Last night we saw Coldplay at the DTE. It was phenomenal. The bands that opened for them were quite good as well: Howling Bells and Pete Yorn--though i must say i was not familiar with either.
Howling Bells put on a great show, i thought. Their dynamics were great, they had a uniqueness and a groove to their songs, and their presence was pretty good. And they were from australia. But, this morning when i checked out some of their stuff on itunes, i found the music to be lacking.... something. This totally dissuaded me from actually buying anything, keeping me on this side of the buying line. There was just an element in their set last night that made it so good, and if all of their music sounded like it did last night i would TOTALLY buy it, but for some reason the actual album just doesnt have what they produce playing live...
I think this is why people buy merch at live shows so much. There's a certain satisfaction that comes from hearing the music in the now, as it is being created, and it hits something in people. Live performance, in my opinion, will make or break a good band: bands that otherwise may not have an outstanding album, like Howling Bells (which you should all check out anyway--i only didnt buy any stuff because they set the bar high right off the bat), will sound really great live, and bands that have really good albums will absolutely suck in
concert (Billy Talent, blink-182 [an anomaly, really: though they suck live musically, i have yet to meet someone that didnt thoroughly enjoy themselves at a blink show]). *edit* ideally, bands will have awesome albums and be even better live, much like Thrice, or this band.in conclusion,
I enjoy following studio blogs for bands like this
Also, the two newest albums i am processing are Underoath's Lost in the Sound of Seperation, and as of this morning, i purchased the rest of Sigur Rós' newest, Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
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Oh, I'm jealous. I would have loved to see Coldplay. And I've been a Pete Yorn fan for a few years. If you're looking, I love musicforthemorningafter, his first I think.
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