News: A Gentle Note About Ungentle Comments

As anyone who has been following the concert reviews here knows, there’s always been a certain level of sniping at audience members of all stripes: from complaining that the crowd was too sedate to decrying the over-enthusiastic dancing guy who distracted your view and everything in between. However, over the last week or two, tensions have been turned up a notch — or five — and reached the boiling point, particularly with respect to the fans who always seem to end up in the front row.

So, to be clear: when reviewing concerts for Undented, it’s perfectly acceptable to note audience behavior which impacts one’s experience of that show. However, when that is the central or only theme of a review or when the tone of a review is hateful and spiteful, it’s just not going to get posted anymore. Adding more fuel to the sufficiently burning fire is no longer productive and, to be honest, wading through the vitriol is taking a toll on us. Yes, we did let though some comments over the past week which would no longer pass muster. What’s done can’t be undone though and, however ugly, they do summarize the experiences that some folks have had at these shows.

Maybe we should have addressed this a while ago … but at least we got to it before the last night of the tour!