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So, the Sunday concert was a BLAST.
With every passing year, I feel stronger and stronger about pursuing important things in life. And just a few days ago, I did pursue such a thing. Waiting impatiently for my turn to play, with a big brass section ready to roll, then navigating through a maze of narrow corridors to enter the scene… (and hit every wall and ceiling with my bass on the way). Man, it was something.
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And that was only the beginning! We’ve played “Polska” by Kult and since this is - well - a cult classic, everyone in the audience went crazy as soon as the bassline started. And even though our version wasn’t perfect (we did have just a single rehearsal after all), the energy was amazing.
BUT. Then it was time to rock even harder! This time in a more typical vocal/guitar/bass/drums setup. The toughest part was actually deciding on the setlist. Since I’m not a huge fan of ’80s rock (to put it mildly), I needed some convincing to play Summer of 69. In the end, I thought it would be cool to play bass and lead part on a synthesizer. We had some fun(k) with RHCP’s Can’t Stop and finished the set with Holiday by Green Day. BANG BANG. And even though singing and playing is not easy at all, I realized how much more important is to project your energy and emotions than “just” to play something perfectly.
It was a magic night.
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Big thanks to:
- Akademia Rocka - for organizing this event
- Hybrydy Club - for hosting us and providing great sound,
- Michał, Mirek and Filip - for rocking together, and also making me spend way too many nights with Bryan Adams,
- Piotr - for being our coach and mentor,
- Wojtek, Mariusz, Elwira, Staś, Kuba, Kasia, Michał and Kacper - for an opportunity
- Agnieszka, Beata, Adam, Tomasz, and Michał - for being awesome groupies/technical guys (a.k.a. lifting).
Full description and pictures. Hopefully the official DVD version will be available soon.
See you at the next show!
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