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- roastedbagel, on 10/11/2007, -2/+90Oh, and don't be "THAT GIRL"
http://www.miscproject.com/mosh/1.jpg - knightblade2oo4, on 10/11/2007, -2/+73Most shows I've been to, people are generally violent but rarely are fists thrown in a fighting manner. When someone falls, people help them up and while it seems chaotic there's often a friendly vibe, as odd as that may seem.
I'm not talking about Nickelback ***** either, I mean real metal shows with all the greasy fat ***** and everything. - ButterBuddha, on 10/11/2007, -2/+39be 6ft 5in, 350lbs...
- merreborn, on 10/11/2007, -1/+31Your "youth in the early 80s"... so you're what, like, 40 now? And you still call things "***** gay"? Last kid I saw call something "***** gay" was 12.
I'm intrigued by your ideas and wish to subscribe to your newsletter. - skryingbreath, on 10/11/2007, -6/+33You're so awesome.
- ryancxx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+25What the ***** is a mosh pit nerd?
- metafore, on 10/11/2007, -7/+29then buy the cd. live music is best enjoyed while moving.
- iamthenoise, on 10/11/2007, -2/+24this is about as embarrassing as FOX 11's report on "Emo". if you need a tutorial for things like this, you're probably doing it for the wrong reason.
- ryancxx, on 10/11/2007, -5/+26You're right about the friendly atmosphere. The second someone goes down, everyone in their general vicinity reaches down for them and pulls them up.
I ***** love breakdowns. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19Mosh pits are pretty damn fun. I understand people not enjoying them as they are intimidating. Most of the time when you see some ass walking around hitting people, that guy will get rushed by 5 others and won't be back.
Only thing to add is leave your wallet in the car. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -2/+18Idk about your scene but in the bay area all our circle and mosh pits have people on the sides whoe help those who fall into them up. And the bay area is not ***** nickel back. 124 gilman is basically as punk rock as you can get...
and if you are calling people pussies you clearly have no idea what a mosh pit is about. Its not about getting hurt or ***** people up its just about going crazy and pushing and being communal. - iownsomuch, on 10/11/2007, -11/+27I get it, you like rap music, right?
- emjaymj, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17I agree with knightblade, it's about the energy and a surprising number of people are always friendly and willing to help people out. However, there are ALWAYS going to be jackasses who are in it to see people hurt, and this can often kill the experience.
- inactive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15Don't get on stage and ruin the bands gear.
I had a kid knock over a vintage Ampeg SVT amp I had just bought. He did it on purpose. For some reason the promoter was mad when I knocked him in the head with the business end of my bass.
If you don't want stitches, don't ***** with the band's *****. - kevisazombie, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14I hate moshing with goths I almost got my throat slashed by some crybaby with a huge knife finger ring gauntlet thing.
- macgyber, on 10/11/2007, -11/+24You have to like rap music to think moshing is lame?
- DrunkenPirate34, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13Yes, my friend told me about a "white power" guy helped him out when he got elbowed in the face. He picked my friend up on his back from the floor and carried him to the medical tent.
- AwesomeMonster, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13No, that's a ***** pit that people like you perpetuate. You are a douche.
- ruley, on 10/11/2007, -3/+14How to survive: 1. Do not slam dance
done. all other rules are obsolete - anchorboi, on 10/11/2007, -2/+12"If you are in a pit that is too intense and you are feeling fatigued, there is safety in the center. Just like a spinning bicycle wheel or a record, the tangential velocity is smaller closer to the center."
Why does this whole article sound as if Seven of Nine was prepping someone for a metal concert? - IEatEmoKids, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10Anyone ever been in a wall of death?
http://youtube.com/results?search_type=search_videos&search_query=Wall%20of%20death&search_sort=video_view_count&search_category=0
Craziest ***** ever. - CogitatorX, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12@hdtvdust
Are you typing with one hand again? - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12i have moshed at rap shows
- swazo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9Watch out for douche bags!
We have a guy here at all the shows goes into it. Problem is hes 6"4 and 370 pounds whos nickname is chainmail because.... he wears chainmail... ***** up - marlonmunsen, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9muse?
you're ***** joking right?
"dude one time there was this wicked moshpit at a Morrissey concert you shoulda seen it. So hardcore!"
douche. - SHIFTderek, on 10/11/2007, -6/+14LETZ POOSH EACHOTHER!!!
- ryancxx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+84) Spend your night on Digg
- Shroomie, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8My glasses got destroyed at a GWAR concert once. That was a fun drive home.
I've since started leaving them in my truck. - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -4/+11Seems strange, why would you want to read on how to "survive a mosh pit"? If you're on the internet reading how to survive one, you probably shouldn't even be going to gigs in the first place. Secondly, there's nothing to survive, as already has been mentioned; there's rarely fighting, the atmosphere is friendly and if you get knocked down you get pulled up again within a millisecond. Don't think you have to "survive" the experience... and if you do think it's something you need to survive, well, take a break from your parents basement and go outside. The world's not as bad as the media (and general internet) makes out.
- MarkOfTheDead, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7sigh. not everyone is born with a mohawk bro. everyone is the kid getting into shows for the first time in her or her life SOMETIME. just as you were once, and just as all of us have egos, we all don't necessarily have to flex them trying to look so cool by being more "in the know" with the "scene" than others. you'll understand as you get older and go to more shows.
hopefully. - ThetaDot, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10@metafore :
Negative. Live shows are to appreciate the music in person. Different people appreciate it in different ways. - ryancxx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7metalfore hit it on the head. Moshing is fun and adds to the experience. I don't really care what the band looks like playing their instruments, and if I just want to listen to music and bob my head I'll put on a CD.
- Steelfox, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Speaking from personal experience, it all depends what kind of show you go to. You can go to a well known band in a huge theatre and the most you'll get is just push pits and circle pits. You can go to an underground hardcore show where I live (New York) and you get hardcore dancing and if you hit someone you're pretty much ***** because everyone has friends or are in crews. Main rule is just don't do anything stupid and don't piss any huge guys off.
- praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -11/+17Yeah...seriously. I listen to metal and think moshing is lame. If I payed for a ticket to see a band, I want to see the damn band, not some sweaty ***** pushing people around.
But I like how the first reaction meatheads' have towards someone who doesn't like moshing is "You must be a pussy." - Foenetik, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Seats never stopped the hardcore, ever heard of rushing the gates?
- RexyRex, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5As Blood Runs Black, Animosity. In nine days. Anybody?
- Steelfox, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5then you've obviously never been to a show in new york. it's all about crowdkilling and punching people on the sides. you're safer in the pit than out of it.
- Aliarse, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5@drooginphoenix (#6683607)
Actually, moshing, slamming, thrash, call it what you will, was all originally developed from "the pogo" which a lot of hardcore punks did back in the 70's. - n1pz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4I'd like to add a message to all "moshers"...
Don't take a flag pole into a mosh pit!!!!
(I nearly got impaled) - marlonmunsen, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4That's not true. You didn't do that. You're only 7 years old. I can tell.
- bobbles, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4*****, can't anyone do anything in life without a how-to these days. Get out there and experience something for yourself ffs
- themouth, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5If I could digg you up twice I would.
I've been a hardcore kid for 10+ years now, I've always hated "mall moshers", nu-metal idiots, etc. I don't think a lot of people understand hardcore dancing, check out the DVDs from hellfest, or the American Hardcore DVD, or Boston Beatdown to see what real hardcore dancing looks like. It'll make all the mall-metal/nu-metal/etc pits you've seen look tame.
That being said, i can go to a hardcore show, dance all night, and the only injuries I'll have is probably because I'm an old man (scene wise), but I also know how to dance, how to watch my back, and how to hold my own in a fight.
Basic rule, if EVERYONE in the pit is windmilling, two-stepping, spin kicking, back flipping, etc. it's probably not a good idea to try and "mosh" , and if those people are wearing hats that say "FSU" you should get away from the pit very quickly. - teammate, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5I am not a big guy. Not by any means. I have been in numous pits and with the occasional strike from a kid in a studded jacket, have been quite alright. Just respect everyone's space. If they don't want to be run into, then try not to. It might happen, but just hope it isn't the dude trying to impress his girlfriend by knocking your jaw out.
- blahtastic, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Ahh hardcore dancing. The only way one can listen to really tough music and look like a complete spaz at the same time.
Though I wish I could have seen that, looks funny as hell :) - inactive, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Cant even go to a concert and really do that much anymore. Most of the kids are emo and just want to stand around, or do some kinda emo kick punch thing. I went to this last family values tour, and i couldn't believe it when no one moshed to the deftones or knew any of their songs. I felt like the only one there that knew how great the older albums really were. I think i moshed by myself =(
compared to the korn freak on a leash tour, with rob zombie, which was great, when tons of people would mosh - bmoneyallstars, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6The one thing this article didn't cover was that for the different typed of music there are different types of pits. Before I list them i guess i should state that i live on the east coast so we 2-step here. Now for the different types
-Metal and anything with metal as the suffix(black metal, death metal, heavy metal, speed metal): the pits are stereotypically filled with people who really are not educated on the finer points of dancing. Dancers in these pits usually have no regard to style respect or the overall saftey of the pit. Running across the pit and pushing everyone you see is not dancing, it's being a peice of *****.
-Hardcore: This may sound partial because i like to consider my self as "part of the scene" but hardcore dancing is where actual dancing is done. The true hardcore bands are usually niche bands so the people who listen to them and would pay to see them are usually educated in some sort on the dance style. Here on the east coast, hardcore music/dancing is broken into two parts. the upbeat part where you two step to and the moshing part where you show off all of your fancy dance moves in a sometimes breakdance format where a circle clears and a few people strut their stuff, props are given if warrented and then more people come in. To a newcommer this would be confusing because while he/she is bobbing up and down and pushing people for his own manly testosterone gain, the other moshers get agravated with his ignorance. To play devils advocate and argue the other side, metal moshers usually complain about how hardcore dancers are pussies who are afraid to get hurt but at least i cant contest that i get most hurt at hardcore shows because if someone is confident with their moves, you will see it and if you are in the way you will feel it
_____core, "nu"-metal, overly popular hardcore and metal bands: this is a place where the scenes converge. if a popular metalcore pland is playing, the metal heads will bum rush the pit, the hxc crews will try to dance their asses off but won't be able to because the skinhead to the right of them pushed them over mid spinkick and the newcommers who heard the song from their friend and liked the catchy tune will be lost and most likely hurt in the shuffle.
yeah i know i have horrible grammmmar. you deal with it - AwesomeMonster, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Pennywise has been a mediocre punk act in the prime at best. In other words, penny wise sucks and you suck for being that *****.
- MarkOfTheDead, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4alright i guess i'll be the one.
...........................WHAT? - AwesomeMonster, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Hes right though, there should be no ***** guidelines as long as you're not that douche punching people in the face. Then you're a douche. You can skank, shuck, jive, mosh, dance, jump or do whatever the ***** you want in a pit, the point is to just release.
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