sophiaserpentia | dead can dance (Reply)

adamantine1 and i went to the Dead Can Dance concert last night. I don't go to concerts very often; they are overpriced, and i don't like crowds and loud noise. I made an exception for this special band whose music has touched me deeply.

Their music was even more moving, seen live.

I gather that this note from Lisa Gerrard has been sent out with copies of the concert recordings available for sale:

"Let this note be one of encouragement to you, that you will maintain your sanity in a time when so many are compromised for the well being of others.

Let these concerts dedicate themselves to the maintenance of sensibility, so as to inspire decisions made out of unselfish interest.

Let them be the olive branch that restores our love and faith in one another.

Let the purpose of us being here together be one of gentle pursuits aspiring to a peaceful consciousness.

How fortunate we are to have tasted the fruits of the abstract, so that we might find comfort in the resonant tissue that is our music.

Let our stories be told in innocent ways that bring knowledge of the things that are not seen.

Be well and know that you are special and capable of changing things for the better.

Know that you are very, very welcome, and that we are blessed by your company."

posted on the Dead Can Dance forum here