It’s no secret that 2020 has hit the music industry hard, tours being pushed leaving bands struggling to provide content and stay connected to their fans. The energy you can feel at a live show is not like any other. Especially a heavy hitting, melt your face off I Prevail show. Something about it is therapeutic, just going to a venue with thousands of people who you have never met and collectively all be shouting the same lyrics , moshing and screaming your lungs out. We all miss it and I am positive the artists do as well.
In 2019 I Prevail released an Epic album titled “Trauma” every single song was a banger, they have always brought the very best for their fans and done whatever they could to stay connected and genuine. Bands that go above and beyond to provide an experience for their fans are truly something special. With this 17 track long Live record titled “Post Traumatic” it has just gone to further prove the band is still in a pandemic trying to do all they can for their fans.
Live recordings from venues all over the world, each one holding its own story! Track number five was recorded in Detroit, MI. During that song lead singer Brian Burkheiser talks about in interviews remembering jumping off a monitor wedge and breaking his ankle while performing their hit song “Breaking Down”. Stories are attached to everything and that’s what makes it unique, I personally love that they included a live recording from their band rehearsal. That’s where things get intimate for a band, they are perfecting playing their songs for their fans. Figuring out all of those details for the live show, using “Let me be sad” was a perfect fit for that space in my opinion.
Something unique about live shows is you usually get to know your favorite band a little more because they interact with the fans while they are on stage. They will tell funny stories, you get to see that little bit of behind the curtain so to speak. On the track “Goodbye” you hear Brian Burkheiser stops before going into the next song. He is compelled to talk about losing his friend to suicide in Pittsburg, where they recorded that track. You can hear how much it hurt to talk about and how hard this song was to play. He goes on to explain that Pittsburg feels like a second home but it’s hard to be in the same town where he lost someone so close to him. He also urges people to talk to someone if they are also feeling alone or low and reminds the crowd none of them are alone.
Since most of us cannot make it out to a show given the current state of this pandemic, I appreciate what they have done with this live record. Each song you can hear the crowd fade in and out just like if you were right there cheering them on. In a world where things have been crazy, it is refreshing to sit back and play this record to get a little piece of that energy from a live show. Things like this matter when we have been in such a low place this year. I cannot wait to get back out to a show, but for now this helps.
Always be sure to support the bands you love and know your never alone.
