evolution of the jam

once there were no screens on stage &

the band playing was all that kept the attention

of roaring fans & screaming crazies,

but soon came the screen behind the band,

with accompanying light shows &

fake fog,

all adding an extended emotional aura to the

fury of the jam,

accentuating the melodies & the harmonies

of pop sensations or psychedelic shoegazers

cultivating a plethora of combination of

sights & sounds---

now, as the dj begins to work her/his way in

& the band drifts away,

the need for more people on stage deteriorates &

the performance becomes a greater amount of glowing screens

avec more lights shining down upon the crowds

raising their light sticks,

writhing in an ecstasy all their own.

 

what is coming are the eye implants

that will enhance vision & allow the downloading of

all kinds of information, a la the internet,

creating a new ability to form our world

the way we want it &

though this has potentially frightening possibilities,

the evolution of the jam, of live performance

will be one in which a distinction between the audience &

the performer becomes blurred,

where a meshing of the two

find themselves standing side beside

amidst a new ethereal plane.