i totally forgot how much i enjoyed vampire weekend until last night's very last minute concert adventure (the free ticket has no bias for/against about the concert..but it was nice ;) ). i have heard that in 2006 vampire weekend had a slew of free tuesday night specials in and around los angeles..i didn't go. in 2007 they came out w/ their debut album. the evening i heard their song on mtv OVERNIGHT SUCCESS?!?! supposedly, i saw them in 2008 at street scene san diego. but i can't remember that one (SS2008 Highlight: Justice). now they are everywhere. congrats on all their success and continued success. Jan2010 Contra their second and current album was released. i listened to the free npr stream of the entire album and unfortunately, i didn't take a second/third/fourth listen..it was a week before the actual release...out of sight out of mind. what was suppose to be an evening at the movies, peanut m&m's and whether or not to put butter on the popcorn (which honestly, what would the point be without it) turned into an adventure (if you don't know me by now...i got 99 problems...) i work off of the miracle mile adjacent to sofax and next to the lacma on wilshire boulevard. no where near pomona, california. which coincidentally is the fifth largest city in california. tom waits and mark mcgwire hail from pomona. other than that its the glass house and the fox theater. there's suppose to be an art scene but i've only been in pomona including last night's concert twice. the first time was to see mates of state/the black kids at the glass house. how soon did i forget the kids of the area. i really don't know where they all come from BUT well i don't want to sound judgmental: someone needs to teach the kids some etiquette: puff, puff, pass? i've been to a few or more concerts and i haven't seen it this much/that bad.
the vampire weekend album (2007) was a fun album. sometimes though the lyrics are so personal to the artist as an avid music listener...i don't understand it. the second album was different. it's all about the musical composition/arrangement. vampire weekend has the catchy tunes in their back pocket and you in the palm of their hand...whether you believe it or not they do. what's different from their first indie rock album the second album has more of a synth-pop wonderness on some of their tracks. which i thoroughly enjoy. over and over and over again. the entire concert was a great mix of the two albums. i enjoyed borderline obsessed over the first album. stop listening to it so that i wouldn't get sick of it and dry heave at the mention vampire weekend. even the sight of the VW bug would have such an effect. Contra's not worthy of purchasing until as of late only after the concert. are they worth the convenient charges? well, probably not because i still don't understand the lyrics. worth the hour and a half drive? sure, there's a chick-fil-a en route and very close to the venue (highly recommend the number 5 w/ chick-fil-a sauce. w/ the lemonade. yummy).
Current album: Contra
Must Listen to Track: "Run," "Giving Up The Gun"
To Say the Least: if you can't catch them at coachella they'll be at the hollywood bowl in sept2010 (you have to dance in the pit...no sitting allowed).
enjoy the music.
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