Review of Brandon Flowers Concert

If you know me at all, you understand how much I love the Killers and Brandon Flowers' music. Both the band and Flowers' music are very good. I was able to see Brandon Flowers in concert at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on my birthday on Wednesday.

It was amazing to say the least. He sang pretty much all the songs on his album and the last song he sang was an acoustic version of "When You Were Young" which is a song by the Killers that I really like. All the songs he performed were really good. I enjoyed the entire concert. The lighting and the fact that I was about fifteen feet away from the performers was amazing.

After the concert, my brother, me and a couple other people went out to a bar. They had this ska band there who played. I love ska bands because they have horns which reminds me of the days back in high school when I was in band.

I was in band from the fourth grade until 12th grade. I don't regret one second of it even if that meant marching during half time on really cold nights and having to watch the football team lose yet another game. Not that winning a game would make it more interesting. I made friends through band and I went to band camp during the summer time for a week of marching and playing my instrument non-stop.

I feel like I would be a different person if I weren't a musician. My mother just asked, "Have you played your flute lately?" which is a good question. The answer is "No," sadly. I don't play it as much as I used to. It's just not something that I think about as much. I should, though. Playing the flute has always given me such joy. I have loved playing the flute and the bass flute and even the piccollo with its very out-of-tune high pitchiness.

Without music, I would be a different person. That's why it is really important that we have music in schools. If kids don't have arts programs, then what are they going to take, math and science classes? Neither of those are interesting to someone like me. I'm a language person and I have never had to take a math class during my entire college career.

I would encourage you to help save the music. All you have to do is go to the website and donate. It's the season for giving. If you're leary about donating, ask yourself this question: what would you do without music? If there are no musicians, then there is no one to make the music.