I went on my long-awaited date with my brother to see Bush and Evanescence in concert. Like Ardo, he couldn’t believe that Bush is billed as a special guest rather than sharing equal billing with Evanescence. According to him, Bush has been around longer, and besides, Gavin the vocalist (with the body of a wrestler) is married to the hottie Gwen Stefani, which should automatically elevate the band to superstar status. Haha.
He sang along with all the Bush songs. Me, I just waited for Comedown and Glycerine. Haha. This last one is his favorite song, too. It’s his song for Grace, if I remember his love history correctly. (Glycerine sounds like Grace + Rin, get it?) They also did Come Together, which got the whole Araneta singing and dancing along.
Gavin is absolutely The Most Hyper Musician I’ve ever seen. He climbed down the stage, to the mosh pit, to the lower and upper boxes, and all the way to the gallery! The security peeps could hardly keep up with him. Crazy guy. I thought it was a nice, warm gesture, tho. At least he’s not stuck-up. And he’s not even from around here. Rino kept yelling: Gavin, nakakabakla ka! Hahaha.
Bush was on stage for a good, rousing hour. And that was good coz then it didn’t feel ike a front act at all. It was more like the first half of two equally good shows. As May Lee exclaimed later on: Bush totally rocked tonight!
I like May bcoz of her strong, distinctive female voice, like Dolores of The Cranberries (who Rino says is having a concert here when we’re in the US – aaargh), Sarah Mc Lachlan, Enya, Astrud Gilberto. I like that she’s Goth and not bright, happy people. In the concert, she wore a short, halter black gown with something like a tutu skirt, and knee-high black leather boots with metallic spikes. Coolness. (This was actually my one chance to let out the Goth in me, too – but Rino will kill me if I dress funny. He’s 10 months younger but has always acted like my strict Kuya. Groan.) Finally, I like May bcoz she has the ghost of a double chin and flabby-ish arms. To me this means she’s a genuine musician. I get suspicious when singers are too good-looking (like Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber), that maybe they got by on the basis of their looks rather than talent. (And besides, perfect-looking people are just harder to love, period. Haha.)
The technical effects in this part of the concert were amazing. The lights and Evanescence graphics onstage were perfectly timed with the lines of their songs. I guess this is what you really call A Production Number. Haha.
May had this quirky habit of drinking water after every song, or even in the middle of some songs. Funny, huh. She seemed perfectly fine, tho. Her famous voice rang clear and strong, she headbanged her long, black hair all around the stage if she wasn’t playing the piano. You can see that the woman was giving it her 101%.
I think some people were disappointed bcoz they expected the Evanescence portion to last a lot longer than that of Bush. But for me, it was worth the price we paid for the ticket just to see her perform Bring Me To Life in the flesh. Omg, I got goose bumps while holding my Lumix to record it! It was art in its purest form right there on the stage.
Rino for his part preferred My Immortal. He’s always been a sucker for the sad, quiet, mushy stuff. And I'm one to talk bcoz I'm not The Girl Who Screamed The Loudest at this part: I've tried so hard to tell myself that you're gone. But though you're still with me, I've been alone all along ... Hahaha.
I had to agree with him, too, with how he described her rendition of this song, which I think also fittingly captures how the whole concert was.
One word: malupet.
