Ohhhh my oh my oh my! I saw Do Make Say Think live at Sala Rossa Thursday night, and I'm still trying to find words to describe how amazing it was. What a show! I didn't have time to write about it before now, but that refreshing, revitalizing feeling of running towards victory I had during and after the show is still present, so I can tell it like it is.
They were nine on stage, all so full of energy and sense of performance. Their music is very instrumental and loaded, yet they managed to play with perfect synchronicity, leaving the whole crowd in awe. I had no control over my body; it was moving by itself. When they played The Universe!, I might very well have been possessed. And what was the first tune of their comeback? The very title that gave its name to my blog EXECUTIONER BLUES. That was it. At that moment I knew it was the best show I've seen in 2009. Everything was perfect: I was close to the stage, I was actually able to see (which is not always easy considering my height), the sound was a triumph (which is not always the case for post-rock bands), the Sala Rossa is intimate enough, and the two opening bands, Years and Happiness Project, were excellent (and all composed of members of Do Make Say Think). So it was sort of like a 4 hour Do Make Say Think show.
Happiness project was quite interesting, for Charles Spearin's approch is conceptual and thus experimental. He bases his music on the vocals of people interviewed by him on subjects such as happiness, life and experience. He seeks the musicality in their voices and tones, and uses that to create melodies.
http://www.myspace.com/domakesay
Wow :)
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