You know how sometimes you are really excited about something and then you build it up a little too much and it can't really live up to your expectations?
I'm delighted to report that you actually can't get your hopes up too high when it comes to seeing The National live at the Fillmore in Denver for your birthday with some of your favorite girlfriends.
I'm very rarely disappointed in a live show but there are some nights where everything just comes together kind of perfectly and you feel completely swept away. I guess that's one of the things I love so much about music-a great song can fill up every part of you. When you see it live, it hits your ears and your eyes and you can even feel it in other parts of your body. When they played the first few bars of "Fake Empire", I got that same funny twitch in my toes you get at the top of a roller coaster.
I've been so busy embracing my Colorado lifestyle as of late that I haven't been paying as much attention to some of the other pieces of me. I love it here, but there is a little city girl tucked inside who sure loves bustling streets and creative restaurants and a heavy dose of rock and roll on a Monday night.
They closed the show last night with a really rowdy "Terrible Love" where Matt Berninger (who is just straight up one of the sexiest lead singers on planet earth) jumped off the stage and walked the entire length of the venue through the crowd and then they unplugged for a heartbreakingly beautiful version of "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" that might have left me in tears.
"all the very best of us
string ourselves up for love"
3 comments:
Sounds incredible. "Fake Empire" has been my soundtrack for the last few months -- it's the perfect song for drama, joy, tears, and everything else. Lucky you to hear it live!
I can't think of a better way to spend a birthday.
oooh, I love the Fillmore! But my back always ends up aching from standing around for so long...
glad you had fun!
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