Porcupine Tree v Jimmy Buffet?

Strange title for a blog don't you think? What's this "Porcupine Tree v Jimmy Buffet" thing all about anyway?

I am sure everyone knows who Jimmy Buffet is. Chances are though, you have no idea who "Porcupine Tree" is. If that is the case, visit this link - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_Tree. This is about as thorough of a description as you will find.

The battle shapes up like this....... Jimmy Buffet is playing at Lakewood Amphitheater in Atlanta on Tuesday April 27th. Porcupine is playing at The Tabernacle in Atlanta on the same night.

The big difference between the two, other than the respective genre of each, is that Porcupine Tree is there for the music, Jimmy Buffet is there for the MONEY!!!!

Granted, the crowd at Jimmy Buffet is going to have a fabulous time. Jimmy Buffet fans are known for their enthusiastic approach to a concert.... Lot's of drinking, smoking, dancing and whatever else goes on..... Rest assured, it will be a good time......

But at what price? Jimmy Buffet set the price for his tickets..... $36.00 for lawn seats and $136.00 for reserved seats. Sold out of course, tickets are now anywhere from $55.00 to $594.00. $594.00 to listen to "Cheeseburger in Paradise"..... Puhleeze!

A far better value is Porcupine Tree at The Tabernacle. Not only are the musicians in PT exponentially superior to Jimmy and the Coral Reefers...... They are also there for us, the fans and the music.

Ticket cost for PT is $25.00..... You read that correctly.... $25.00..... an additional $10.00 for the "convenience" charge levied by Ticketmaster(another blog all together). They are not in it for the money, but to share with us the gifts with which they have been blessed.

So if you want a deal, sell your Jimmy Buffet tickets and support an artist that is in it for something besides money.....

One last thing..... I used to go see Jimmy Buffet before he was in it for the money.... Several times at "The Great Southeast Music Hall" where you sat on the floor and drank buckets of beer! He was much better back then......