Now I know I am one to be deeply affected by seeing live music, but very few shows have the ability to give me the heart-wrenchingly overexcited feeling that I may actually pass out because of how incredibly elated I am..... Mumford and Sons was one of these shows. Hearing songs like "Timshel", "The Cave", "Roll Away Your Stone", with their beautiful harmonies and cleverly strung together musical compositions, would've been enough; however, I was really blown away by the group's incredible dynamic and Marcus Mumford's effortlessly unique and powerful vocals and, who would've known, closet drum skills?? To top it all off, they decided after much heckling by the crowd to play an all acoustic version of "Winter Winds", using no electronics and only a mandolin, banjo, accordian, and bass. Maybe it was something about standing right underneath them that made it so moving, but I actually burst into tears. All I have to say is, if you EVER get the chance to see this incredible band play live, do not pass it by.
The opening act, The Middle East, was also incredibly talented... and played a song which my friend Eliza and I have been trying to find about the Vietnam War that was sort of spoken word but had all-instrumental segments that were just so epic the entire audience couldn't help but shriek with joy and jump recklessly around the floor of general admission. All in all, this show was phenominal and probably one of the best from 2010 thus far (which is saying a lot, let me just tell you). Here are some of my photos from the show and a video of Mumford and Sons playing "Winter Winds":
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