soundgarden was in detroit last night. i knew they were here. but, i can't spend 60 dollars, us, on a concert, unless it's the one and only thing i do that month, and the frank truth is that i haven't been listening to much soundgarden over the last 20 years. the belew show was simply more affordable, and actually even more relevant, as he's released more interesting records over the last decade or so.
tears for fears were here, too.
i missed them at the ottawa bluesfest a few years ago for basically the same reason. in the end, i did not get a chance to see the band.
i would have rather seen them before they reformed, for obvious reasons.
detroit is a mostly black city nowadays, and i suspect a lot of people in the region had to make the same basic economic decision: yeah, i'd like to see soundgarden (maybe again...maybe for the first time in years....), but not at that price or in that venue.
so, i hope he didn't make a rash decision based on turnout last night.
....because the band was no doubt always better in smaller spaces, anyways.