Type O Negative - Fay Wray Come Out And Play

I will quote Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder for the last time: he proposed another rule for fans to go to concerts, which seems to me less attractive than the ones mentioned above. The visitor, he believed, should behave as if "he is in the temple, as meekly and motionlessly, dropping his eyes to the valley." Many today agree with this norm of behavior, proposed in 1797, but it seems to me too strict. Listen calmly, don’t talk, don’t play cards - I’ll subscribe to this without hesitation. But to sit in the concert hall with eyes down, as in a church - no! Music should be perceived not with humility, not passively, but actively, with joy, surrendering to it with all my heart, without taking my eyes off of the musicians. The concert is not a mourning meeting and not a solemn service, but an exciting, fascinating event,in which the participation of all the senses of the listener is necessary.