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This actually makes me a bit sad. I remember watching recordings of older bmth shows where Ollie would goad the audience to come touch him, and security would try and fail to keep the horde at bay. Here he kinda just wanders around and high fives some ppl.
I’ve seen a bunch of show recordings like these since, and it’s clear he kinda wants to put on a show for people, but trying to convince 16yo girls from the burbs to mosh or coordinate a wall of death just isn’t gonna happen lol
Idk I miss the more adventurous, spontaneous, energetic shows. When Ollie softly says “you guys are fucking crazy” it breaks me a little. I remember when he would tell the crowd that with exasperation, sweating and exhausted from the energy that was just expended.
Clearly I’m not saying any show is easy, but there’s a difference between really expressing an exited disbelief about the collective experience and energy that just transpired, and a stock statement meant to appease a crowd.
Also obv it’s difficult to work with tracks like Drown lmao, but I’ve seen similar attempts with older tracks and the reaction is pretty muted, it’s just not the fan base they’ve cultivated anymore
lol whyd i say “Ollie”, ig autocorrect