❤️💚💛 STICK FIGURE 💛💚❤️
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They're times in life when it seems like things are going wrong. One can push through the problems and it turns into something spectacular!
Two weeks ago today i decided to go see Stick Figure after realizing they were coming to town here in WPB, FL.About 5 years ago my barber's colleague told me about these reggae bands we all were listening in the shop...Rebelution, Tribal Seeds, Dirty Heads, The Movement and STICK FIGURE.
I've been listening ever since on and off. I chose to walk a half mile to the amphitheater because i refuse to pay $60 for up front parking. Lawn seats were the only tickets left, i had not seen that many people since RUSH'S Time Machine Tour.
SOJA opened for SF and they were excellent. I know them from Northern Virginia as they would play all around the DC Metro area. After their set a serious thunderstorm/lightening and rain from hell came through. It delayed the show for a hour. I had thoughts of leaving, some folks left. I said, I've never seen them, I have to check them out.
SF opening jam which was an instrumental rock number Moon Palace. I thought it was unusual but it sounded so good. Two songs in i said, my friend (he canceled) would of loved this. Four songs in i said this show is going to be something I'll never forget. Their sound was exquisite and precise even way out on the lawn. The lighting/effects were on top notch which again reminded me of RUSH.
They played for what seemed like for hours but it was actually around 2 hours 15 minutes. Two sets of encores, a introduction to Scott's (lead singer main lyricist) mother as it was her birthday 8/10. She flew in from parts unknown to be with her son. I stood up for the 3-4 hours i was there and felt no pain on my walk back to my car. When i got there i jumped in my car then jumped back out. I had no idea i was soaking wet and i didnt care except for my leather seats. Oh after the show i ran into an old friend *Versace* who hapoens to be the soundman for SF. We have been friends since he was the sound for Michael Franti & Spearhead twenty years ago.
To cap this show, it was beyond exceptional. Ive seen hundreds 💯 of concerts and this show is easily in the top 10. So much so two days later i packed up scuba gear and headed diwn to KEY WEST for the final show of the tour. Another fantastic show however not on the level that was WPB. I ordered their entire catalog in a bundle, expected 5 cds i got 8.
I did make an observation of SF. About every 4th song of their's they mention or the song is about 5 things....love, ocean, sea, sun and fire. If you like reggae or a fun summer concert STICK FIGURE is the cure.
Recap: West Palm Beach
https://youtu.be/RejFE1br4xQ?si=D6grmAGIoG15hxNG
Entire concert: Mansfield, MA.
https://youtu.be/HpGNQKwfN6s?si=tBEgxHdtMLRHFrj4
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Two weeks ago today i decided to go see Stick Figure after realizing they were coming to town here in WPB, FL.About 5 years ago my barber's colleague told me about these reggae bands we all were listening in the shop...Rebelution, Tribal Seeds, Dirty Heads, The Movement and STICK FIGURE.
I've been listening ever since on and off. I chose to walk a half mile to the amphitheater because i refuse to pay $60 for up front parking. Lawn seats were the only tickets left, i had not seen that many people since RUSH'S Time Machine Tour.
SOJA opened for SF and they were excellent. I know them from Northern Virginia as they would play all around the DC Metro area. After their set a serious thunderstorm/lightening and rain from hell came through. It delayed the show for a hour. I had thoughts of leaving, some folks left. I said, I've never seen them, I have to check them out.
SF opening jam which was an instrumental rock number Moon Palace. I thought it was unusual but it sounded so good. Two songs in i said, my friend (he canceled) would of loved this. Four songs in i said this show is going to be something I'll never forget. Their sound was exquisite and precise even way out on the lawn. The lighting/effects were on top notch which again reminded me of RUSH.
They played for what seemed like for hours but it was actually around 2 hours 15 minutes. Two sets of encores, a introduction to Scott's (lead singer main lyricist) mother as it was her birthday 8/10. She flew in from parts unknown to be with her son. I stood up for the 3-4 hours i was there and felt no pain on my walk back to my car. When i got there i jumped in my car then jumped back out. I had no idea i was soaking wet and i didnt care except for my leather seats. Oh after the show i ran into an old friend *Versace* who hapoens to be the soundman for SF. We have been friends since he was the sound for Michael Franti & Spearhead twenty years ago.
To cap this show, it was beyond exceptional. Ive seen hundreds 💯 of concerts and this show is easily in the top 10. So much so two days later i packed up scuba gear and headed diwn to KEY WEST for the final show of the tour. Another fantastic show however not on the level that was WPB. I ordered their entire catalog in a bundle, expected 5 cds i got 8.
I did make an observation of SF. About every 4th song of their's they mention or the song is about 5 things....love, ocean, sea, sun and fire. If you like reggae or a fun summer concert STICK FIGURE is the cure.
Recap: West Palm Beach
https://youtu.be/RejFE1br4xQ?si=D6grmAGIoG15hxNGEntire concert: Mansfield, MA.
https://youtu.be/HpGNQKwfN6s?si=tBEgxHdtMLRHFrj4🎵✌️🎶
*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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One of my favorites RISE AND FALL
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)
E.V. - 2008 Berkeley (4/8) 2012 Austin (11/9,11/12)
Temple of the Dog - 2016 Upper Darby
All white dudes, lol. Good stuff though.
Needless to say she was relieved to know it was a band and not a woman. She desperately wants to get back in.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
The band that's drawn my attention is The Movement lately. I'm going to check them ALL out. I do not want to let any of these bands slip through like how Stick Figure has. They've been around for over 14 years now, I can't believe I didn't wake up to the great music they've created over that time. Their last 5 albums I've clicked the like button on EVERY single track.
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*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)