I love standing back and watching the crowds at metal shows. Sweaty people piled on top of each other, arms around each other, pumping their free fists to the same beat to which the drummer, the bassist, the guitarists, the singer are all pulsing. It unites people in the most primal way. We're all experiencing time as a unit. It matters. It bonds. It fucking heals my soul to see people doing this. I'm probably the only geek in the crowd being all anthropological about this, but I smile so big watching people have a good time. I think to myself "This is the way we bond now" - since we don't live in villages anymore. A lot of us weren't held enough or properly socialized as children. This is our therapy. It's our way.
Clinking beer bottles together with friends on a common ground feels like we're not alone.
It's no different than beating drums around a campfire and dancing to unify before war or before a holiday.
It's about getting on the same page.
Primal is a good thing. Primitive is not a negative description, It's something we've LOST, but should always retain.
