I just HAD to re-reblog this absolutely incredible song!
The other day I went to see Mono and an orchestra play at the Society for Ethical Culture. To be honest, I think Mono are just ok. I had only listened to a few tracks off their first album, and I thought they might be cool to see live.
The Society for Ethical Culture seems to be a church without the burden of religion, or a very churchy lecture hall. There was no standing room, only pews. I paid for my own ticket, and snuck in my ticketless friend. I know that’s not right but the show sold out in advance and there were still plenty of seats left, plus we bought merch.
Mono’s opening number was Ashes in the Snow and it went like this:
At 2:07 I got a shiver up my spine.
At 3:18 my eyes went very wide.
At 7:52 my jaw went limp, my mouth hung open and it felt as though I’d been punched in the stomach.
For the rest of the song I bit my knuckle.
I know you guys know that I go to a lot of shows. Some shows are really good: by which I mean I liked the songs the bands were playing and had fun. This was completely different because it felt like my heart was going to fly out of my chest and my stomach was churning. And I wasn’t even really a big fan of the band. Nor was I under any kind of chemical influence.
Anyway, I’m glad I went to this show because although I am a huge fan of music and enjoy it very much, it had stoped reaching all the way to my heart a long time ago and now I know that there are still things that can reach all the way down there and that my heart is not yet hard and crusty and dead.
(You can download a free and completely legal MP3 of this song at http://www.mono-jpn.com/hymn_flash/index.html)
Oh lord, this is gorgeous. It’s wonderful when you find music that moves you.
