I have been an avid concert goer since my first Jonas Brothers concert in the early 2000s (wow I feel old). I even wrote a 5 minutes plus speech for my communications class on why concerts are so vital. I the speech I reviewed the psychological, emotional and social benefits attending concerts. So I guess you could say concerts are a major thing for me.
It's the long lines, the smell of the scouring pavement, the vigorous outfit planning, the laser light shows and the feeling of adrenaline that inspires me to wakeup early a pre-sale tickets. Even if I'm surrounded by 1,000 strangers I feel at home in the audience while I scream and dance my heart out.
The last time I saw the 1975 was in 2014 and to be completely honest that is way too long of a separation for me, so the post concert depression hit be pretty hard. So not only was this concert significant in that aspect, it's was also a very meaningful concert for me because I got to share it with my roommate Summer*. We were complete strangers a year a half ago and it means a lot to me that she was willing to put up with my outrageous fangirling and see my favorite band with me.
I haven't used a disposable camera since I was about 5 years old and add my curse for being vertically challenged and the evil obsession of fans taking constant photos on smartphones and you've got the perfect challenge. Thank God I love challenges. Also thank God for Walgreens being the only place that still develops film. Aside from these obstacles I am thrilled with how these photos turned out. I have always been obsessed with film, as thats how I took photos growing up, so being able to venture back to my roots gave some intense nostalgia. I also love the creative freedom it gave me. You don't get second chances to get a shoot at a concert using film or not. I have to be cautious of when I wound back the film and pressed the shutter. These photos were very experimental. They're burry, out of focus, crooked, and sloppily composed. But if you've been in the general admission section at any show you know that that's exactly how it fees to be in the pit. I could continue to pick these photos apart with my perfectionist nature, but this concert wasn't about the photo. It was about the music.
10 days after the concert I am still in awe over how amazing The 1975 is as a whole. Our 2 year separation almost made me forget how talented and relatable the band is. Hearing songs from their original EP live brought back all of the swirling emotions I felt when I first found the band, during one of the most difficult times in my life. There was a clamor of insecurity and spirit. It's a like a weird high that last for days at a time. I could go on and review the concert and the band but you can find those all over the internet so I will say this: Music was made to an experience. Before technology like the record player, the radio, and television music lovers had no other choice but to buy tickets and experience to their favorite songs. Concerts are out-of-body experiences that bring both joy and solidarity. Today, we put music and it's makers on an unobtainable pedestal when really music was created for everyone. We are so spoiled today with iTunes and high-tech headphones that we create a wall that distances us from the artist and their music.
To end I would like to leave this sentiment I gave to close my speech; "go experience the music the way it was intended to be heard, live".
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| My roommate Summer and I |
So hopefully I have inspired you today, to either go see a concert or to experiment with your creativity. The world we live in is a wonderful place and sometimes it's nice to consciously experience it.
I have been an avid concert goer since my first Jonas Brothers concert in the early 2000s (wow I feel old). I even wrote a 5 minutes plus speech for my communications class on why concerts are so vital. I the speech I reviewed the psychological, emotional and social benefits attending concerts. So I guess you could say concerts are a major thing for me.
It's the long lines, the smell of the scouring pavement, the vigorous outfit planning, the laser light shows and the feeling of adrenaline that inspires me to wakeup early a pre-sale tickets. Even if I'm surrounded by 1,000 strangers I feel at home in the audience while I scream and dance my heart out.
The last time I saw the 1975 was in 2014 and to be completely honest that is way too long of a separation for me, so the post concert depression hit be pretty hard. So not only was this concert significant in that aspect, it's was also a very meaningful concert for me because I got to share it with my roommate Summer*. We were complete strangers a year a half ago and it means a lot to me that she was willing to put up with my outrageous fangirling and see my favorite band with me.
I haven't used a disposable camera since I was about 5 years old and add my curse for being vertically challenged and the evil obsession of fans taking constant photos on smartphones and you've got the perfect challenge. Thank God I love challenges. Also thank God for Walgreens being the only place that still develops film. Aside from these obstacles I am thrilled with how these photos turned out. I have always been obsessed with film, as thats how I took photos growing up, so being able to venture back to my roots gave some intense nostalgia. I also love the creative freedom it gave me. You don't get second chances to get a shoot at a concert using film or not. I have to be cautious of when I wound back the film and pressed the shutter. These photos were very experimental. They're burry, out of focus, crooked, and sloppily composed. But if you've been in the general admission section at any show you know that that's exactly how it fees to be in the pit. I could continue to pick these photos apart with my perfectionist nature, but this concert wasn't about the photo. It was about the music.
10 days after the concert I am still in awe over how amazing The 1975 is as a whole. Our 2 year separation almost made me forget how talented and relatable the band is. Hearing songs from their original EP live brought back all of the swirling emotions I felt when I first found the band, during one of the most difficult times in my life. There was a clamor of insecurity and spirit. It's a like a weird high that last for days at a time. I could go on and review the concert and the band but you can find those all over the internet so I will say this: Music was made to an experience. Before technology like the record player, the radio, and television music lovers had no other choice but to buy tickets and experience to their favorite songs. Concerts are out-of-body experiences that bring both joy and solidarity. Today, we put music and it's makers on an unobtainable pedestal when really music was created for everyone. We are so spoiled today with iTunes and high-tech headphones that we create a wall that distances us from the artist and their music.
To end I would like to leave this sentiment I gave to close my speech; "go experience the music the way it was intended to be heard, live".
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| My roommate Summer and I |
So hopefully I have inspired you today, to either go see a concert or to experiment with your creativity. The world we live in is a wonderful place and sometimes it's nice to consciously experience it.
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