Thomas Dybdahl '05
This article is probably the hardest one to write. The reason being that this concert was the most amazing thing I have been to since ages.
To best way to resume it would be to use a quote from Helen Keller: "The best and most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart". That is exactly the effect that Thomas Dybdahl has on a person.
He was not alone on stage but appeared with the guys from The Great October Sound. They all arrived perfectly dressed in suits, some with a bottle of beer others smoking a cigarette.
The six start to play and as soon as they do the whole audience stops talking straight away and listens just as if it was hypnotised. You were not only touched by the music but also by the lyrics and by the person.
His music is a mix of soul, pop, folk, jazzy sound. You can not describe or put his music into just one category, as it would not represent the whole range of talent that man has. If you close your eyes you will find yourself in a jazz bar and the moment after in an acoustic atmosphere and on another track it will be somewhere else. His voice is just pure and magical. Going from a deep, warm and sensual tone to a high and pure magnificent one.
The songs are simply amazing and touching you deep inside. They make you loose all your barriers, you just forget that you are in the middle of a crowd and you start crying. Seems exaggerated? Believe me it is not. The melodies and the lyrics transport you to another dimension. You just wish this concert would last all night. The audience participated and sang with him that night on "From Grace", a superb song where you could not help having the gooseflesh.
Moreover he was just keeping it simple and classy, thanking the audience for being there and being amazed to see such an amount of people attending his gig. But WE thank him for offering us such a beautiful show.
Once again Scandinavia has another amazing artist. Just go and get his albums and hopefully we will have the chance to see him again VERY soon in England.
An amazing, classy and sensual artist with an enormous talent, in the likes of Chris Rea or Otis Redding.