Switching up the beat

This past Sunday I attended a OneRepublic concert in Jacksonville Florida with some family members. They are mostly know for their music in the 2000's such as the single "Counting Stars" and currently they have one that is featured in the movie Top Gun: Maverick named 'I Ain't Worried" which is a feel good summer type of song. They did an amazing job to keep the audience's attention by breaking protocol and playing snippets of #1 hits the lead vocalist has written for other well known artists such as Adele and Beyonce. He did an outstanding job also matching the range of those artists while performing which was especially impressive since they were mostly female and he also had lots of energy! Along with this, he was an amazing storyteller giving the background of how these songs were created. He is able to create a beautiful story of words from a simple feeling or phrase. The visuals also added a special touch with the music. Another surprise they had for us was a video from Tom Cruise speaking on the song featured in the movie. He went on to explain that him and the group met on a Wednesday to discuss the upcoming potential track and the NEXT DAY they had it ready. Something I always love is when celebrities or well know figures talk about their past and how they got where they are today. Nobody is born ripping one on an electric guitar in front of thousands, it is earned. Overall this group put on a one of a kind performance spicing it up a bit from the normal routine. A little change never hurts.