Moto Boy release party 080117
This is my own personal reflection and thoughts of the evening.
My friend Katarina and I have just arrived and are hanging in the bar waiting for our drinks. She has never heard Moto Boy before, so it was going to be interesting to see and hear her reaction after the performance. More and more people arrive, and it's getting more and more crowded. There is a feeling in the air, something special is about to happen. We drink up and order another one. Then we move away from the bar and towards the stage. Well, it's not much for a stage. It's just a quadrant 2 x 2 meters maybe, around 10 cm high. I take a few pictures of all the people and there are a lot of them. Read on the entrance door when we go home, that it was full house. It can't get any better than that. See some celebrities and even more unknown people. The feeling that something special is about to happen gets stronger. We talk to some other Moto Boy fans while we are waiting for the evening to kick off. We have many laughs and take some pictures. Some time passes and another drink finds its way into my hand.
Around 21.15 Oskar enters the stage and presents the short film "Dreamscape" by Pelle Hybbinettes. "It's a beautiful film", Oskar says and smiles. "And it features one of my songs, and that makes it even more beautiful!" He has an even bigger smile on his lips and laughs a bit. Then the film starts. And Oskar is right; it really is a beautiful film, very beautiful. Loved it! Dreamy indeed!
Maybe 20 minutes later, Oskar enters the stage once more. The cheering of the crowd is loud. Oskar starts the show by cutting a ribbon to open the show. The ribbon is held by two girls and behind the ribbon, Petra stands holding Oskars cd. Oskar bid everybody a warm welcome and starts cutting the ribbon. And he cuts and cuts and cuts and cuts it again.
That scissors wasn't very sharp! Everybody laughs. Finally he gets through and everybody cheers. Then Oskar starts playing for us. He starts with "Pie Jesu", and I remember the first time I heard him play. It was that August evening this fall in Huskvarna, the first time I heard him play. And it is as beautiful as it was then. Oskars amazing voice accompanied by his black metal guitar, makes a wonderful combination. I get goose bumps all over my body. Oskar tells us how glad he feels. Finally he is here, the album is released and that he has been looking forward to this night for such a long time now. And that we all have come to share this night and moment with him. Then he sings his first single for us, "Blue motorbike", and gets his own private choir containing a bunch of girls' right in front of him, that sings along with him. It was beautiful in its own way. There was so much happiness in their singing, so much ecstasy and joy. I think everyone at Jeriko smiled and felt the girl's joy.
After every song the cheering, whistling and applause are warm and strong. Oskar smiles and says something like this: "Everybody should be able to have a release party of their own at least once in their lives, because this is amazing! And you are amazing!" The look on his face can only be described as very happy and maybe a little stunned over the response he gets from the audience. His smile never leaves his face. It almost makes me wish that I actually would be able to feel what it's like to be in his shoes just for the moment.
He also plays "What it was like to be with you", "Beat heart", "Ride my wild heart" and as encore, the new single "Young love". I wish I could replay the response after the last song. It was overwhelming in my ears. It was such an intimate and joyful gig. It's a different feeling from when you see the artist up on stage maybe three meters away from you and one and a half meter up. It was a very special feeling to be part of this gig. But now it's party time!
The DJ starts playing music, people starts dancing and the bar gets crowded. Oskar stands besides the minimum stage and sign autographs for fans, talking with them and get his picture taken with them. He smiles and looks very happy, and of course there is a lot of hugging and congratulations. And I go around and take some pictures of people. Of course I also congratulate Oskar and tell him how much I like, no love, his album and how much I'm looking forward to hear more songs from him in the future. I take a great picture of him also. I like the fact that you can see the screening of the video to "Young love" in the background.
So what will I remember from tonight? Well, I will remember all the wonderful people I talked to and took pictures of, that not so very sharp scissors, a wonderful and beautiful performance, dancing and all the good tasting drinks.
And as I write this, I realized that I never said good bye to you or thanked you. So if you ever read this Oskar. Thank you for a wonderful performance; it was magic, and a fun evening! You have an amazing voice! It was great to finally meat you and talk a little to you. And remember: You will always look better than anyone else in red lipstick!
What about my friend Katarina then? Well, she liked some of the songs and thought Oskar had an amazing voice, so I at least put her ears in the right direction.
Text and Photo: Susanne Adamsson
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