Arctic Monkey Madness

Oh my freaking god. 

Wow.

Just wow.

These ridiculously talented four fellows blew my mind last night. As soon as Alex Turner swaggered up on the stage with his psychedelic sequinned shirt & jet-black slicked back 'do, grabbed the mic, & let his soulful soothing tones escape his throat- I absolutely melted. And from there on out, I was a quivering mess of emotions. (All well hidden by my cool, nonchalant "this aint no thang" front... obvs) 

Admittedly, before last night, I was barely even what you would call a 'fan' of the Arctic Monkeys. Sure, I knew a few of their songs & thought their new stuff was pretty cool- and I knew it would be a good live act to see. Alas, what I expected to hear, and what I heard/felt/saw- exceeded my expectations by a gazillion miles. 

The drummer was absurdly talented, never missing a beat & all whilst having an awkwardly craned neck to back-up sing into the mic- hugely adding to the all round deliciousness that was taking place. The bass was so heavy and thick, I felt like it was suffocating me, in the very best way possible. And Alex's bony fingers whipping up & down that gat at the speed of light, had my jaw almost hitting the floor. My mind body & soul completely succumbed to their music for those two sweet, sweet hours. I was, and still am, completely enthralled.  

To actually see a group of people that are that talented, with no help from audio-editing or whatever it is Katy Perry does to get fans (apologies to Katy fans, but she sucks)- is phenomenal. Every sung word meant something, every chord strummed meant something, every beat of the drum meant something- it was real music. Real, heart-warming, adrenalin-rushing music. I feel like my life is instantly better for seeing the Arctic Monkeys, & I will now proceed to no doubt thrash their albums over the coming months to try to re-live one of the best experiences of my life. 

You guys are thinking my extreme enthusiasm for a band I barely knew yesterday morning is a little weird aren't you? That's cool, I probably am a little weird- but I'm a little weirdo with a love for good music. And when you find new love you always have the honeymoon phase right? Well, consider me a cheesy old honeymooner. 

Oh Alex, marry me? (Sorry Oli but I would definitely use him as my new hall pass). I'm the biggest sucker for a sexy voice- it is definitely make or break for me when it comes to the male species. And this guy? Sultry, soulful, silky smooth, and so deep....

Ok I'm off to jump onto You-Tube to watch more. 

Sayonara & happy hump day friends

Thought of the day "should have been a groupie"

Gemma