She's done it again...
Sigh. I saw another Brandi Carlile show last night. That was my third and last one this week, and I have to admit that after seeing a musical the other day and changing the pace a little, I wasn't really in the mood to go at all. It was cold and dreary yesterday, and I'd been in the house all day writing blog entries and just generally being lazy. It took a lot to get me out, at which point I thought, "Maybe I'm done with Brandi for now."
But then, she opened her mouth and sang, and everything was forgotten. I wasn't tired anymore, I forgot all about the fact that I had traded my ticket in for what was supposedly a better seat, but turned out sucky because the guy in front of me was 6 feet tall and had a big, bald head. I forgot about all the embarassing things I've said to her this week, and just sat back and listened. She managed to suck me back in, and I was bouncing off the walls steadily until 5 am last night.
I've seen Brandi play 3 times this week, and every time, the set list was a little different. She always plays certain songs from her repertiore, but there are a bunch of new ones that switch out, and at the last two shows, she's played a song she'd never played before. She's also really good at tailoring her setlist to how things are going to sound in the particular venue.
After the show, I hung out for a while with about 7 forum members whom I had met at the other 2 shows this week, plus a few new ones. It was great to hang out with people who were willing to sit around and talk about Brandi for 3 hours. Also, though, I know I give a hard time to the people who spend much of their lives traveling to see shows - I always wonder where they get the time and money. But after last night, I'm beginning to realize that after a while, it becomes not about the actual show as much as it is about the people you get to meet and hang out with. The de-briefing where we talked about the brilliance of Brandi's whole band, gossipped about people on the forums, people told stories about other shows they'd been to, and I felt like I made some new friends in NY - that was the best part. I can see how once everyone meets each other, they end up with a free place to stay pretty much anywhere they want to go, and they just visit each other and go to shows together. Now I feel like if I end up back in NY, I have a few people I would happily call to say hi.
But then, she opened her mouth and sang, and everything was forgotten. I wasn't tired anymore, I forgot all about the fact that I had traded my ticket in for what was supposedly a better seat, but turned out sucky because the guy in front of me was 6 feet tall and had a big, bald head. I forgot about all the embarassing things I've said to her this week, and just sat back and listened. She managed to suck me back in, and I was bouncing off the walls steadily until 5 am last night.
I've seen Brandi play 3 times this week, and every time, the set list was a little different. She always plays certain songs from her repertiore, but there are a bunch of new ones that switch out, and at the last two shows, she's played a song she'd never played before. She's also really good at tailoring her setlist to how things are going to sound in the particular venue.
After the show, I hung out for a while with about 7 forum members whom I had met at the other 2 shows this week, plus a few new ones. It was great to hang out with people who were willing to sit around and talk about Brandi for 3 hours. Also, though, I know I give a hard time to the people who spend much of their lives traveling to see shows - I always wonder where they get the time and money. But after last night, I'm beginning to realize that after a while, it becomes not about the actual show as much as it is about the people you get to meet and hang out with. The de-briefing where we talked about the brilliance of Brandi's whole band, gossipped about people on the forums, people told stories about other shows they'd been to, and I felt like I made some new friends in NY - that was the best part. I can see how once everyone meets each other, they end up with a free place to stay pretty much anywhere they want to go, and they just visit each other and go to shows together. Now I feel like if I end up back in NY, I have a few people I would happily call to say hi.