My Life Was Changed

We were introduced to Sigur Ros a year ago by my then 27 year old son. He invited us over to his apartment to watch the video, Heima (which means "Home" in Icelandic). We fell in love with the music and with the dream of going to Iceland someday. Don't ask me to accurately describe Sigur Ros' music. Ethereal? Definitely beautiful. My mind can't hold onto it, so I am freed from thought and day-to-day life. It's a meditation that knows how to permeate into one's very core.

The singer of Sigur Ros, Jonsi, is out on his own now and he and his entourage of incredible musicians are on tour. Guess who we saw last night!

It was not a concert; it was an experience - on all levels. And, like all transcendent experiences, it is unexplainable.

You can see one performance below, but trust me, this video is not even close to the same as experiencing these guys live.

jónsi - sinking friendships (live) from Jónsi on Vimeo.

If you think I'm strange (well, you're right)... If you think I'm strange because I say this was one of the most amazing experiences of my life, read some of the audience reviews from last night by clicking here.

If you don't want to take the time to read the reviews, just check out these two short ones:

1) Within the first few songs, I cried like a little girl… and I’m a 37y/o dude. Then my heart opened wide.
Thank you for a wonderful show.
Go, Go, Go, See Jónsi Go.

2) closest thing to a religious experience i’ve had at a show. no words, pictures, sound clips, etc, could even begin to explain to a person who wasn’t there what was shared by all. we left shaking our heads, spellbound like little children.

How many times have you had experiences like THOSE at a concert?

I just realized: I think that last night I experienced my first EcstasyFest (not the drug; the real thing).