Review on Bon Iver Concert!

Wow! It was much better than I expected and very different than I expected too. The opening act was this band I had never heard of before the concert called, Other Lives. I really liked them in concert, but then I downloaded a few of their songs after and they sounded a lot more country then I remember, but they have very interesting music, I like them. It was a good opening act, they were similar to Bon Iver, but not too similar, they also had the same (or a bit lower) energy level which is also good. Now, before I start with reviewing Bon Iver, I have a short story to tell. It was held at an auditorium and we were sitting in seats, which I was not used to because all of the concerts I had been to pre-Bon Iver I was standing in a pit or something. My friend and I were in row 32 and then when Bon Iver came on we saw some empty seats in row 7 or something like that, so we took those... not that interesting but it made it a lot better. I loved his voice, I could not get over how amazing it was in person it was a lot more powerful. The band had a lot of people in it playing all different types of instruments which I really like. I was, and still am very curious how he visioned all of those instruments and how he wanted them to sound. I think it is amazing that he could do all of that in his head! I think of Bon Iver as having very calm low-energy songs but their concert was so much more "rock 'n' roll" than I expected. No crowd surfing or guitar smashing, it was a lot more civil than that, but I just remember at one point he was down on his knees playing his guitar and feeding of the crowds energy and the music. Afterwords, everyone stood up and clapped, except the people in the pit because they were already standing. I also enjoyed and liked a lot of songs that I did not know. They did not really play too many songs I like by them so I was disappointed there, they played only three or four. They did a cover of this song by Bjork and it was very good. I rate it 8.5/10!

Fall Creek Boys Choir

Fall Creek Boys Choir- Bon Iver, James Blake

When I heard that they were collaborating to make a song, I was so excited because I love Bon Iver and James Blake so much. I think it is quite interesting because I was reading some reviews of it recently and a lot of people say that their musical styles are so different, and I do agree that they are different, but I do not think they are like opposite ends of the spectrum as some people seem to make it out to be. I think both of their music has this melodic feel to it. It took me a couple of listens before I got into it, and I do like it and it did live up to my expectations which is fantastic, but at the same time it didn't. It is exactly what you expect, which is my only problem with it, I mean it is a great collaboration, but I was hoping I would love it just as much (if not more) as I expected but it wouldn't be as I expected. Sorry if that doesn't really make sense or is worded odd.

Come Talk To Me

Come Talk To Me- Bon Iver

I LOVE HIS VOICE. I really like the beat at the beginning of the song, but I do not think it meshes that well with his voice, yet this is still a very very good song.

Brackett, WI

Brackett, WI- Bon Iver

Typical greatness by the greatest.

Flume

Flume- Bon Iver

Beach Baby

Beach Baby- Bon Iver

Song of the Day!

Our Song of the Day is:

Skinny Love- Bon Iver

This song is featured on Bon Iver's album, For Emma, Forever Ago. I like this album a lot, but this is my favorite song on that album. This song is a great song to wake up to. It has a great tune, and meaningful lyrics. I honestly never get sick of it. Click on The Title (Song of the Day) to hear it!