Hey girl, get on the dancefloor.

It's been almost a week and my brian has yet to fully recover from imploding last Saturday in Chicago. I have been putting off this blog so that my thoughts would have time to collect themselves in an orderly manner, but I don't think thats going to happen for a while. It took 5 years for me to see my favorite band, so I doubt that just under a weeks time is enough to get over one of the best shows I have seen in quite some time.

I went to Chicago to see RAZORLIGHT. I finally saw them. Really, really saw them. I didn't break down getting to the show, I didn't read the time on the ticket wrong, I wasn't stopped for not bring my ID, and all of that is saying a lot. Esp if you know any of my history with Razorlight, or should I say, my lacck of history with them. My track record has always been me missing them in a city by a day or two. One of the best was when they were in Adele's office 2 days before I flew to NYC, and I knew it was them and she didn't, I just had a hunch when she said a random band walked by, and that I was two days away from the city that Razorlight was the only band that would be there. It has always worked that way.

But I digress...

I SAW RAZORLIGHT! wow. I honestly thought I was never meant to see them live, I thoguht maybe it was the worlds way of telling me that seeing them live would ruin the illusion. But it didn't. Seeing them live only proved as to why they are, in fact, my favorite band. I danced so hard, and alone for the most part as I offed A2 onto the boys behind us. I wanted to take in the show the way I had dreamt of, dancing and not having a care in the world. And I did just that. I don't care that I can't bust a move for the life of me, but you know... I got on that dance floor, and i ripped it up.

Now that I have experienced them live, I want more. Their live show has made me greedy for more, but don't I deserve it? I have stood behind a band that I only knew via their albums. I steer clear of the gossip surrounding them, and aside from a strong fancy towards Johnny Borrell, I have steered clear of falling into the trap where I fancy a band on the image rather than the music. I want to see them in different capacties, from arenas to pubs. I just want to see them do what they do best. Put on a true rock and roll show.

And for the record, I think that Slipway Fires is incred, and while it's no Up All Night, it is better than their self titled sophmore album. Slipway Fires did not disappoint this girl.

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