{"id":13407,"date":"2018-07-09T12:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/?p=13407"},"modified":"2019-05-03T16:47:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T16:47:56","slug":"transcendent-experience-live-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/transcendent-experience-live-music","title":{"rendered":"The Transcendent Experience of Live Music"},"content":{"rendered":"

The paradox of writing about music is that you’re trying to describe something transcendent using language which in itself is very limiting. The best you can do is describe the experience, describe the emotions using a palette of words that first come to you. And I stick by the word\u00a0transcendent. There is something spiritual about music and the right song can literally change your reality. Whether it’s by enticing you to dance and express yourself, creating a memorable moment between friends or simply teaching you through powerful lyrics. A musician is just a vessel for the divine and the stage is their cathedral. To understand what it means to ‘live in the moment’ go to a crowded music show and get swept up in all the excitement. Forget about the troubles in your life for a few hours and just let yourself go. I aim to go to a concert every month and here are some of my recent favourites:<\/p>\n

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Mike Skinner & The Streets<\/a><\/h2>\n

I’ve been a fan of The Streets ever since I moved to England 17 years ago. I remember using Google to translate the lyrics and grasp the story Mike Skinner was trying to tell us. That pure passion follows on stage as Mike is notorious for getting the crowd involved. Whether it’s to ‘go low’ (see video below), strike a pose or even turn around and say ‘I love you’ to someone you don’t know.<\/p>\n

This creates a friendly yet boisterous vibe, one I haven’t experienced at any other performance. The Streets were back after a long hiatus so I decided to sneak into the Brixton gig and take some shots as a way of saying thank you. The Streets will go down in history due to their timeless presence and the millions of memories they helped to create. This is just one of them.<\/p>\n