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harborshore ([personal profile] harborshore) wrote2011-08-27 12:21 am
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i can see where i am going

Arcade Fire played in Stockholm tonight. I can't quite articulate what it--all words are insufficient right now.

It was one of the best shows I've ever seen. It was sheer, unadulterated magic, it was joyful, glorious musicianship, it was a band that just didn't stop doing more, with every song they played. It was so exactly what I needed that I'm still at a loss for what to do with myself. It was one of the best shows I've ever seen.

I just. They played Crown of Love mid-show, and I thought, "Surely that was it, they can't do more than that, but I'm sure the rest will be lovely," and then they followed that up with a transcendent version of The Suburbs and then they played Month of May with such furious energy that I screamed myself hoarse and danced until my feet hurt. There were more songs after that, and they were so good, so good.

And then, then they dedicated Wake Up to the Norway victims and ten thousand people raised their hands to the sky and sang along. And after that, when we thought they couldn't give us anything else, Régine danced us out with The Sprawl and the world was just, it felt filled with light.
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[identity profile] harborshore.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hearts! Ps. Hi you! *pounces*

[identity profile] egelantier.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
HI YOU. i'm mostly back to the land of living! it's pretty awesome here :)
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[identity profile] harborshore.livejournal.com 2011-08-28 10:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so glad! I missed you :) hey do you have a twitter? I don't have internet at my new place yet and lj is hard on my phone.

[identity profile] egelantier.livejournal.com 2011-08-30 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
missed you toooooo. i have a twitter, but i don't really use it for personal notes? i think it picks up updates from my friendfeed, which picks updates from my tumblr, or something. and i forget to get logged in which means only checking locked twitters from time to time :(