It's Different Live

There are certain people in this world who, at the slightest sign of disagreement with the decision of the judges, will cry foul based on the misguided notion that beatboxing performances are somehow completely different when heard live. These clueless individuals staunchly maintain that "unless you were there, shut the fuck up," which is hardly an argument. While it is undoubtedly true that attending beatbox events in person definitely adds to the experience, there is nothing wrong with analyzing a recorded performance and giving one's honest opinion of it on YouTube. In fact, perhaps these judges of judges have a fair vantage point from their comfortable chairs at home, with high-quality headphones, and a curious absence of the loud crowd banter and drunk people that one must contend with at live events.