Monday, January 25, 2010

One main writer manages the Coventry blog, but he has four other friends that help him write. Entries are published after every live show that one of the five friends attends, most of which are Phish shows. Every writer has an alias name for themselves and often refer to the other writers by their alias as well. The blog is a critique of the show they just experienced and the writers always present themselves as experts on the topic. Since all five of the writers have been going to live shows since the early nineties, it is definitely acceptable to consider them seasoned experts on the quality of a live performance.

The entries are very informal, often using curse words and slang throughout the writing. I believe this is appropriate however because that is the language you hear at live performances, and it is nice to hear about the show from people who write in the manner that people talk when you are at the show. The writers usually focus on the quality of the music. They analyze every instrument and musician and talk about their strengths and weaknesses that night. They also tend to focus greatly on the atmosphere that was created during the show; how pumped the crowd was, how loud they were, the response they had to specific sections of songs or antics done by the musicians, really allowing the reader to fully grasp the quality of the live performance.

http://phishcoventry.blogspot.com/

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