I remember going to a Diana Ross concert years ago and she had to work so flipping hard to get the audience moving and clapping and interacting with the music. I got the feeling that the songs would be really hard for her to sing well unless she had that immediate feedback from the crowd. And that was in a stadium! I can only imagine how hard it must be to work with a very small group like in this venue. I guess you have to envision that stadium crowd!
Interesting observation, Louise. Ya, I think it works both ways. You can definitely get energy from a crowd, no doubt about it - and that often leads to the most unexpected performances (and often the best) but in the lack of that, musicians and performers need to bring their own energy. This is usually summoned from the song itself, which creates the initial source of the energy for the crowd to respond to.
I'm shocked that the crowd at the Diana Ross concert was less than enthused haha!
I remember going to a Diana Ross concert years ago and she had to work so flipping hard to get the audience moving and clapping and interacting with the music. I got the feeling that the songs would be really hard for her to sing well unless she had that immediate feedback from the crowd. And that was in a stadium! I can only imagine how hard it must be to work with a very small group like in this venue. I guess you have to envision that stadium crowd!
Interesting observation, Louise. Ya, I think it works both ways. You can definitely get energy from a crowd, no doubt about it - and that often leads to the most unexpected performances (and often the best) but in the lack of that, musicians and performers need to bring their own energy. This is usually summoned from the song itself, which creates the initial source of the energy for the crowd to respond to.
I'm shocked that the crowd at the Diana Ross concert was less than enthused haha!
Thanks for the comment!