Concert Review: Terminal 5 Gets Kurt Viled
Kurt Vile and The Violators brought their observant rock to Terminal 5. The packed house was ready to view life according to Kurt Vilem whose music is comparable to Bon Iver in effect. Like lead singer Justin Vernon, Kurt Vile makes songs that feel like a “day in the life”. Each song is three minutes in his mind as he looks at life in wonder, disdain, boredom, and every other emotion that can cross a human being in one day.
What I love about Kurt Vile’s music is that, to compare him again, like Bob Dylan, it helps you understand how much emotions a person can go through in one day. When you look at most of our days, they are not truly eventful, but even the quietest day can be filled with big, ranging emotions, which is exactly why his concert feels like a full, strange experience. You realize that not much has to be done or said to feel several things in your mind and soul. Hence, his performance is very singular and pulling of your attention because it does not ask for it.
Vile appears like man that just found the stage without a plan but a voice, which is fascinating. He seems like someone who did not ask to reach people, become famous, or even be heard, which again enthralls listeners not from coldness but from the intimacy. When you see him you play you feel the private bond he has with his music, which make you think you have walked in on a private moment and decided to hide and watch the rest. With long, Jesus hair that covers his face, there is an overarching sense of distance between Vile and the audience that, again, is not about being aloof or uncaring of listeners because he is sweet and friendly. For Vile, his reserved demeanor is a result of each song coming from his life. Thus, his focus to the song, more than the audience, is about assuring that it fully embodies him so that, inadvertently, it reaches listeners because it has reached him. In a way, his music style is very cyclical.
Watching Kurt Vile play is like having the circle of life above you, and, in it, you see the same moments and feelings that happen to every one as they emanate from Vile to the audience and vice versa. This effect transforms huge spaces like, Terminal 5, into a small, personal lounge. Vile’s ability to draw everyone to him not through “flashiness” but reservation is wonderful. You feel as if you walked into a big room for a concert but landed in your living room to hear your friend dedicate a
song to you. As Vile plays, you drift into the memories you have shared, and look back at the instances when Vile’s music serenaded episodes in your life or moments that, again, had no event but all emotion.
song to you. As Vile plays, you drift into the memories you have shared, and look back at the instances when Vile’s music serenaded episodes in your life or moments that, again, had no event but all emotion.
With a voice and rock instrumentals that make him sound like a wandering troubadour from the 70’s,
it no surprise that Vile can make a song feel like life. After all, who does not feel like they are traveling through their life to give commentaries and perspectives for others and their own decisions. In some ways, that is the essence of Vile’s music and why it can go from your headphones to live. When you see how many others connect to his songs in the same ways as you, his music intimacy his furthered. You become connected and the night feels lively because of the kindness you feel at knowing you are not alone. For More Information On Kurt Vile Click Here.
it no surprise that Vile can make a song feel like life. After all, who does not feel like they are traveling through their life to give commentaries and perspectives for others and their own decisions. In some ways, that is the essence of Vile’s music and why it can go from your headphones to live. When you see how many others connect to his songs in the same ways as you, his music intimacy his furthered. You become connected and the night feels lively because of the kindness you feel at knowing you are not alone. For More Information On Kurt Vile Click Here.
