Last night Raina and I went to the Hollywood Bowl to see Mumford and Sons. To say the least, it was fantastic. Great venue, great sound and great show. This band is one of those rare bands that sounds just as good live as they do on their albums. Normally there is so much tweaking done to a bands sound while they are recording that when they don't have those kinds of tweaks during live music, they sound completely different and often times not nearly as good. It was well worth the money spent to go see. There is just something about the sound of a banjo playing rhythmic music. Creating a different kind of folk/rock music. You gotta love it. Banjo music is about the closest thing to listening to "country" music for me. Folk is not the same as country music. Ergo, I still don't like country music, but I do like Mumford and Sons.'
Now you can get a little taste of what it was like last night from Raina. She has added a little something to give you as a way to see how it was for her. Enjoy!
Last night’s Mumford & Sons concert in my opinion was
flawless and probably the best concert I have ever been to. But then again how can you not love a concert
that has horns and violins as well as amazingly talented musicians? I feel like
these days, with all the technology out there in recording studios, it is rare
to listen to a live concert and hear true talent. Mumford & Sons did not disappoint, they
sounded just as amazing on stage as they do on their CD’s. Marcus Mumford’s voice is astounding and he
seems to be a truly humble musician not show boating around with crazy stage
effects, but allowing his music and his band to speak for itself. We had a great time dancing around in our
seats trying to keep warm.
I found it interesting that after only two albums they were
able to fill such an iconic place like the Hollywood bowl. The coolest part about last night was the way
you could tell that the band was truly in awe performing at the Hollywood Bowl
that they seemed a bit stiff on stage, it wasn’t until they played their
rendition of Little Help From My Friends that they truly loosened up on stage
and looked like they were having a great time.
It turns out that we did get a little sick from being out in the cold last night. We both got sore throats and now I have slight congestion, like I caught a cold. I really hope we didn't get real sick. This would be especially bad timing for it, with me starting my standby for work tomorrow. Praying for a quick healing and minimized sickness.
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Just a taste of how awesome it was last night.
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