Road Reporter
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Location: Baltimore, MD | STAR CITY - 2012-10-06 9:02 PM
ok I'm glad I watched the whole clip. Mendoza- European fans are so much more dedicated than American fans. (or whatever)
THAT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO HEAR NEW MUSIC IN AMERICA!!! we all had fun in the 80s but it's over.
put it on I TUNES and people can download or not.
I wish we could get new music...but "30" became the bathroom song for the weekend fans who only came to hear the 2 songs they knew.
The truth hurts but Mark is 100% correct. There are two reasons why I like U.S. domestic shows: I get to see some of my friends here in the States...and it's cheap on the wallet. But I prefer shows outside the states because the energy is so much stronger.
Majority of U.S. fans do not hold a CANDLE...not the tiniest flame...compared to the passion of the fans in other countries.
Most U.S fans won't frickin' drive more than 100 miles to see the band (with a few exceptions--many of whom are on this very board), then they bitch about why TS won't come play in their backyard. Then when they DO....they find some lame-ass excuse why they couldn't go.
THEN....you get those who sit down during the fucking show....or stand with their arms folded....they don't sing....and act like douches towards other fans who are trying to enjoy the show....or talk on their cell phones while the band is playing....
COMPARED to the absolute passion of Euro fans--it doesn't matter if they baked in the sun all day....when a band comes onstage, those fans give it everything they've got! They sing, they yell, they respond with gusto. those fans go absolutely insane. Sweden Rocks. Graspop Metal Meeting. Incredible shows with incredible crowds. YouTube the crowd in Thessaloniki --those folks were OFF the hook!
Look at the South American fans--many of whom traveled by bus for hundreds of miles, spent their last dime to get there, and slept outside the club for 2 days to get the first spot in line. They didn't speak a word of English but could sing every single lyric and every note. Fans who were so thrilled, so exhilarated---I saw grown men with tears in their eyes.
Passion.
That's what it comes down to.
The typical U.S. rock fan does not have the passion. They talk only about the glory days of the 80's...about how great it was. The fans in other parts of the world revel in how great it IS, here and now. They know how to live the moment.
If Twisted got the reception that they get overseas, we'd see a lot more shows...and maybe new music too!
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