adele asks fan to stop recording concert

everlast75 · 31-05-2016 05:42PM

could have been worse.. like oul Christy swearing buckets and telling the fans to shut up for the audacity to sing along...

Depp · 31-05-2016 05:46PM

its such an odd phenomenon lately, so many people seem to live their lives through their phonescreens, recording everything

AnonoBoy · 31-05-2016 05:52PM

Depp wrote: »

its such an odd phenomenon lately, so many people seem to live their lives through their phonescreens, recording everything

That cloud isn't going to fill itself up with incorrectly framed shakey out of focus recordings that nobody's interested in ever watching you know.

marklazarcovic · 31-05-2016 05:55PM

its annoying as fcuk to be out having a great time,with friends,family etc when there is always one watching it through a phone screen missing everything and excluding themselves from that moment that wont ever be repeated... i fcking hate it.

mikeym · 31-05-2016 05:59PM

Adele is a very nice lady.

Ask anyone that went to her show in Dublin.

foggy_lad · 31-05-2016 06:09PM

What ever happened to people being sprayed with water at concerts to cool them down? Surely if this practice was brought back there would be less people filming the concerts on iPads?

arybvtcw0eolkf · 31-05-2016 07:41PM

I'll admit to have done it in the past, but I also think its really silly too ~ and if you're in a standing area then its totally inappropriate.

Last one I done was at a Korn/Slipknot concert and only three songs which I really liked, the recordings turned out great and I'd watch them regularly.

I've photos and video of concerts I've attended way back as far as 1982 (no video back then obviously).

Right, I've mentioned Korn & Slipknot so you can guess the last gig I'd be seen at is an Adele gig ~ I detest her music but all that said she's right too.

If you've ever been to a Christy Moore gig you'll know what a cranky bollox is!.

rubadub · 31-05-2016 08:43PM

Suas11 wrote: »

Sometimes if I'm at a concert, I'll take one or two photos just as mementos but I don't understand who just stand there and record the whole thing on a phone or iPad.

I do the same, it reminds me of where I was in the venue which can bring memories back, I make sure not to block peoples view, often take it between songs. Almost always I will find a far better quality video on youtube within days, closer to the stage and better sound etc, why miss out on the actual gig when some idiot will do it for you, and a better job.

RayCon · 31-05-2016 08:48PM

Hopefully enough people will ask Adele to stop recording music.

bodhrandude · 31-05-2016 08:51PM

I would normally film one or two few minute clips of an act I would be reviewing for my blog just so I could embed them to emphasise some of my points but thats about it. I once recorded the complete audio of the Aphex Twin gig at Forbidden Fruit but the purpose was to upload to the Aphex Twin forum in We Are the Music Makers.

Debil · 31-05-2016 09:05PM

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

I think the person had the camera on a tripod. That's a bit different to filming half a song on your phone.

Is this really worse than holding a smartphone/ipad though? It's still the same phenomenon I guess. Maybe it looks a little funnier to see due to it being more uncommon, slightly less so if it was a monopod.

I can understand an artist taking an issue with it if they think it will be a pirate DVD or something. I don't understand why you would focus on one person in a sea of thousands if your problem is somebody not experiencing the moment for themselves though.

Ol' Donie · 31-05-2016 09:08PM

RayCon wrote: »

Hopefully enough people will ask Adele to stop recording music.

Brilliant.

LightsStillOn · 31-05-2016 09:12PM

Never been one for recording gigs, can't see the point of it to be honest. But on the other side of things I've never been annoyed by someone recording either. Though the gigs I usually go to don't tend to be the standing around and singing along type, so if someone has a phone out chances are it'll get knocked out of their hand once the dancing and pushing starts!

CarrickMcJoe · 31-05-2016 09:16PM

Was at a Michael Winslow comedy gig (the impressionist cop in Po;ice Academy), he took a phone off someone recording, licked the screen and shoved it down his trousers giving it a good rub, handed it back and told the guy to stop recording.

J Mysterio · 31-05-2016 09:21PM

endacl wrote: »

I'm 6'4", so it doesn't affect me that way. It does allow for a good angle to flick beer at the offending device though.

Aaah. The avatar. There is logic.

irishguitarlad · 31-05-2016 09:22PM

Dont like her music but I think she is dead right.

Maireadio · 31-05-2016 09:48PM

guylikeme wrote: »

Alot of high and mighty on here as if butter wouldn't melt.

Praytell ye holy lot, how many of you have never recorded a show/song you like?

I never have, and I wouldn't think I'm that rare either. My recording would be poor quality, why would I bother? I'd rather immerse myself fully. I don't even take photos at gigs, what's the point? They're never good anyway.

HS3 · 31-05-2016 09:57PM

Im old school. Turn off the outside world, enjoy the gig. It's what you paid for.

endacl · 31-05-2016 10:00PM

HS3 wrote: »

Im old school. Turn off the outside world, enjoy the gig. It's what you paid for.

Or, if you'd rather watch crap phone footage, stay at home and save yourself the price of the ticket. Some other tool will have it uploaded later that night.

HS3 · 31-05-2016 10:02PM

endacl wrote: »

Or, if you'd rather watch crap phone footage, stay at home and save yourself the price of the ticket. Some other tool will have it uploaded later that night.

I agree completely

murphyebass · 31-05-2016 10:04PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

I would normally film one or two few minute clips of an act I would be reviewing for my blog just so I could embed them to emphasise some of my points but thats about it. I once recorded the complete audio of the Aphex Twin gig at Forbidden Fruit but the purpose was to upload to the Aphex Twin forum in We Are the Music Makers.

Ooooooh well la de da with your bloooog.

I must record for my blooooog.

Blog.

Ruu · 31-05-2016 10:07PM

A tripod?!?! Should have been beaten with it. Ruining it for everyone with that shite! Surely she was within view of security staff or have loads of heads in front of her so the footage would be rubbish anyway.

Chain Smoker · 31-05-2016 10:11PM

The reason people record at concerts is because 99% of gigs are ****ing ****e and people don't realise how awkward standing in a packed room watching someone play music is until they're there. When you record it you get to at least tell yourself you're doing something. You'll notice it's way more common at standing gigs, at seated ones there's no pressure to do anything other than sit and watch (although the potential of amazing atmosphere is severely reduced too).

For most people, the main reason for going to gigs is having an event to look forward to.

If a band can't be captivating enough to get you to snap away from your f*cking camera, they're probably not worth going to.

murphyebass · 31-05-2016 10:21PM

Chain Smoker wrote: »

The reason people record at concerts is because 99% of gigs are ****ing ****e and people don't realise how awkward standing in a packed room watching someone play music is until they're there. When you record it you get to at least tell yourself you're doing something. You'll notice it's way more common at standing gigs, at seated ones there's no pressure to do anything other than sit and watch (although the potential of amazing atmosphere is severely reduced too).

For most people, the main reason for going to gigs is having an event to look forward to.

If a band can't be captivating enough to get you to snap away from your f*cking camera, they're probably not worth going to.

That's all pure bollix.

SteM · 31-05-2016 10:22PM

Chain Smoker wrote: »

The reason people record at concerts is because 99% of gigs are ****ing ****e and people don't realise how awkward standing in a packed room watching someone play music is until they're there. When you record it you get to at least tell yourself you're doing something. You'll notice it's way more common at standing gigs, at seated ones there's no pressure to do anything other than sit and watch (although the potential of amazing atmosphere is severely reduced too).

For most people, the main reason for going to gigs is having an event to look forward to.

If a band can't be captivating enough to get you to snap away from your f*cking camera, they're probably not worth going to.

No, it's because 99% of people these days are aresholes. Doesn't matter how captivating a performance is, there are always people who whip their phone out to record their 'amazing' night.

Dontfadeaway · 31-05-2016 10:29PM

She was using a tripod and a camera, not a phone so I get why she said it.

bnt · 31-05-2016 10:33PM

Every concert I've been to with a phone, I've turned the phone off. The point of being there is to be there, not somewhere else mentally.

Debil · 31-05-2016 10:33PM

Dontfadeaway wrote: »

She was using a tripod and a camera, not a phone so I get why she said it.

What's the difference?

Chain Smoker · 31-05-2016 10:45PM

SteM wrote: »

No, it's because 99% of people these days are aresholes. Doesn't matter how captivating a performance is, there are always people who whip their phone out to record their 'amazing' night.

Perhaps the underlying motive behind them going isn't to document the night of this thing they've done that they can now talk about for a few days to break the monotony of their day-to-day conversation. If that's the case, it doesn't matter a f*ck how captivating the performance is once it's a name everyone they talk to regularly will know.
Adele would obviously be a key act for that kind of person.

There's so many factors that can make a gig ****:
- the band not being into it (big big big one for me)
- the audience not being into it (so you can rule out almost every major gig)
- the sound sucking
- the wait time before the performance being ridiculous (I don't get why more acts don't try and find things to do with that time or at least break it up a bit)
- the songs being significantly inferior to the studio versions
- the songs being too similar to the studio versions
- the band having a sound that is simply not appropriate for the size of venue involved (larger audiences require more viscerally alluring big sounds)
- the band playing too many songs the majority of the audience don't recognise

With all of these factors in mind, I've came to the conclusion my perfect live band would be Limp Bizkit, mind.

SteM · 31-05-2016 10:48PM

Debil wrote: »

What's the difference?

You really don't see the difference between someone setting up a tripod to record a full show and people recording snippets of shows on their smartphones?

adele asks fan to stop recording concert

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