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This was by far the best concert I have ever been in. The live music was fantastic, Elena's voice was clear and hypnotizing, and the audience was just as mesmerized by them as I was.
Our venue was a small theatre in Parque O'Higgins, and even though my friends and I got there quite early, there was already a long line of people waiting to get in. I told one of my friends, "it doesn't matter if we are not in the front, a Daughter concert can be enjoyed everywhere". And I was right. We sat just a bit off of the stage, and we had the best experience of our lives, especially since we could see how the audience in the pit reacted and interacted with the band.
You could hear every single whisper and little laugh from the band, as the audience was enraptured by the performance and remained absolutely silent (or they whispered the lyrics) when Elena was singing.
The two most memorable moments were when they performed "Candles", and when Elena sang "The Woods" alone on the stage. With "Candles" everyone whispered the songs, and sometimes clapped along with the guitar, and by the end you could hear both Elena and the audience sing every word clearly, which made for a magical moment. And "The Woods" was just amazing, because it was just her and her guitar singing with her sweet and haunting voice. I remember at one point, someone tried to clap along with the song and people shushed them, because we just wanted to hear her.
The mood and feel of the concert was beyond anything I have ever imagined, and it's one of those things you can't fully understand how amazing and perfect it is unless you actually live through it.
Elena's vocals were the main attraction for my wanting to go to the Daughter concert at Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Unfortunately, her voice was overwhelmed by the other 3 musicians in her band. Their song "Youth" was on the playlist, along with 4 or 5 others that I have in my music library. I think I will stick with the digital version of their music on my iPhone instead of hearing them in concert. We heard a good rendition of "Medicine" for their first encore, but this was followed by a number where the objective seemed to be try to be as loud as you can!
The concert was opened by the Vancouver Sleep Clinic from ... Australia. Tim Bettinson's vocals were also difficult to hear - lots of overdubbing. Whatever fans he had at the concert, he may have lost most of them after referring to all of us as Americans. Perhaps he didn't realize that he had crossed the border into Canada after playing in Cleveland on Tuesday night. So young, and lots to learn!
I saw Daughter first at the Park Stage at Glastonbury and thought they were brilliant. The second time at Latitude was also fantastic.
Since then, I've watched loads of their live performances on YouTube, all good. So, I went to the Brixton Academy buzzing with anticipation. Sadly, this time, I was disappointed.
I can't relate the other enthusiastic reviews I've read to their listless, detached performance in Brixton.
It wasn't helped by the abject mixing, in which Elena's vocals and guitar were often lost. While Igor and Remi add value, the life and soul of this unit is Elena, so we need to hear her.
But most disappointing for me was the upsizing of the band to eight. I have nothing against the additional musicians and am sure they're very talented. It's just that less is more, especially in the case of Daughter.
The best moments were when Elena was singing and playing scarcely accompanied.