Yes . . . yes. There is no other experience like
moshing. This is a great way to
release anger without (hopefully)
hurting anyone (too badly) and having
a lot of fun at the same time. It's pure
action. You get totally
exhausted, and say, "Okay, I'm not
going back in." A couple minutes later, you find yourself
back in the thick of it, crashing into
like-minded individuals left and right in a violent, energizing
frenzy.
Someone I know recently argued with me that
crowd surfing was what it's all about, and
moshing was stupid. I
shook my head at this
poor soul, who's only experience in either of the two was at the yearly
watered-down,
alterna-crap festival sponsored by the local "
trendy alternative station", to quote another "
trendy alternative station." Not to put down such concerts, as they can be fun . . . at times. But . . . come on. Seriously. Anyways,
crowd surfing is reasonably fun, I guess, if you like being
groped by sweaty fat people while constantly being at the risk of
permanent cranial damage. Some of the more
jaded would argue it's not that different from moshing - but anyone with
experience can tell you different.
To summarize, it would do most people a lot of good to
jump in the pit once in a while. Have fun. And stay the fuck away from
Victory Records hardcore. Death to
Earth Crisis.
Vegan Reich can suck it.
(NOTE: The last paragraph excludes, of course, the mighty
Snapcase and any other band on
Victory that's good . . . I can't think of another off the top of my head.)