One Direction

So, as previously stated many a time on this blog, I recently went to see One Direction in concert. It was a pretty good time.

The show started (after much waiting through commercials played on the jumbo-tron) with Five Seconds of Summer, a new boy band from Australia. They have a very Jonas Brothers circa A Little Bit Longer sound about them. They were decent enough, but honestly, I have enough bands to fan girl over, so I'm not in the market to pick up another one. But I appreciated them none the less.

Finally, after more and more waiting, the main attraction hit the stage and AHHH HARRY WAS SO CUTE and AAHH LOOK AT NIALL DID YOU SEE THAT but mostly just AHHHHH.

That concert was so unbelievably loud. I have been to many a boy band concert but I don't think I have ever attended one so loud. I mean, usually fans at least make an effort to listen instead of scream the entire time, but, whatever. It was a good show.

One of the most impressive parts of the concert was the set. They had these amazingly huge screen backdrops to the stage which played either live clips of the boys, or really nice typography of lyrics, or animated backgrounds. For example, the London sky line, or the boys as cartoon super heroes! It was really cool.

This was another really neat part of the show. The boys stood on a platform held by cables, moving along, soaring above the crowd. They ended at a square platform quite close to where we were sitting actually.

Overall, it was a really amazing concert and I'm really happy that I got to go, especially considering I didn't think I was going to be able to until my friend, Anna, offered me her extra ticket and we got to go together. It was a very fun experience, 10/10.

And that's all I have to say about that.

-Katie

Collapsible Lung

So, yesterday, 2nd July, Relient K released their newest album Collapsible Lung, and to say that I'm happy with it would be an understatement. It's everything that I love about Relient K and more.

If I had any critique for this album it would be that I wish Matt Theissen would have done more writing. He is a brilliant lyricist and I think we're really missing out on some great lyrics because he wasn't the main writer on a lot of the songs.

A lot of people are upset about the lack of Christian themes in this album. They're right, we don't get any songs like "Getting Into You" or even "Hope For Every Fallen Man" but, just as many bloggers before me have already pointed out; everyone goes through seasons in their Christian walk. No one is in perfect communion with Jesus all of the time, let's be real. I think this album really represents a time in their lives that they fell short of that relationship. Lost Boy is a perfect example of this, "wandering, wondering" and being a 'stray." These words are very representative of that whole feeling of being lost or far from God. And I would argue that Relient K displaying their real relationships and not some unreal fabricated models of perfection is far more "Christian" than trying to be the perfect role models. Because that's not what their job is, as artists. They're not supposed to show everyone what a perfect relationship with God is, they're role is to express their own feelings that others might relate to. And I think they're done that perfectly.

So, overall, I'd say this album deserves an 8/10. The lyrics could be better, and the style isn't exactly classic RK, but it's great none the less. Buy the album, is what I'm saying.

Or, if you only want a couple songs, my initial recommendations are the title track, Lost Boy, and PTL- Don't Blink is pretty great too.

Those are my only thoughts for today, kids. Don't forget to be awesome.
-Katie

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