Weather Conditions

So this year’s weather was rainy, muddy, but nonetheless a ton of fun for the young souls who could enjoy the moment with some mud sliding as if the wet grass was a Crocodile Mile matte. However, when Attack in Black played Edgefest 2006, poor old Dan woke up in the hospital the following day. Perhaps he had too much to drink or not enough. With the blazing sun and fierce stage lights, the stage floor paint was melting making for a slippery experience on stage like a pool of blood. At least they moved from the side stage to the main stage this time around.

I suppose we can all learn from the two extreme weather conditions of the past two Edgefests. Umbrella’s were not permitted inside the park, apparently too many people have lost their eye balls in previous years. Other prohibited items included lawn chairs and any drinks. All of which make for a difficult preparation to enjoying an outdoor show.

Inside the park, drinks and ponchos were sold, so in light of this fact, you might want to leave some of your things at home and reserve some cash for key elements, such as bottled water or ponchos. On a blazing sunny day, let’s hope they’ll let us bring sun screen, cause we always enjoy the sun until we feel it’s sting afterwards.

Attack in Black’s performance of “The Love Between You And I” was almost too good to splice up with an interview. There is something so compelling about their stage presence that the world around them grows silent listening intently to singer/guitarist Dan, a brilliant lyricist;

the passing of the time we killed when we were young
the archives of our blessed few
and all that they’ve done wrong or haven’t done at all

As a mid twenty year old, Dan has a few years of wisdom and is close enough in age to share a similar perspective as today’s youth. I think of my own life with the above lyrics marked in bold and can relate feeling that I’ve lost some time dwelling on the things that happened in relationships and in my family.

This summer I’ve learned the meaning of vanity. That I have been blessed with so much to enjoy but lacked the ability to enjoy them. Seeing the cup as half empty rather than half full disabled me from being able to enjoy the moment despite weather conditions (like the kids who mud slide in the rain). Rain or shine, it’s all in what you make of it and how you prepare.

This video along with the Hostage Life video & The Flatliners video (also from Edgefest 2008) is currently featured on the Edgefest website, so if you’re an inside edge member and a fan of this band, go rate the video and share it with friends.

1. Come What May
2. Young Leaves
3. Hunger of the Young
4. Inches and Ages
5. Marriage
6. If All I Thought Were true
7. Broken Things
8. Footprints
9. Love Between You and I
10. Northern Towns
11. Husbands
12. Crimes and Church Bells

For more information about Attack in Black or to found out where they’ll be next, visit www.attackinblack.com

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