Just got back from seeing Silversun Pickups, OK-Go, and Snow Patrol in concert at the Agganis Arena on the Boston University campus.

The concert blew my mind.

It was absolutely insane. Not only were the three bands featured (Snow Patrol being the main feature) amazing, but each and every song was played with such power and intensity that I could feel the music.

It might also have been the fact that I was in the 4th row right underneath a MASSIVE set of speakers and subwoofers.

Silversun Pickups was really cool. The singer, Brian Aubert, looks oldish, for some reason, but their site isn’t working and Wikipedia doesn’t have his birthday so I can’t really figure out how old he really is. Maybe it was just the way his hair was or something. In any case, he’s kind of a screamer at parts in his song, but it was so tastefully done that I couldn’t complain. Truth is, it sent chills through my spine when he’d kind of make his way up to a hoarse scream for a few seconds and then back down.

OK-Go was awesome too. They all wore suits, going off of the image they’ve established in their music videos. They did a lot of their older music, which was great, and closed with Here It Goes Again after remarking about the Kidz Bob version of the song, which originally talks about waking up with a hangover. Every vocal by the singers were spot on, and I can honestly say that they, like Silversun Pickups, are just as good, if not better, live than they are on recording.

Snow Patrol was the grand finale - and oh, what a finale it was. They jumped right into their songs, not even stopping between the first two but just transitioning from one to the other. Then the main singer, Gary Lightbody, gave a little introduction, and they launched into more songs. They had a member of the audience come up on stage and sing one of their songs with them, which was very well done (not to mention I was thoroughly impressed by the girl they picked, she knew her words and could even sing!). They kept playing, closed, and came back out for a two-song encore. They, too, are just as good if not better live than on recording.

In all, the concert was absolutely amazing. All three of the bands had incredible stage presence and I was standing quite nearly the whole time. The only minor gripe I can even begin to think of is that the female bassist for Silversun Pickups, who had some high vocals at the beginning of one of their songs, was out of tune slightly on a couple of the notes. I just explicitly remember hearing them be a little off, and then being fixed.

Beyond that, it was well worth the money involved in buying two on-the-floor 4th-row tickets. I’ve got some pictures on my phone that I need to put on my computer…some of them are rather epic, I’ll say that much.

Highlight of my…month, I daresay.

I’m out.

Later.

300 TONIGHT. GOOD GOD. I can barely contain myself.

Captain’s log. Stardate: 3-9-07. The crew has become unstable. I don’t know how much longer they’ll remain sane. Our lesson today was 25 minutes long; 15 minutes were spent opening the file. The next 9 minutes were spent explaining how to uncheck a box. 1 minute was spent reviewing the final product. How much longer can we hold out? Looking to my left and right, fellow crew members beat their foreheads with their fists. Others have devolved to mindless babbling. Some stare blankly at the wall. For these last few, I can do nothing but hope.

Only a few more weeks. The days grow longer. Just have to hold out for a little while.

Later.

Not sure I’ll ever be able to replicate this, but for those who play Guitar Hero II, enjoy.