DG

saw david gray perform last night. i really enjoy his work and it was a solid performance. i find him to be a very capable songwriter, with a real lack of the irritable watered-down lyrics of so many artists, melodies and sounds that stay with me for a day and then make me want to listen again.

why, then, did it bother me to watch him perform in front of a sell-out crowd of representatives from every demographic in the bay area? i didnt discover this guy and even if i did, i wouldnt have exclusive listening rights. it makes sense that so many different people with different tastes would be attracted to his style. for the most part, it's good, safe music that won't raise any eyebrows. still, it waters the shit out of the experience to see twenty-somethings jumping up and down like the school girls they aren't when they hear the opening chords to the obligatory radio hit. in a way, ive made his music my own after countless solo sessions in my car and attaching certain songs to certain experiences. i dont make it my own by dancing like ive had too much to drink and he's singing this song for me, justformeohmygodilovehim! then there was the huge soccer mom working her way down the first steps from the balcony after the encore, sharing with her equally huge companion that "it was a great show!". damnit!

i'm naiive. i'm hypocritical. i'm an ass. whatever.

also, when i become a singer/songwriter, i'm definitely touring in a suit, too.