Mumford & Sons.

29^th November 2015-11-30

Is it real, post gig depression?

It would be a difficult concept for a great deal of people; I’ve seen the odd person on twitter and facebook, claiming the obvious.  But has any one taken it into account: the fact your body creates an incredulous amount of endorphins, not to mention your adrenalin is practically running wild?

It is a rather memorizing atmosphere to pull yourself out of; for myself, it would be the perfect ideal world, where the only music that matters gets played to your ears.

 Seeing Mumford & Sons has been something that has slowly worked it’s way on to my bucket list, mainly because the connection I feel with this band and their music is something that hasn’t been matched.

I wouldn’t say I heavily discuss this band and it’s not due to the fact I have false love, but it is in fact because I feel they are my not so very quiet secret.

I’ve found with liking them there are very unique individuals who seem to like them also, which for me creates an entirely differently picture, one that I wouldn’t mind being interrupted.

I still remember the first impression I received, when I was travelling down the motorway with my brother and ‘The Cave’ came over the radio and with an instant; head snap my ears were caught.

‘So come out of the cave walking on your hands and see the world hanging upside down.’

Lyrically, these gentlemen write their words in a complete different dimension compared to other artists and it is one of the reasons that makes them so god damn enticing.

It’s more the over coming emotion I develop, along with the scene I’m thrown in when I’m focusing in on one particular instrument; although it is a weird sense of control, it’s very freeing.

I know this may come to some as being very deep but I haven’t been able to interpret it any other way, mainly because I’m incredibly dependent on music. I’ve been battling depression for over 4 years and on the nights where I was too afraid to sleep, or the soft cotton on my body didn’t do anything to comfort, it was often I put on a pair of headphones before trying to drive out the screaming voice which wanted nothing to do with my body.

In a way, it makes me a little thankful despite my head becoming a broken record which is my entire music library, because with my over thinking I have been capable of evaluating more then just the lyrics themselves, but the vocals as well as the instruments, rhythm and more.

I not only find it to be blissful and pleasing but a break as well; these days I have a great deal of hatred towards the radio in particular because many artists tend to lack in using real instruments in their songs, which I find eradicates the rawness as well as the purity within music.

So here I have a band who is not only infinite, but whom extend that possibility into eye view by providing me with the same experience on stage, as well as at home.

It was always said that I had the great fortune of standing on the floor and tilting my head up slightly to see these men standing upon stage, but along with just another concert I was going to, I was given an entirely different experience.

I’ve been to a fair few concerts in the last couple of years, all which have been very similar with the odd differences, however this one last night appealed to me in an entirely different way.

The atmosphere that was around and the attitude delivered by the band itself gave me another underlying thought: appreciation. At it’s pure finest.

There were no more females, then males, or teens more then adults, or perhaps the other way round, in fact it was a perfect mix and along with raised hands and open mouths we all very much saluted the beauty this band had created.

There sole focus was purely on doing a fucking awesome performance that in this day and age is very difficult to find; nothing flashy, nothing too eye catching or perhaps a little overwhelming…just pure music and it was the most astonishing experience I have endured.

I’m certain that if there past and future performances are to be in the same manner, then I’ve never been more proud of being present throughout their career.