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Amazing, breathless, stupendous, speechless, moving, touching. Those are just a few key descriptive words I can use to tell you the joy it was to see the Tran Siberian Orchestra perform their concert entitled “The Lost Christmas Eve”.  Now if you have been a follower of my blogs you know my love for music.  To me music is the best way for me to experience and share my emotions.  I have been enjoying and listening to music, and making it a part of my life for over 40 years.  After typing those words out it made me travel back over all those years to reflect on how much music impacted my life.

Now I have written about all that before so I’m not going to waste your time rehashing what I have shared previously.  Just please go back and read my earlier blogs. I have seen over 70 acts live ranging from the Chicago Symphony to Kiss.  Jazz, Blues, Country, Blue Grass, to Hip-Hop, I have been exposed to it all. (A small side note, I just went back over my previous postings and realized I have not posted a couple of blogs regarding the issues I brought up, so I will post them and you will see what music really means to me and give this blog even more credibility).

This is a concert everyone should see.  Those who are lucky enough to go will be visually assaulted with one of the most amazing light show they will ever experience.  The amount of work and timing that is used in the production is mind boggling.  With the substance of the story along with the narration and the stellar musicianship the show comes to life and grabs your heart and makes you become part of the story.  There were several times when I just sat there and said “wow” as the show literally left me speechless.  The quality and craftsmanship of both the technical crew and the musicians was excellent.  You can tell that what was presented was meticulously worked to perfection.

Each vocalist from lead to backup could be heard without distortion and with such clarity.  The narrator’s emotion could be felt as he unfolded the story.   The instruments blended together with a sound that was crisp and clean.  With the sound being that clean, not once was there a time that it was too loud. No doubt this was a rock concert but, in comparison to what I have heard at concerts before this was pure ear candy.  There have been times where I would wear ear plugs at some concerts.  No need for it here.

If you have a chance to see them were you live, my recommendation is “please do” you will truly enjoy and be blessed.  The only drawback is that wherever they play they are only there for that one day.  So if you see that they are playing in your area or close enough to make a day of it, it would be worth the trip.  Best show I have ever seen.  Period!