I have decided that everyone is an ABBA fan if they admit it or not. As soon as Dancing Queen, Fernando, or Mamma Mia starts playing there you are singing along without even realizing it and you have a smile on your face. I have memories of Dancing Queen being played at every college dance I went to.
Thursday night AJ and I went to “Original London’s West End” production of ABBA Mania at U of U. First of all I have to state that we were actually part of the younger crowd as to oppose to last week’s Neon Trees concert. There were people my parents’ age dancing their hearts out and I thought is that going to be me thirty years from now at a The Cure tribute concert (as AJ and I discussed).
The performers did a really good job. I had to YouTube ABBA and see if that is really how the group danced since I have only really listened to music, and yep they did a correct tribute to the band. I enjoyed the music, but for once the audience was a distraction.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Neon Trees
So this past year every time Neon Trees has come into town (3xs that I was aware) I have not been able to go see them, until last Tuesday. I have loved them since February and just by chance I saw they were playing at SLCC last week and luckily AJ said yes she would go with me. Neon Trees come to Utah often because they hail from Provo and even though they are growing in popularity they remember where they started off and are proud of it.
First let me just say I am glad I am no longer in high school. So the majority of the people attending were probably college students, but the conversations going on around us while we waited in line to enter just made me think high school. Yes, AJ and I were towards the older end of the scale of people attending but we think we found around five people older than us.
Because it was a small venue we had great seats. In the end the concert was not one of my favorites I have attended this year but still enjoyable and I am really glad I went. What I liked: the lead singer loves the crowd, they have a girl drummer (I wonder if Watts was her inspiration), and of course their music. What I did not like: the stupid SLCC mascot that would not get the hint to get off the stage and the blaring lights that concerts now must have to show that they have succeeded and can afford special effects.
First let me just say I am glad I am no longer in high school. So the majority of the people attending were probably college students, but the conversations going on around us while we waited in line to enter just made me think high school. Yes, AJ and I were towards the older end of the scale of people attending but we think we found around five people older than us.
Because it was a small venue we had great seats. In the end the concert was not one of my favorites I have attended this year but still enjoyable and I am really glad I went. What I liked: the lead singer loves the crowd, they have a girl drummer (I wonder if Watts was her inspiration), and of course their music. What I did not like: the stupid SLCC mascot that would not get the hint to get off the stage and the blaring lights that concerts now must have to show that they have succeeded and can afford special effects.
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