Carbon Leaf Rocks
Last week I went to a Carbon Leaf concert with a bunch of CEMS peeps. This was my third time seeing them, and was by far the best of the three. The first concert (3 years ago?) was good; they played a lot of their older music. Two years ago, I brought Paul with me, and was completely underwhelmed. They only played songs from the new album and was kind of dead.
In the past two years, however, they have really learned how to put on a great show. They played a 2 1/4 hour (straight) set, so really covered a ton of their collection. They played 3 songs from the new album, but dispersed them within the set, which kept the energy alive. The show was very high energy, and had a few cool tricks up their sleeves. They did a few songs “Grand Ole Opry style”, where they were all unplugged and gathered around one mike. They also had a truly acoustic song, performing without any mics. They ended the concert by playing “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith. Strange to end the concert on a cover, but awesome choice.
I love Carbon Leaf. If they’re in your area, go see them.