I've probably said it before but as a die-hard Nevesis fan I was always a bit bitter towards SHCBB.
To be honest, I just got afraid that we would lose an amazing band to something that I failed to see as equally great at the time.
But with every live my reasons got thinner and thinner and as much as I tried not to let it grow on me, the vibe got me hooked.
OK. "Maybe maybe" might not be the greatest song ever written but there's some epic stuff to discover!
(Also- to the people only listening to the record- don't. You're missing an important piece of the puzzle. Go and see them play.
Let the "COSMOS" part justify itself.)
There was something else I wanted to say that's not entirely linked to the subject but is still very important to me. I'm an old school kind of person who believes that a band should prove themselves before they deserve all the attention and promotion. I believe in talents and in hard work and I really hate the way music business works sometimes. Brand new bands get to the be "IT" before they do a single gig. Songs are called super-hits the very first time someone playes them on the radio. All the dirty promotion that's based on someone's social skills and who-knows-who.
Luckily, on a tiny market like Estonia you can't sell air forever.
In the end everyone has to face their "fans" and prove themselves.
Or fail.
Now. Coming back to the concert... Someone once said you don't need ears to know a band has what it takes. You need eyes.
If you happened to be in Gen last Friday, you get the idea.
For the rest of you- it took me 10 minutes to get downstairs after the show, I spent a decade in the toilet line and had to kill my lungs outside 'cause there was an endless line for the smoking room, too. Everyone who's familiar with my live photos has probably noticed that whenever it's a full house, I like to get a few shots of the crowd from the back. This time I had to call it a quit because no amount of smiles or excuses could've get me trough the masses and killing everyone on my way seemed a bit hardcore. Even for me.
Enjoy.
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| familiar sticker on the mirror. needless to say, i looked like an idiot photographing in the toilet, |
