Iggy Pop and The Stooges

Iggy Pop and The Stooges. Agitatie. Urlete. Sarit. Pogo. Praf. Tuse de la praf. Punk. Prietenul meu si-a pierdut aparatul foto in multime. Apoi a gasit aparatul foto. Canon-ul meu era sa fie rupt in doua cand multimea a explodat la inceputul primei melodii. Am simtit lipsa luxului de a putea fi in fata scenei cu ceilalti fotografi. Dar informatia legata de contractele care trebuiau semnate pentru a putea face lucrul acesta a ajuns prea tarziu la mine. Din multime nu am reusit sa fac prea multe fotografii. Era imposibil sat ii camera nemiscata pentru mai mult de doua sau trei milisecunde. Asa ca m-am retras mai spre spatele multimii. Dupa jumatate de concert chiar am renuntat la ideea de a mai face poze. Devenea frustrant, asa ca m-am rezumat la a asculta concertul.

Concertul…. Aveam atatea asteptari. Nu stiu ce a fost, dar la Kasabian imboldul de a sari si dansa a fost cu mult mai puternic. Iggy a fost superb. Plin de energie si mereu interactionand cu publicul. La fel si cei de la The Stooges. Totusi…

In seara asta urmeaza cei de la Hammerfall si Within Temptation. O sa incerc sa ajung si pe la Vunk si Compact.

Iggy Pop and The Stooges. Excitement. Screaming. Jumping. Pogo. Dust. Coughing from the dust. Punk. My boyfriend lost his camera in the crowd. Then he found it. My Canon almost got ripped in two when the people there literally exploded when Iggy Pop came on stage. I felt the lack of not being able to go with the rest of the photographers in front of the stage. But the information regarding the contract that I was supposed to sing for the Iggy Pop concert in order to have access in that zone didn’t reach me in time. Taking pictures among the crowd proved to be almost impossible. I couldn’t hold the camera still for more then two or three milliseconds. So I started making my way towards the back. After the first half of the concert I gave up on the idea of taking some more photographs. It was getting frustrating, so I just listened to the music and that was that.

The concert… I had great expectations. I don’t know what happened, but the urge of jumping and dancing was much stronger at Kasabian. Iggy was amazing. Full of energy and constantly interacting with the fans. The Stooges also. But still…

Tonight I’m going to see Hammerfall and Within Temptation. And I’ll also try to get to Vunk and Compact.

Kasabian on my mind

“I tell you I want you, I'll tell you I need you, The blood ain’t on my hands, Just wanted you near me”… Aaaa, Kasabian… Absolut de nedescris. Incercam sa ma abtin sa nu sar in fata scenei, sa nu mai misc aparatul din mana mea. Aveam doar trei melodii la dispozitie sa le fac cateva fotografii de aproape, iar picioarele mele nu vroiau sa stea locului. Mintea imi spunea sa urlu din toti plamanii versurile. Am reusit sa ma dezlipesc de euforia care ma cuprindea si sa fac cateva cadre cu ei. Apoi, pe primele acorduri de la “Shoot the runner”, am fugit spre mijlocul multimii si m-am lasat in voia ritmului. Sunt atat de fericita ca in sfarsit i-am vazut live. Cand credeam ca nu voi mai putea sari, ca va trebui sa ma opresc, ritmul chitarilor si vocea lor imi dadeau un val nou de energie. Nu ma mai saturam sa ii privesc, sa ii ascult… As fi vrut sa cante toata noaptea, sa nu mai plec niciodata de acolo.

“Feels like I'm lost in a moment, I'm always losing to win, Can't get away from the moment, Seems like it's time to begin”… Peninsula, va multumesc pentru ora asta de fericire!

Dupa concert am mers, bineinteles, in Freedom Music Arena. Singurul loc care pune muzica ce imi place mie. Eram atat de agitata dupa concert incat dansul mi se parea cel mai placut mod de a continua seara. Aveam mai multa forta si energie decat la inceputul concertului. Kasabian si Iggy Pop, pe ei vroiam neaparat sa ii vad anul acesta. Restul sunt un bonus.  

P.S. Inainte de Kasabian am trecut si pe la Talent Stage sa ii ascult pe cei de la Grimus. Au fost deja de doua ori prin Sibiu si de fiecare data am reusit sa ii ratez. Nu si acum.

P.P.S. Cred ca mi-am dat seama cum as putea descrie concertul celor de la Kasabian: energie pura! (Am repetat deja cuvantul de mai multe ori. Cred ca subconstientul meu asta incerca sa imi spuna.)

“I tell you I want you, I'll tell you I need you, The blood ain’t on my hands, Just wanted you near me”… Aaaa, Kasabian… Absolutely indescribable. I was trying to refrain myself from jumping in front of the stage, to stop moving the camera. We were allowed to take photos only for the first three songs and I had to make the most of them, but my feet wouldn’t stand still. My mind was urging me to start singing at the top of my lungs. I was able to detach from the euphoria that was taking over me and snap a few shots. After that, while listening to the first chords of “Shoot the runner”, I ran into the crowd  I let the rhythm of the music wash over me. I am so happy I got to see them live. When I thought that I couldn’t jump anymore the sound of their voice and guitars gave me a new source of energy. I couldn’t get enough of listening to them, of seeing them… I wish they could’ve played all night.

“Feels like I'm lost in a moment, I'm always losing to win, Can't get away from the moment, Seems like it's time to begin”… Peninsula, thank you so much for this hour of happiness!

After their concert we went to Freedom Music Arena, of course. They only place that plays the music I like. I was so agitated that dancing seems like the perfect way to continue the night. I had so much energy, much more then at the beginning of the concert. Kasabian and Iggy Pop, they are the only one I really wanted to see this year. The rest are a bonus.

P.S. Before Kasabian I stop by the Talent Stage to listen to Grimus for a while. I’ve missed them twice in Sibiu already. Not this time thow.

P.P.S. I think I figured out a way to describe the Kasabian concert in just one word: electrifying!