elizalavelle: (Sarah Slean - disaster come and gone)
Elizabeth Jamieson ([personal profile] elizalavelle) wrote2006-12-23 08:57 am

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Most bizzare Sarah Slean concert review ever: http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-12-21/music_livereviews.php

They've also trendified the colours in their photos which is just silly.

I sort of like the review. If only because it focuses on the charming aspects of being a wee bit odd... While a few people have jumped on this review as being an attack I don't think it is. She got 4/5 'N's' for the concert, clearly it was enjoyed. Also, most people who I've brought to see Sarah Slean perform for the first time do think she's a bit strange. My favourite recollection of this:

*after she finishes playing Eliot*
me (turns to friend) : so? do you like her?
friend: you do know she's insane right?
me: yes. but do you like her.
friend: she's amazing!

It's that creative insanity that makes her all the more interesting I think. I never feel like I'm at the same show twice (even when I'm there two nights in a row) and my observation on the small part of humanity that I know is that the most talented creative people also often are "weird" but they are the interesting ones. Heck by the time I was 12 I'd labled myself as "eccentric" because everyone kept saying that I was weird, so perhaps this makes me biased in my opinions. ;)

[identity profile] metal2000.livejournal.com 2006-12-24 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Odd review, for sure, but fairly accurate, I think.

Her creative insanity is what draws me to her. It's represented in her music, in her art, in her poetry, and in her live performances.

The choice saturation of the photos is odd.

[identity profile] elizalavelle.livejournal.com 2006-12-24 01:08 pm (UTC)(link)
The photo colouring is a style which I recognize as being trendy in many icons/internet graphics currently... not sure if that would have anything to do with it, but maybe it does.

And yes, I adore the way she's oddly creative. It's never boring to see her shows or to partake in any of her creative ventures and I think that it will always keep me coming back. Then again I'm rarely interested in people who aren't quirky and interesting themselves.

[identity profile] vintagejoy.livejournal.com 2006-12-24 07:35 am (UTC)(link)
Interesting review. Just makes me want to see her live even more. Must be a fantastic show.

[identity profile] elizalavelle.livejournal.com 2006-12-24 01:11 pm (UTC)(link)
It is a fantastic show :) I'm not sure how far she'll tour with her next album but I'll keep my fingers crossed for you :) Maybe one day we'll get a live concert DVD as that seems to be the current music trend.