For the love of live...

i can't remember whose commercial it was; Carling, or the BBC or someone else who promotes live music... but anyway, here's the scene:

There's a row of fans at the front of a gig, and the camera is passing in front of them (it's all in slowmo, obviously!). They are tired, sweaty and barely able to stand, having to lean on the front barrier just to stay on their feet. However, there are looks of pure ectasy one their faces, looking up at the stage in total enjoyment of the music. You never see or hear the band, but it doesnt matter. the caption comes up: "For the love of live"

It's ALL about live music.


Case in point: last night's gig.

I went to the Talking Heads last night to see Ezio, an awesome acoustic-y combo. But not normal acoustic style... a sort of rocky, latin-y, blues-y mix - fantastic! with some of the best acoustic guitar playing i've EVER heard...

And what i loved the most - these guys have a pretty strong following (I haven't heard them before, i went along cos i knew the drummer and guitarist from another band) and most of the audience were middle-aged... when the more popular songs were played, EVERYONE around me was singing - there's something that makes a gig even more enjoyable when you know that everyone around you is having an even better time than you!

Anyway, having had an amazing night last night, it's time to do some work. eugh.

laters,

C