i love a good concert

Sweet and generous friends of ours had extra tickets to a Counting Crows & Maroon 5 concert and gave those extra's to us! How fun. I love concerts. I remember going to my first concert when I was a middle schooler... and it was fabulous. I will go to almost any concert- I just really love watching musicians live and I love that you can feel how loud the music is. So I was delighted to accept this gift and go last weekend to see Maroon 5 & Counting Crows. We were both excited.I didn't know quite what to expect because I am not a huge Maroon 5 fan (I don't dislike them, just haven't paid a lot of attention to them). But, I learned two things. They are a really fun band to watch live and they have a lot of radio hits- I knew almost all of the songs they played. We really enjoyed them. Moreover I enjoyed the crowd that Maroon 5 draws. I do not think I realized the affect (or effect, whatever) that the lead singer has on women. I wanted to watch the stage and the band but I could not help but just stare at the women in front of us. These 40 somethings were just dying the entire time. I mean, screaming with their hands in the air...

"This one's my favorite!"

"AHHH he's so beautiful"

"Oh my gosh I love them"

"I love them"

"He's so hot"

"AHHH!"

I kid you not.

And then next to us a twenty-something danced by herself to every single song.

We were in the section right behind the "orchestra pit" or basically the really expensive seats right up near the stage, so we watched as various women tried to convince the security guys to let them down there "just for a second" (they were unsuccessful each time).

And there were the men- middle aged men that knew every word to every song.

Fun.

Then Counting Crows were up- now I was excited about them because right after Ace of Base, I think Counting Crows was my first CD... you remember "Mr. Jones & me..." So they come out and prove to be talented musicians. But let me tell you, the lead singer, Adam, is a crazy individual when let loose before thousands of fans. Honestly the only crazier stage performance I have seen was from Fiona Apple (who is totally off her rocker). This guy wasn't the kind of crazy like smashing guitars and lighting drum sets on fire (not like Greenday crazy...if you know what I mean) Just, totally in his own world and kind of doing interpretive dance for some of the songs he performed. He also jumped up on things a lot. At one point he was singing the familiar tune of 'Round Here, but the lyrics were something totally different than the norm and mostly mumbles rather than words. It was bizarre. I guess when you've been a band for like 18 years, you can do whatever you want.

Don't get me wrong, it was a really great concert.