BRAINSTORM! Man loti patik Prata Vetra!

I know I just have to blog this now otherwise the hype will be gone. I went for Brainstorm (Prata Vetra in Latvian) concert last night and it was FANTASTIC! The concert started at 11pm but we were already in by 8pm. Luckily we managed to be at the first few rows... very near I must say because there were 30,000 people who attended the concert in conjunction with the 800th year celebration of a city in Latvia called Sigulda. People were still lining up to enter even after the concert started 30mins. It was like a fest in there. There was a DJ on the stage to warm us up for the concert and there were tents of Brainstorm merchandise, food and drink stalls. By the end of the concert, my neck was so painful coz I was looking up all the time and you know how tall those westerners are... I was jumping most of the time during the concert so that I can see... sigh...

The whole concert was in Latvian of course but it was great! I don't feel alienated because the music is still the same as they produce their albums in English version as well. The voice of the vocalist is just so special that I could instantly recognize their song on radio eventhough I have never heard of that song before. Ah.. words just can't describe...

I first heard of Brainstorm was when I came to Latvia. Their songs were constantly playing over the radio. They were the first Latvian group who won the Eurovision song contest in 2000. Then my first encounter with Brainstorm was when I attended the International Boy's Choir at a Church in Riga, Latvia 3 years ago. They performed as special guest. Then one day, my friend told me that one member of the group died in a road accident. We travelled one hour to another city for the funeral and that was my second time meeting the group. Such an unfortunate and tragic loss.... Before I left Riga 3 years ago, I had missed out on their concert which they hold every year on 1st September because I had to fly back to Malaysia. This time with such coincidence that I came here and thanks to my great friend in Latvia, she bought me the ticket as an early birthday gift! Liels Paldies, Ilzite!!