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Saw Sigur Ros last night!


Phnymiboy

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All I can say it was the best concert I have seen in the last ten years. Talk about creating a sonic atmosphere. Wow! The staging was fantastic with percussionists on either side of the stage. There was a string trio and brass trio in the back. Besides a main keyboard player, all the guys in the group all had keyboards (besides their main instrument)that they would play at different times. Even the drummer had a keyboard. Couldn't make out what type of keys were being played as everything was in the dark or covered. I think it was their last concert on the American tour and I'm sure glad they came to Miami.

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How does the music translate live? I've thought about going to see them or Hammock, another one of my favorites. I'm so used to listening to that music with headphones that ...

 

Music translated just beautifully. But I will say this the drum and bass were huge, almost Led Zep huge. Really. Very deep almost sub sonic bottom. And with Jonsi bowing the guitar...

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How does the music translate live? I've thought about going to see them or Hammock, another one of my favorites. I'm so used to listening to that music with headphones that ...

 

It translates very well live, imo. All those extra percussionists do add quite a bit of presence, but they also have great control over dynamics.

 

When I saw them last year, their founding keyboardist Kjartan had just left the band, so I was concerned about what that would do to their sound. He wrote or cowrote so many of their best tunes. The player that they got to play his parts did so capabily.

 

BTW, Jonsi has a unique and imo amazing stage presence as the frontman.

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How does the music translate live? I've thought about going to see them or Hammock, another one of my favorites. I'm so used to listening to that music with headphones that ...

 

It translates very well live, imo. All those extra percussionists do add quite a bit of presence, but they also have great control over dynamics.

 

When I saw them last year, their founding keyboardist Kjartan had just left the band, so I was concerned about what that would do to their sound. He wrote or cowrote so many of their best tunes. The player that they got to play his parts did so capabily.

 

BTW, Jonsi has a unique and imo amazing stage presence as the frontman.

 

 

Agree on all points. And that voice!

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