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February 12, 2006

Death Cab for Cutie - or was it Dead boring cab ride?

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(Looking for a miracle?)

Last night we were entering Vega to explore and hopefully enjoy a concert with the band from Seattle, Death Cab for Cutie. I have only heard a few songs with them before, and only because I was asked if I wanted to go to the concert.

The music to me is a mixture of Coldplay and Dave Matthews - pretty unexciting well polished pop music. In fact I am a bit surprised to have found out that they have fans in Denmark, as I don’t think it is typically music for Danish ears. Well I might be wrong on that, but maybe it is because I don’t really know anyone who listens to this kind of well-behaved-none-inspirational-pop-music. In fact this kind of people are a total mystery to me - a guy who was standing next to us was almost headbanging to the music - what was that all about!
The band’s performance offered nothing interesting. Actually I don’t remeber anything they did or said last night, which was probably not their intention. The sound though was absolutely perfact as always in Vega.

Anyways, I know the above sounds a bit harsh. I did enjoy the concert - it is always interesting to hear new music. But Death Cab for Cutie is just a bit too boring for my taste. I don’t understand how a band with fairly uninspirering music have actually done 7 albums and a bunch of singles and EPs. Maybe I am the weird one for not really liking the music.

Nevertheless I had a fantastic evening and I’d like to thank Mette, RenÃ© and Malene for a fun night out! See you guys for Editors on Sunday…

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Bauhaus

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Bauhaus

Thursday this week we went to the Bauhaus concert in Vega . The expectations were difficult to form on beforhand as I wasn’t really active in the concert scene when the band was on their higest. I only know the music, not the culture. So the only thing I could hope for was that the music sounded a bit like what I know from the cds that is in my shelves. And it did! It was a very amazing experience!

Peter Murphy has the most seductive deep voice. The hole show was a wonderful trip into an intriguing space of darkness and solitude - in the nicest sense.

Thanks to my sister, KÃ¥re and Hibsen for making it a very nice evening.

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February 2, 2006

Mew in KB-Hallen

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Mew

In ten years time I am sure that a lot of girls in their mid tweenties will look back upon last night’s concert and remember their first concert with a twist of overwhelmedness in their heart and at the same time an eagerness to fully remember the great feeling they experienced. Because last night’s concert with Mew was indeed one to remember!

There are a few things I really think needs to be told about last night. First of all, the sound last night was in my ears perfect. Mew’s music is fairly fragile and what-ever-the-lead-singer-is-called’s voice is even more fragile. I would have imagined that his voice would have disappeared in the music, but it didn’t at all - a perfect match. Secondly the music had the perfect balance of guitar, bass, synthesizer, and drums. The sound was truely great and very true to the sound that we know from their latest album.

The stage and the show as such was in some ways very beautiful and other ways too depressing and over done when the music is taken into concideration. I do not myself associate Mew’s music to doll with blood coming out of their mouths, scary kitty cats and teddybears, terrifying imaginary fish, pictures of screaming people and the like - almost all in very melancholy colours. Maybe it is just because I don’t get what it is all about, but I do actully find their music pretty amazing and beautiful, and I don’t relate it to sad moods at all. Deep thoughtfull moods - but not sad moods.
Nevertheless some of the pictures on the back curtain were very beautiful and amazing (why did the curtain go up and down all the time?). Totally overdimensioned and impressive. I don’t think I am able to explain how pretty it was, but it was! Especially their season pictures of snow coming down, a night skye full of stars, trees in the Fall with all their brownish colours and the like. Veeeery nice!

On the less impressive side about last night it must be said that with two albums in their bagpack a band should be able to play more than some what 75 minutes! And maybe the boys should work a little on their interaction with the audience. Not a lot is said or told on stage. I guess that it is an individual thing, but I do like it when the band is telly stories or just introducing at least some of the numbers they are playing.

Anyways it was a brilliant evening, a fantastic concert and all I can say is that you should definitely have been there! Thanks to Malene for inviting me and making my evening one to remember!