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April 18, 2005
CONCERT!
Ok, so this past sunday me and Julie (the girl i'm going to be rooming w/next year) went to the Taking Back Sunday/Jimmy Eat World concert with the Format opening. First off, I'm not a crazy fan of any of the three bands, but if i had to put them in order, i'd say i like Jimmy Eat World, then the Format, then Taking Back Sunday. Anyway, the whole thing was just sooo much fun. The Format's opening was ok, not extreamly good, i think the crowd was not too into them, which i think is a shame. Then Taking Back Sunday came on and played. Oh man, I don't think i can describe the feeling of being in the middle of a concert like that. We were all packed near the front, shoved up against strangers and all jumping and screaming the words. It might sound corney, but it felt like you couldn't tell where your body ended and the next person's began, you could only feel the music. Julie put it well when she said that you took in the sound of the guitar and vocals through your ears, but the bass through your heart. It felt as if the bass was pumping my blood for me. Some of you might remember sticking your ear upto the speakers in middle school dances, well that was only a warm-up to this volume. Let's just say it was wicked loud. Again, I don't think i can fully put into words what a concert is because it is all about the music and how it feels. In the begining we were up near the front-ish, next to some high high schoolers. However, we had shoes that came off easily and when the crowd started moving we had a hard time keeping our shoes, let alone staying upright (imagine being pushed from all sides constantly, yet moving in one direction). At one point I got separated from Julie and it was pretty funny, we were reaching for eachother through the mass, but her hand just slipped out of mine. Eventually we found eachother again (after some forcefull moving of people) and we moved back a little. The actual music was pretty good, it was just what I needed to end that horrible week. I loved belting the song "Kill" on the top of my lungs yet not being able to hear that i'm talking at all. During the intermission between Jimmy and Taking Back Sunday we found some friends to sit and talk with, but lost eachother when it started again. After it was over both Julie and I were on a post-concert high and felt life was just so awesome. I think i might be addicted to the feeling :) there's just no reproducing that feeling in your dorm (even with super cool speakers). Yea, so it was nice and I can't wait for slope day (even though not-so-good bands are playing). Here's some pictures not from this concert, but from some others that kinda look like what it was (parent's try not be alarmed :P )
Posted by agutwin at April 18, 2005 10:32 PM
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ok - help me out here. Who is this concert artist?(link me) You liked yelling out the song "Kill"? I like a concert - even loud ones - but right now there are some "warning bells" going off in my head! Please offer me some comforting words that I haven't lost my baby to the wild side.
Posted by: mom at April 19, 2005 02:18 PM
Cool.
Posted by: Paul Gutwin at April 19, 2005 09:24 PM
Haha :) don't worry mom, I've still got my feet firmly planted on the groud --- i don't think i can really offer links to songs, but here's the lyrics to "Kill" in case you were wondering:
Well, you're just across the street
Looks a mile to my feet
I wanna go to you
Funny how I'm nervous still
I've always been the easy kill
I guess I always will
Could it be that everything goes 'round by chance? (chance?)
Or only one way that it was always meant to be (be)
You kill me, you always know the perfect thing to say (hey hey,
hey hey)
I know what I should do, but I just can't walk away
I can picture your face well
From the bar in my hotel
I wish I'd go to you
I pick up put down the phone
Like your favorite Heatmeiser song goes
It's just like being alone
Oh God, please don't tell me this has been in vain (vain)
I need answers for what all the waiting after means (means)
You kill me, you've got some nerve, but can't face your mistakes
(hey hey, hey hey)
I know what I should do, but I just can't turn away
So go on love
Leave while there's still hope for escape
Gotta take what you can these days
There's so much ahead
So much regret
I know what you want to say
(Know what you want to say)
I know people can't help feeling differently
I loved you, and I should have said it
Tell me just what has it ever meant?
I can't help it baby, this is who I am (am)
Sorry, but I can't just go turn off how I feel (feel)
You kill me, you build me up, but just to watch me break (hey
hey, hey hey)
I know what I should do, but I just can't walk away
Posted by: anna at April 20, 2005 12:24 AM