concert count
#9: James Blunt (21-Mar-06) - Massey Hall
so i was a fan of james blunt before his show, to the extent of having his CD, liking his music, and wanting to go to his show. after seeing him live, my appreciation for his music has increased tenfold, at least.
i've never been one to feel like music affects me to the point of making me feel different or affecting me on an emotional level. don't get me wrong, i love music, but i just listen to it. but the city and colour show and this james blunt concert were totally different. when they were singing, i felt like i was going through what i would imagine they were feeling when they wrote the song. i don't even know if i can describe it, actually. i want to roll my eyes at myself for even thinking it because it sounds so lame.
for example, tonight, when james blunt was singing goodbye my lover. it felt like it was the first time i actually understood what the song meant to him by watching him sing it live. i've been to tonnes of concerts before, but i think i have seriously underestimated the power of live music.
he was feeling a little bit under the weather, and his voice was a little hoarse, but it still sounded amazing.
there were 4 girls in the row in front of us who made t-shirts that said "goodbye my lover" on the front and "hello james blunt" on the back. cute. but they were going insane during the whole show, and made it hard to see with them not able to sit still, and hard to hear when they were singing at the top of their lungs. i was scared one of them was so excited would accidently fall over the balcony or something.
and there was also another girl who made a sign that said "james blunt is what i want." i didn't know people still made signs for concerts. i felt like i was at a backstreet boys concert or something. i'm not knocking the backstreet boys, i went to one of their shows when i was in high school. but i didn't know james blunt would attract the same kind of fan behaviour. nevermind the fact it should read "who" and not "what." haha, i'm such a bitch for correcting the grammar.
tomorrow: coldplay. dallas and james set the bar pretty high, chris better bring his A game.
so i was a fan of james blunt before his show, to the extent of having his CD, liking his music, and wanting to go to his show. after seeing him live, my appreciation for his music has increased tenfold, at least.
i've never been one to feel like music affects me to the point of making me feel different or affecting me on an emotional level. don't get me wrong, i love music, but i just listen to it. but the city and colour show and this james blunt concert were totally different. when they were singing, i felt like i was going through what i would imagine they were feeling when they wrote the song. i don't even know if i can describe it, actually. i want to roll my eyes at myself for even thinking it because it sounds so lame.
for example, tonight, when james blunt was singing goodbye my lover. it felt like it was the first time i actually understood what the song meant to him by watching him sing it live. i've been to tonnes of concerts before, but i think i have seriously underestimated the power of live music.
he was feeling a little bit under the weather, and his voice was a little hoarse, but it still sounded amazing.
there were 4 girls in the row in front of us who made t-shirts that said "goodbye my lover" on the front and "hello james blunt" on the back. cute. but they were going insane during the whole show, and made it hard to see with them not able to sit still, and hard to hear when they were singing at the top of their lungs. i was scared one of them was so excited would accidently fall over the balcony or something.
and there was also another girl who made a sign that said "james blunt is what i want." i didn't know people still made signs for concerts. i felt like i was at a backstreet boys concert or something. i'm not knocking the backstreet boys, i went to one of their shows when i was in high school. but i didn't know james blunt would attract the same kind of fan behaviour. nevermind the fact it should read "who" and not "what." haha, i'm such a bitch for correcting the grammar.
tomorrow: coldplay. dallas and james set the bar pretty high, chris better bring his A game.
posted by diana at
11:21 PM
9 Comments:
you should know what the coldplay concert will be like. i was thinking of picking up the city and colour cd...keep hearing it on the radio and i really like it. see vid's on much sometimes too.
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Swedish Sensation, at 12:15 AM
i'm going to this concert in chicago this weekend, and i hope it's as good as you say! i've been reading the reviews on his tour and they are NOT good. poor baby.
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Anonymous, at 3:57 PM
chris martin is a douche.
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Anonymous, at 5:05 PM
the james blunt concert getting bad reviews? no way! i thought it was amazing. who is this anonymous? art?
i'm not having high expectations for coldplay, i don't know if they can top james blunt and city and colour. who knows, i may be pleasantly surprised.
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diana, at 6:09 PM
art is a douche as well.
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Anonymous, at 11:25 PM
hey di, i think you should change your blogger that you have to have a blog to leave a comment.
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Swedish Sensation, at 1:07 AM
Then that means I gotta register.
Yo matt, assuming you're Matt Anderson. You can have "Diana"'s (so weird calling her that) copy of City and Colour I bought. Apparently she just wants the book.. thing
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Anonymous, at 4:02 AM
yes matt, you can have the CD. and yes, i allow anonymous comments for the non-bloggers to have their say. but they should sign their name.
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diana, at 8:00 PM
yes because that anonymous is a douche. i'll pay you for the cd. how mucH?
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Swedish Sensation, at 10:38 PM
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