Letters To You

I told everyone I'd be going to a concert, and that's what happened. After a normal day at work. Actually, a reasonably busy day at work where I needed to get permission to leave at the "normal" time of 5:30 PM. Work had ended and my colleague Volkan took Bart for groceries, and dropped me and Caner off at Culture Room. Big line of alternative/emo people all around. Some younger than others, but luckily, things went rather quick, getting in. Paid 15 dollars each and got ourselves these paper wirstbands. The unbreakable kind. Anyone who's ever been to a similar event might know what I'm talking about. I know they used them for camping wristbands at Rock Werchter when I last went there for instance.
We got in while Our Last Night [rating; 9/10] had already been playing one of their songs. Could hear it outside for the most part, so I knew what I missed. When I got there it started out amazing. Band with a guitarist who did clean vocals, and a guy being the center of attention, screaming his way through. The sound in general was amazing, and the songs seemed to get everyone going, despite the early hour (just past 7 PM) and no warm up before that.
After a small soundcheck, during with we went up to the balcony for a drink, Tickle Me Pink [5/10] started playing. I liked the song I listened to before, and knew they'd be playing in the same venue again in 6 weeks, so I hoped for something good.
The only good thing about the show they put up, was the fact that some of their songs had parts that sounded familiar. Sounds that reminded me of other bands. I basically give them credit for being unoriginal, but stealing proper enough. And oh, their vocals during their last song, in which there actually was more force in everything they did, were way better. If that would've been the general standard I'd have liked it more. Much more.
The next band "Scary Kids Scaring Kids" [8/10] is a band I've known for quite a while, and loved too. They've got a rather unique singer in terms of vocal sounds, and they have keyboards in their songs, lovely fast-paced keyboards. All members were actually scary kids in their youths I think. They all looked less than fashionable to me anyway. The sound they put up, and the atmosphere they created worked very well though. Vocals throughout the concert, however, were a little too low in terms of volume, and as they didn't reach the level Our Last Night (and Finch) managed to get, I'm not awarding them a 9 as well.
Then, ending the evening, Finch [9/10]. What can I say? They played a lot of songs of their earlier (and better) EPs and albums. They managed to break down the entire place. They played songs of their new album. They put their heart and soul into it, and I'm glad they decided to not end the band completely, but get back together after a break.
They played my favorite song, Letters To You, which I caught on camera and posted on youtube (will also share the song in here later, the sound isn't too great, but you can hear things, and especially if you've known the song already, you'll recognise it all). They played Three Simple Words, What It Is To Burn and the new songs Daylight and Famine Or Disease. Best thing of all, they used Perfection Through Silence as an encore. Honestly, I thought they should've quit after that, as there is no better song to leave everyone speechless and content.
They played Awake after that, however. The song got some people moshing like crazy again (for some reason, people here seem to put more energy into moshpits than Dutch people do/did), but it just didn't surpass Perfection Through Silence.

Today, Yatha, Bart and I went to Miami in a rented Mustang Convertible. It's 2 AM here now though, and I haven't put the pictures on my laptop just yet either.
You'll get the story and the pictures tomorrow :)

By the way, when I was at Culture Room, they played "I'm Not Over" from Carolina Liar in between bands, during one of the soundtracks, on the big screen (see photos in my photo album as the screen is on there too). Great band and I love the song to pieces.

Here's my Finch video!