on occasion when i'm at a concert and i'm not familiar with a band (probably 75% of the concerts i attend i'm not too familiar with their music - i call it an adventure) i'll write myself memos on my phone to remind me of the concert going experience. since i don't know the new songs (the two hour crash course of the band before the concert doesn't help all that much) i'll write memorable lyrics or whatever i'm observing (my inherited addhd leaves no time for stillness) Camera Obscura was no different. i didn't "know" the band all that well but i wanted to go on an adventure so off to the henry fonda theater we went and from the looks of it i need to shop at urban outfitters a lot more...in any event here's what i wrote during the concert:
"Perfect Smile
Stuck on You
i wanted to control it but love, i couldn't hold it
if you were in the 60 holding a martini
shaken and maybe stirred they would be on the transmitter
on more than two occasions (trend?) they're smackin their chewing gum...sounds disinterested if not in this situation in thought...maybe?
i thought i knew you well dreams
tell me
heartbroken
brent and tim were here"
i like to keep it short because i don't want to be that girl who's texting on her cellphone at a concert but you get the hint.
upon my research on camera obscura its the first time i've heard the music genre term called chamber pop which is described as "an emphasis on melody and production, as artists layered their baroque, ornate songs with richly textured orchestral strings and horns, all the while virtually denying the very existence of grunge, electronica, and other concurrent musical movements." alright i've learned something new today (captain's log monday july 20, 2009 11:54p.m. sherman oaks, ca 91423).
enjoy the music.
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