#LIVE FROM ARENA STOŽICE

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[sebssunshine]

i’ve always liked barve oceana but the live version including bojan yelling “JURE MAČEK” has just really improved my feelings on it

like yes let that little guy go wild on the drums and make sure everyone knows he’s there

[sepetajmikolikomehoces]

Me: Yeah, I've been just listening to the Stožice album, I've got one song that I've been just repeating over and over–

Them: Demoni, right? For the scream?

Me: ...

My Spotify:

Me: .......sure. Demoni. For the scream. Absolutely

[zadig-fate]

What still blows my mine about this live album is that we can just... listen to it again. As much as we want.

It's not like going to an actual concert where it was totally mind-blowing but then it's over and I have to go back to listening to the studio recordings or watching crowd videos until the next one.

I can have my mind blown by Demoni live version and then just listen to it again. WHAT?!?!

[arctixout]

THE RESULTS ARE IN

The babyboos of Tumblr have spoken and voted Ona as the best song on the Live from Arena Stožice album! The top 5 is as follows (votes/max votes, percentage, round):

Ona (59/102 | 57.8% | finale)

Demoni (43/102 | 42.2% | finale)

A Sem Ti Povedal (12/74 | 16.2% | semi 1)

Vem Da Greš (12/80 | 15% | semi 2) and Ne Bi Smel (12/80 | 15% | semi 2)

Vse Kar Vem (11/80 | 13.8% | semi 2)

Semi 1 | Semi 2 | Finale

[umazane-muesli]

Well I ended up watching the concert movie in the middle of the night like some kind of lunatic (I haven't had a real sleep schedule since i was like 14) and wrote down a few of my favourite moments. They're not that interesting or original so i'll put them under a cut, but I wanted to keep a few of my thoughts on this blog <3 And you can also read this if you're debating whether you want to rent the video or not, maybe it'll help you make your choice. (it does contain "spoilers" though, if you can even call it that)

- JURE MAČEK!!!!!!!!! Holy shit I hadn't realised how starved I was for Jure content, having so many shots on him was the highlight of the show for me I love this funky little drummer!! Back shot and side shot and seeing his little face!!!! 🩵🩵🩵🩵

- I love the trumpet player! The trombone and saxophone players as well of course but trumpet man you are the star to me. The 3 guest musicians were such a cool addition to the show, it was a good way to make this concert special, and it was so cool to incorporate them not only in SSOL but also in ASTP and Ona. (Also, tangent sorry, but I keep saying "brass ona" because it's fun to say and I'll probably keep saying it but. I have a confession to make. Saxophone is not a brass instrument lol it's a woodwind. Anyway)

- Kris' transition from Bele sanje to Plastika. I know we've already talked about this but it's so good. And Jan vibing to it!!! Love it

- The melodrama of Bojan's performance of Plastika. This man needs to do The Most at all times or he'll explode. 10/10 please keep doing this mr Cvjetićanin

- One of my favourite things is when Kris stretches his arms out and he looks 4 meters tall. I love you giraffe man

- Sweatyyyy (look, i didn't say my thoughts were going to be profound)

- Every time Jan MARCHES down that catwalk I swoon a little bit, ngl

- The bts sections are interesting and pretty well incorporated, I enjoyed them a lot. If I had to say one negative thing about the movie it's that the subtitles are pretty inconsistent, the same way they were sometimes in the carpe diem and wwttb vlogs. Sometimes there are lines missing and the quality of the translation seems a bit uneven. (and apparently they were not added immediately when the video became available, but I rented it only later, so I didn't see that). Still, I was glad they added these bts sections, we got to see the prep, the crew and their roles (I'm always very interested in that), fan interviews and even a tiny bit about Jan's green guitar.

- Bojan melodrama part 2: floor edition

- the Padam montage was pretty cool, but I found it a little bit funny that they mixed footage of actual difficult moments (like them getting sick, etc.) with "joke" difficult moments? (Like "fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, I'm leaving this band"). But anyway, the way they used the screen during the show was pretty smart throughout, I thought.

- Mark Pirc' passion for black and white video needs to be studied

- Omamljeno telo made me want to be there SO BAD, it looked like so much fun. When they all (well, except for Jure) come on the catwalk together!!! <3

- Bojan's little bow to let Nace, Kris and Jan pass on the catwalk. silly and cute

- Martin hug. Need I say more

- So many moments where Jan and Kris' guitars compliment each other so well. I love when you can really hear their two melodies intertwine together. And actually properly seeing that is so cool.

- Nace's energy in Tokio. I mean his energy is great the whole time but during Tokio he gets Silly and it's very fun to watch

- Novi Val was so emotional <3

- it was a lovely idea to include a bit of footage from their vacation during the credits. Very cute. And saying that they missed Bojan and Bojan missed them 😭

I'm sure I would have had more to say but this is already unnecessarily long and I sort of forgot to write things down towards the end, so I'll stop there. But I really enjoyed the concert movie, I'm very glad to have watched it (would love to rewatch it at a normal human hour). I'm still holding out a tiny sliver of hope that it will be available to buy and permanently own someday, but in the meantime it was a very well-spent 8€ (well, 7.45 chf).

[thelaughingman]

Finally got enough time to put this guy on!

In other news my Victrola is so small that every time I put a new record on it I’m scared it’s going to ruin my records when they start turning. Can’t wait to get an actually good record player when I move out

[i-regret-a-lot]

as someone who sits in the middle of the venn diagram of live music, sudden lights and joker out lovers, this week has been a great week

[whambamglambam]

Spent New Year’s Day getting extremely emotional about a band that totally took over my life in the latter half of 2023. (And I’m all the better for it.)

The Christmas tree lent some nice ambiance for their new concert film.

[crazy-minded-girl]

Ever since Bojan started performing demoni with that scream I really wanted the to hop into the studio and record a metal version of the sog. This will never happen, so the Live from Arena Stožice version will do.

[httpsgfg]

if you never hear from me again this is why

[alexiguessss]

THIS IS SO GOOD OMGOMGOMGOMG

AAAAAAAA

I WILL COLLAPSE ONTO THE FLOOR

I AM A PUDDLE

OMG THEY LEFT BOJANS THANK YOU MARTIN AND MATIČ IN THERE

YOU CAN HEAR THE ADIENCE THE WHOLE TIME THIS IS AMAZING

[outfoxt]

yknow I was avoiding listening to ngvot for a few days so I could cry it out while listening to kris sing it

turns out vem da greš was the one to kill me

[annamariemir4ge]

I'm a changed person now actually

[umazane-muesli]

Having a little party by myself at midnight on a thursday like a perfectly normal person

[izpira-se-zlato]

Nobody asked me, but I'm emotional and so have my (current) top moments from the Stožice live album, in no particular order

the bass line in Barve oceana. Always a favourite, but I am so happy we get to hear Nace so clearly

the transition from Bele sanje -> Plastika. Hoo boy. Can't get over it

the yelled "smeh!" by the audience in Vem da greš

Bojan's giggle in Carpe Diem when he runs in Nace's bass

the entirety of Padam. And knowing Bojan sang that while lying on the stage (I vividly remember being like ??? Where is Bojan?? because I suddenly couldn't see him anymore until the LED screens showed him lying on the ground

Jure's drum solo at the start of Ne bi smel

Kris's backing vocals during Ne bi smel. Holy smuck. I had to have it pointed out to me but now that I noticed it I can't not notice it

Ne bi smel in general. It took me hearing it live to start liking it, but in the Stožice version I love it

the brass in Ona

There would be way more but it's late and I did not finish packing my stuff for Christmas vacation and waaah so. Haphazard off the top of my head without taking notes while I was listening