the scourge of no dancing

i hate to say it, but some people are too cool for school. look, rock n roll is about dancing and having a good time. those are the roots of rock n roll. in the 50s and 60s, people used to dance to rock music and have fun doing it. then, for some terrible reason, things changed. people regressed from dancing to toe tapping to head bobbing to where we're at now: standing with your arms folded and politely applauding after songs. that sucks. i hate it. i hate it as a fan and as a performer. fuck that hipster shit. too cool to fucking dance? ridiculous. we played what i thought was pretty dancey set a week ago and most people were too cool to dance or show any kind of emotion and thought it more fun to enjoy a show with their arms folded while standing statue-like in corners. how is that more fun than being an active part of something? this is the other bad part of shows nowadays. people are legitimately afraid of coming close to the stage. what's going to happen? honestly! This is going to sound like sour grapes, but it needs to be said. Rock n roll shows are for dancing and some form of movement is always appreciated. I hate playing shows where there is a five foot buffer between the band and the audience. I hate seeing a huge empty space between us and you. It's stupid and artificial.