A Few Observations

Kristine and I went to The Bravery concert. There were two opening acts: Your Vegas and Switches. After watching three bands perform, we've noticed a few things:

• there's always a power struggle between the lead singer and guitarist,
• there's always that one creepy, middle-aged guy at the concert by himself,
• twirling the mic like a yo-yo is cool,
• suspenders and sweater vests are hot,
• I have a thing for the shy, seemingly nice bassists,
• keyboardists are usually the nerdiest of the bunch,
• songs that involve shouts of "hey" are fun,
• if you ask us to clap, we won't (all of the bands were obsessed with clapping and especially making the crowd clap),
• but in general, songs with clapping are fun,
• bands from the UK are cute,
• the "frustrated dance" is totally the staple rock-star move. The main guy from The Bravery excels at this.

So, Kristine and I totally have a crush on Switches and especially Ollie (guitarist, excellent backup vocalist). We like him even more after we discovered his name is Ollie. His facial expressions were awesome and he had the sweetest smile. When the band first came out, we thought they looked like they were 10. I was quite impressed by their harmonizing skills. The back-up vocalists were stronger singers than the lead.