If You Haven't Seen The 1975 In Concert, You NEED To ASAP
It's the most visually astounding and amazingly unique concert I've ever been too!
A few weeks ago I went and saw The 1975, and it was absolutely one of the most visually astounding and amazingly unique concerts that I have ever been too. I wasn't quite sure what to expect going into the concert, but I was so pleasantly surprised. Everything from the visuals to the music was truly astounding, props to the visuals guy for the band. They had different backgrounds for every song that fit and flowed so well with each different song. It was really interesting to see how all of the different visuals worked so well with the song. Also, the set up of the stage and visual set was put together so well that everything flowed so smoothly.
When you go to a concert, you expect and hope for a fully immersive experience and The 1975 definitely accomplished that goal. From the moment the openers started to the time that The 1975 finished their set, I was completely immersed in the entire show. They had some great openers that stayed within the vibe that they wanted to set for the night. Then once the band came out, the entire theatre exploded in screams and this amazing energy.
Going into this show, I knew The 1975 and enjoyed their music, but I didn't know all of the songs that were played. Yet even with that, I loved absolutely everything that was going on. I wasn't just watching a concert, I was watching a full-blown show. For all my concert enthusiasts out there this is definitely a show that you want to attend.
Overall this was truly a great show. I had so much fun going to this with my friends. It was a great concert to be able to just have fun and dance with my friends. I would go back to this concert in a heartbeat and I hope that I get to see them again sometime!
No matter what people say or how overrated that people think The 1975 is, you can't knock them on the quality of the show that they produce. If you ever get the chance to go and see The 1975 take that opportunity and run full force with it, you won't be disappointed. They have some great quality music, but tying that together with a live experience makes it so much better.
I know I've said it before, but I'm going to say it again this was truly an amazing show. I have been to a lot of concerts throughout my life, but I don't think I have ever been to one that has visual blown me away as much as this show did. The 1975 took my eyes through a whole dance and we were the best dance partners. I am so happy that I filmed some stuff to be able to look back on, but even the videos don't give justice to how truly amazing and astounding this show was. This was an experience unlike any other. So if you ever get the chance to go see them you need to go.
The 1975 Uses Political Language And Societal Commentary To Draw Inspiration For Their Songs
Some of the lines are: "Selling melanin and then suffocate the black men/Start with misdemeanors and we'll make a business out of them."
When you first hear the words, "The 1975," you probably don't think of band, a year, definitely, but not a band. Well, prepare yourself, because you are about to be introduced to the best band of all time. I am a huge fan of the band, The 1975, and I am here to tell you why you should listen to them too.
The British-band consists of Matthew (Matty) Healy (vocals, guitar), George Daniel (drums), Adam Hann (guitar) and Ross MacDonald (Bass). So far, they've released two albums, the first one was self-titled, "The 1975." But the second one was a bit more lengthy with "I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it." But now, they have a third album coming out on November 30 called, "A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships," and I've never been more excited. To make things even better, they're planning on releasing a fourth album in May called "Notes on a Conditional Form."
Trying to describe the sound of The 1975 is a little hard because they're a little bit of everything. They're techno, pop, indie rock, rock, alternative, indie pop, electropop, and the list goes on (but that's the whole point.) They're the type of band that you can't really categorize because they don't want to be categorized and they shouldn't be. While some of their songs are similar, they're also dramatically different. One song has a gospel choir in the background and another song mostly consists of relaxing sounds and minimal vocals. A few songs have insane guitar riffs, another is a ballad and one only has an acoustic guitar.
4 out of the 15 songs on their upcoming album have been released as singles in the following order: "Give Yourself a Try," Love It If We Made It," "TooTimeTooTimeTooTime," and "Sincerity Is Scary." Of these songs, "Love It If We Made It" and "Sincerity Is Scary" are my favorites. I love the political commentary in "Love It If We Made It," which I will get into later, and "Sincerity Is Scary" is one of those songs that you can sit down and listen to relax.
Two of the best things about The 1975 is their lyrics and the topics that they address. There are a lot of amazing songwriters out there, but I have to say, The 1975 is pretty hard to beat. Take their single "Love It If We Made it" for example. It's an extremely political and topical song and its lyrics are pretty in-your-face. Some of the lines are: "Selling melanin and then suffocate the black men/Start with misdemeanors and we'll make a business out of them."
Just these two lines are already full of political commentary.
Selling melanin could be a reference to the slave trade as African Americans have a lot of melanin in their skin, which gives them their skin tone, and suffocate the black men is a direct reference to Eric Garner, a black man who was suffocated while he was in a choke hold sustained by a police officer. The part about misdemeanors relates to the prison system in the United States and how a large percentage of inmates are African American who are in prison just for misdemeanors.
The band loves to comment on society, more specifically American society, and there's a handful of songs that are about drugs and/or addiction, something that the lead singer Matty lives with.
Something to note about each album they have is that there's always a song titled "The 1975." The songs have the same lyrics, but different styles. It's meant to give a little taste of what the album will sound like and highlight the differences between this album and the one before/after it. For example, the "the 1975" song in "i like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it" includes some gospel singers in the background, more sounds that you can imagine might be found on an alien spaceship and crescendos to the end of the song, while in the first album, the song is more subdued and ends with a decrescendo.
The 1975 also has an interesting way of mixing sound. They'll overlay robotic sounds with a guitar riff or a prominent drum beat. In the song "Sincerity is Scary," they bring back the saxophone sound that was heard in the song "If I believe you" and instead of meshing it with a light doo-wop beat, they combine it with a piano and a soft drum. They'll always find a way to make two very different instruments work together in harmony.
A lot of people may not be into the sound that The 1975 has, specifically older generations as they might think it's annoying, but my mom really likes their music, so how bad can they be? If you're into a mix of songs and if you're always down for a groovy beat, I'd definitely recommend giving them a try.