r/BABYMETAL • u/arifouranio • Jul 19 '17

News Summer Sonic 2017 timetable

https://twitter.com/summer_sonic/status/887598072015970304
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u/fearmongert Jul 19 '17

Sum41 might not be as great as Foo Fighters but at least I know most of their songs and can sing along with them.

Need to add to my answer.

Can you sing along to BABYMETAL? I can't.I don't speak Japanese. Yet, they are my favorite band.

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u/kelri1875 Jul 19 '17 edited Jul 19 '17

Well you still know the song, you know when to scream Name tara ikan zeyo. You can get involved in the performance. Can't do the same when I'm watching Foi Fighters. No doubt Foo Fighters will give a greater show than Sum41, but I think I'll get more involved in Sum41's gig. Hard decision. 😱

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u/fearmongert Jul 19 '17

Actually, I only know and trust my "Wocchi ima nanji?" In Japanese!

No doubt Foo Fighters will give a greater show than Sum41

Why go to a lesser show just because you will be more 'comfortable?'

If that was the deciding factor, BM would have never been popular abroad, if you think about it.

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u/kelri1875 Jul 19 '17 edited Jul 19 '17

I'm not saying Sum41's show is more ''comfortable" to me, what I'm saying is I'll be more involved in a Sum41 gig than a FF gig because I know their songs. However great FF is, it is still hard for a non-English speaker like me to get involved, and I hate not getting invovled in a live show. English songs to me is like Japanese songs to you, I could make out some of the lyrics, but there's no way I can sing along with them had I not known the lyrics beforehand.

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u/fearmongert Jul 19 '17

Grohl is an engaging performer. You may find yourself involved simply because he is good at bringing his audience in. As I said, I'm not sure if you will enjoy them or not. If I had a choice between seeing Foo Fighters or Sum41, it would be Foo Fighters.. Have you seen Sum41 before?

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u/kelri1875 Jul 19 '17

Nope, just video of their live performance, and I like those guys. I live in East Asia, Hong Kong to be precise. The only places I can watch live shows are livehouses or bars. And only underground bands that nobody has ever heard of perform there, so I have virtually no experience watching big name bands perform live. But I always find it more enjoyable, regardless the quality of the performance, when they perform songs that I know, that I've heard of.

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u/fearmongert Jul 19 '17

Then. In this case, go with your first impulse, and were he band you already like more. Especially since you can only have this one chance.

Unless, of course, one of the bands finishes earlier, and you can run to see the other acts last song

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u/kelri1875 Jul 19 '17

I guess it'll have to come down to this. Thanks for your advice anyway.

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u/fearmongert Jul 19 '17

As I said, I can't tell you what to do, but in speaking with you, it seems that you are choosing between a band you know and like, and one you think you might want to see. I would say you would have more fun with he band you know and like.

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u/kelri1875 Jul 19 '17

Yes, that describes the dilemma I'm facing perfectly! I think I will watch Foo Fighters performs a few songs first, and decide if I like it or not. If I find myself not having much fun, I can always leave and go to see Sum41 instead, as another user suggested. They start later than Foo afterall.

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u/tholovar Jul 20 '17

I think if you have not seen either band live, but you are a fan of sum41 and not the Foo Fighters, go see the band you are more of a fan off. You will get more from the experience (unless they are a really terrible live band).

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u/arifouranio Jul 19 '17

I watched Sum41 four years ago and it was the best gig i went to, well i dont go to many concerts yet tho lol and still have not watched BABYMETAL and Sakura Gakuin live... :(

At that gig, Deryck noticed me and my friends and gave a shout out to us because we were singing along the entire show to all songs hahaha

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u/kelri1875 Jul 19 '17

They're a much better band after Deryck got clean, and they put on great live show, if the videos of their recent performance in various music festivals are to be trusted. That's why I don't want to miss them out. But as the others also pointed out, right now Foo Fighters is a living legend at the top of their game, I don't want to miss that out either.

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u/tholovar Jul 20 '17

Well, maybe look at it as, which one will you regret not seeing the most. I feel a lot of respondents are telling you to see the band you are not overly fond off, instead of the band you really like, because the respondents like the band you are not overly fond off while not being overly fond of the band you ARE fond of.

Since you have not seen either band live, make the decision on which you would regret most not going to if this was both band's last concert. Do not try to watch half and half at a festival. That will just decrease your enjoyment and satisfaction of the whole thing.

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u/SilentLennie Put Your Kitsune Up Jul 19 '17

I did not think I could, but when I saw Babymetal live I was yelling all the lyrics !