Polyphonic Spree

Last night I finally got to go to a concert. It's been a while. This concert however puts all others to shame. FSU put on a "welcome back" type show featuring some DJ and The Polyphonic Spree. If you don't know who Polyphonic Spree is, get yourself to iTunes and download some songs.

The show was absolutely amazing. The weather was perfect, the crowd was decent and the Spree were incredible. It was a great show to people watch as this band had quite the "cult" following. Normally the band wears choir robes, and with 25+ members all on stage, can look a wee little be like a religious cult. Still, they are amazing.

About ten minutes before the Spree began a few members of their crew went up on stage (the show was outdoors) and took this giant red piece of fabric about seven feet tall and stretched it across the entire stage and tied it at both ends. We all just watched an waited. Soon enough a spotlight illuminated on center stage and someone began cutting the fabric from behind. It was then obvious that whoever it was was cutting a giant heart. The cutting kept on until the fabric dropped to the stage, the lights flashed on, smoke billowed out from behind and all 25+ members leaped forward and went right into the first song. It was quite an entrance. From then on it was an hour and a half of rocking out.

The performance was incredible. Seeing that many people on stage so "in" to their music just puts you in a good mood, especially with the type of songs they perform. It's feel good music and definitely something you should check out. The lead singer, Tim DeLaughter was in the band Tripping Daisy from the 90's that had a big hit with "I've Got a Girl." C'mon, you know you've heard it before and sung along. Now his enchanting voice leads this army, "Fragile Army" (their latest album) to be exact. The Spree played their big hits among some oldies and a bunch off their new album. My favorite being their rendition of Nirvana's "Lithium." Holy shit, they had everyone singing along shaking their heads. Unbelievable. It was truly the best show I have seen in a long time. To make things even more interesting, it was the Spree's first time ever performing in Florida. All in all it was a kick ass show. If you get the chance, don't miss them live. In the mean time pick up their latest album, "Fragile Army" or even my personal favorite "Together We Are Heavy."