“Some people pray, I turn up the radio”

I would like to dedicate this post to music due to the fact that the concert I went to last month was one of the best I have ever seen. The band I saw on December 18^th is called Mighty Oaks and consists of three extremely talented men from the US, Italy and England. 

Mighty Oaks: three young men, from three countries, combining three part harmonies, resulting in one unique sound. The Berlin based indie-folk band comprised of Ian Hooper (US), Claudio Donzelli (Italy), and Craig Saunders (UK) writes honest, authentic and emotionally driven songs – acoustic guitars and mandolins at the centre of their sound, layers of electric guitars creating space and depth, rounded off through solid bass lines and the heartbeat of a simple drum. The music sets the perfect scene for the lyrics, which often draw their inspiration from the Pacific Northwest, the birthplace of Hooper. Set amidst these wonderful landscapes come tales of love, loss and the beauty of all that surrounds. In 2010 the band released a self-produced self-titled EP, recorded in Donzelli's apartment, which has since gone on to earn them over 63,000 fans and 370,000 plays on SoundCloud. In the middle of 2012 they shifted their focus fully to the band, and spent the summer recording their first studio production. In a short space of time they've gathered support from both fans and the music industry alike. They've shared the stage with Dry The River, First Aid Kid, toured with Shout Out Louds in Europe, hit the road with Chvrches as part of the INTRODUCING! Tour in Germany, and opened for Kings of Leon at the Waldbühne in Berlin. Their debut studio EP "Just One Day" was released on July 5th.

Music is one of the things I am extremely passionate about. I adore going to music festivals in summer and a huge amount of my money flows into concerts, merchandising items, CDs, tracks and more. 

My friends all have very different tastes in music. When it comes to my taste it gets a little bit more difficult though. I am interested in all kinds of music for example Rock, Pop, Indie-Rock, Alternative, Brit-Pop, Hip-Hop, Rap, Soul, Grunge, R’nB, Reggae, Dubstep, Minimal, and many more. 

Right now I am watching a life concert of "The Passenger" and once again I realise how important is. A famous quote of Johann Wolgang von Goethe says "A human who does not love music does not deserve to be called a human." 

I have seen so many mind-blowing bands, groups as well as dj's in my life and I'm thankful for that. Honestly, I have always prefered unforgettable moments in terms of festivals, concerts, trips and travels to material things.

In the end, all I can say is that music offers us a great escape and I guess that's why it is so important to the people. I would like to end this post with a quote by Bob Marley which I think is very appropriate now:

One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.