Switchfoot!!!

Couldn't write yesterday because I was really busy (and praise the Lord above that I don't need to buy a new computer! Phewf!), so I didn't have a chance to write about the awesome concert that Victoria and I went to see on Wednesday evening. We went to see Switchfoot at Kool Haus here in Toronto and it was so awesome! I had never been to something like that before. When we first walked in, it felt like my old school gymnasium at a dance or something (with a bar, as Victoria added). When the opening band was playing, everybody was just sort of standing around watching them, and I thought to myself, "They're pretty good... but why is everybody so still?" Then when Switchfoot finally came on at 9 pm, everybody started screaming and the excitement level of the whole place escalated. Victoria and I had a little bet (with no prize) on what they were going to open with. We were both wrong LOL! They opened with 'Dare You to Move', which I previously thought wasn't energetic enough that they would open with it, but it proved to be perfect. As soon as they played 'Ammunition', everybody started jumping up and down and stuff. It was really fun. There was some moshing and body surfing, but we were a couple of rows behind it. I would never trust people to care about me enough to care about dropping me. John Foreman from Switchfoot actually body-surfed twice and sang at the same time. I suppose that when you're the lead singer of the band, you don't have to worry about being dropped! =P

They closed with 'Meant to Live', and then sang 'Gone' as their encore. We didn't have a chance to get an autograph as Victoria and I both had to get up in the morning for work, but I must say that my first concert experience (I exclude my Anne Murray concert as the type of concert I mean) was very positive. Oh and the best part! I bought the CD "The Beautiful Letdown" for only $15 and no tax! Now I can listen to them whenever I want =)

It was amazing to see how much people love them, especially since many of their lyrics have Christian allusions in them. I have to wonder how many people actually stop and think about the lyrics as they sing along to songs on the radio. But then again, don't we as Christians sometimes do the exact same thing in church? Do you know that I've been singing about God's faithfulness for years and didn't truly understand the full meaning of that statement until a couple of months ago? My hope is that when people listent to Switchfoot, that they will be engaged in wondering what the meaning of lyrics such as "one world, on desperation, one hope and one salvation", "I've got my hands at Redemption's side, whose scars are bigger than these doubts of mine", and "everything inside screams for second life". Thank God for a band that has made it mainstream that doesn't sing about girls, crime, sex, and drugs. Let us fill our heads with things that are pure so that our thoughts may be pure as well... gee, that Paul was a smart guy!