamer with the years anyway, and we want these guys to keep coming back to play for a bunch of happy smiley faces at the front rather than a heaving mass of people going nuts for the band? Some of you have surely played live a bit, what do you really want to see? I guess enthusiasm is enthuaiasm, ultimately...

[Banky]

I have nothing against those with myopic tendencies however surely common sense would dictate that you would either wear contacts or just squint when confronted with a mosh pit....

One might hope so, I guess there's a few gig virgins around. At least she can be thankful a pit in the UK wouldn't generally "accidentally" encompass her and leave her fighting to actually retain much of her clothing, like I've seen a few US pits do...

Seems to me the pits are just getting tamer and tamer with the years anyway, and we want these guys to keep coming back to play for a bunch of happy smiley faces at the front rather than a heaving mass of people going nuts for the band? Some of you have surely played live a bit, what do you really want to see? I guess enthusiasm is enthuaiasm, ultimately...

In my band I like to look at the crowd and see at least some movement, even if it's just rows of nodding heads. I wouldn't think a moshpit is necessarily a sign that you're doing something right, as some idiots will just mosh to anything. What I tend to see at WH gigs is people just becoming uncontrollably 'into' the music; there's rarely any malice in the moshing and I particularly love seeing how courteous and respectful a lot of WH fans are.

I remember going to the Xmas wolves show last year with a few mates, one of whom brought along his non-rock-loving, gig-virgin new girlfriend. Needless to say, we were all stuck firmly in the middle of the pit after no time, but said girlfriend ended up having a great time. She got really caught up in the atmosphere but, importantly, people all around her were more than willing to help her up if she fell down, or shield her if things were getting too rough for her. I like seeing stuff like that, reminds me why WH fans are the greatest crowd to be a part of.

Except for the pissed guy at Ginger's Water Rats gig this year, he was a fucking tool.

[goodjudge]

Seems to me the pits are just getting tamer and tamer with the years anyway

I saw Ash doing their '1977' show a few weeks ago and was at the barrier for the whole gig. Came out sore and absolutely soaked with sweat. I was in the mosh for all of 'Earth vs' and came out mildly sweaty, although took an elbow to the ribs that's still rather painful. Do Ash fans rock harder than WHs fans?

[blundellfamily]

manics at Queens Hall Bradford in 1992. there is still a dint in my forehead from a stage-diving doc marten filled with an 18 stone bloke!

health and safety have dictated that the pits are now family friendly.

[gimme]

Mosh pits : its only rock and roll untill somebody loses an eye

[Soundog]

Seems to me the pits are just getting tamer and tamer with the years anyway

I saw Ash doing their '1977' show a few weeks ago and was at the barrier for the whole gig. Came out sore and absolutely soaked with sweat. I was in the mosh for all of 'Earth vs' and came out mildly sweaty, although took an elbow to the ribs that's still rather painful. Do Ash fans rock harder than WHs fans?

I was at the barrier at the Earth vs. show and came out somewhat bruised and "I can't believe I haven't been swimming with my clothes on"-sweaty. Can't judge the pit, though.

[Dark Lord of Barnet]

there's no other tell tale signs...apart from two strange purple lines underneath both arms.

That was probably the result of alien abduction. Do you not remember being on the spaceship?

[Dark Lord of Barnet]

Some of you have surely played live a bit, what do you really want to see?

In my band I like to look at the crowd and see at least some movement, even if it's just rows of nodding heads.

To me there is nothing better than seeing people dancing and having a good time because of what you are playing - that's what really makes it worthwhile. If you see people dancing then you know you are definitely doing something right.

I wouldn't think a moshpit is necessarily a sign that you're doing something right, as some idiots will just mosh to anything.

Agreed. Sometimes you see people in pits and it just doesn't seem to be about the music anymore. There are always some who just use it as an excuse to be an asshole and throw people about because they know they can get away with stuff in a pit which would normally get them a well deserved smack. Fortunately, the percentage of these people in a Wildhearts crowd is much smaller than most bands, but there are usually still a few.

Except for the pissed guy at Ginger's Water Rats gig this year, he was a fucking tool.

Unfortunately there's always one.