Diandra Reviews It All

When I went to see City And Colour, I was expecting a good show. There album, If I Should Go Before You, was good, which means according to math/ logic a positive plus a positive equals…. a positive. What surprised was how luxurious Dallas Green’s voice is in concert. I almost wanted wrap myself in it like it was fine mink, and I owned 13 apartments across the globe. To hear someone sing live so richly and pitch perfectly is like, finding an ancient, golden relic in your kitchen; you did not know you had access to something so great in your home.
City and Colour – Lover Come Back

I could go on and on symbolically describing Green’s voice, and the notes he riffed across the board with an ease that is as dangerous as a Greek siren; you hear his call and you are willing to dive into raging oceans just to get to him. At one point, I felt like a musical version James Comey, “Oh Lordy, please let there be notes!”. The power of his range came wit the fact that, sometimes, he did not need to say a word to convey an emotion. All he had to do was a singing yodel/ yelp, and everyone knew what he meant. Suddenly, plain noise carried mental messages. While the guitars riffed across songs such as, “Woman”, “Lover Come Back”, and “Wasted Love”, I realized that the ultimate message to City and Colour is, “Dammit, LOVE ME!”. Yet, they do not say this in a pining, “whiny” kind of way. Lyrically, they discuss the truth about relationships, and how it can feel like a chase between partners to finally settle on mutual happiness. When your lover is sad or self-loathing, you, eventually, feel it and start to reflect their energy. For lack of a better comparison, it is like standing next to a garbage can all day and night, and trying to act like people, including you, do not notice that you are smelling, as well. “Waiting”, “Map Of The World”, and “Runaway” are all tracks that etch out a sincere desire to have joy with your partner and let go of the weight of both of your past wounds and insecurities. We all have wished to just jump to forgiveness portion after a fight with our partner, or dreamed of a day when all their past traumas did not feel like present threats to your coupling. Dallas Green’s voice is an embodiment of all those moments over a backdrop of country rock guitars and a bluesy bass that made me want to cry into a red solo cup.
City and Colour – Wasted Love

I love going to a concert and feeling emotionally alive. AsI swayed and woohooed, I was unavoidably in my feelings and okay with it because Dallas Green had put me and the hundreds of people around me in the place we should always be: our hearts. For More Information On Dallas Green Click Here.