The song was written by the guitar player / singer to the right when a brother of a friend of his suddenly dissappeared and they had been looking for him for days ... he literally felt they were in 'unchartered territory'. Luckily they did find that person but sadly he had passed away.
They wrote this song for a guy in the band ho lost is little brother in a tragic bike accident. They weren't able to perform this song live for many years. Because of all the emotions. Just wanna let you know this!
I love your great and honest reactions on all our Dutch singers and bands that's why I like following you, you are doing a great thing, thanks for that 👍👍
This is at Ahoy in Rotterdam. The same venue Eurovision 2021 was at. Wonderful place isn't it😉. And vrienden van Amstel Live (friends of Amstel live) is a yearly recurrent series of concerts (sponsored by the beer brand Amstel) where a scala of artists perform, so you see different artists performing and some unexpected collaborations to boot. It's an experience, yes. Never realised this was so unique, guess we Dutchies are spoiled 🤷♀️.
I hated and loved Uncharted by Kensington. Such a beautiful song but when it came out my friend (more like a sister from another mother) just died . So every time it played on the radio I cried my heart out. Had to pull to the side of to road when driving, etc. And it was played a lot at that time. Now I still shed tears when listening to the song but with a smile, remembering her and the good times we had.
They are superb al the time .. it does not matter if the play in a studio or life. But realise they play together form the age of 15 and started at a pop school. Kensington set a new benchmark driving’s the stakes higher.
These guys live just around my corner….. never saw theme though! :-) His voice! The whole band! Unbelievable that this is something from our little country!
I was part of the film crew on this Live show. The crane shots you see at 1:31 for example was shot by myself :) Great shows, even better artist in The Netherlands
F.y.i. this song is about the moment after a friend of the guitarist tragicly lost his brother, and them not knowing what to say or do because they haven't been in this kind of situation before.
Thanks for this one! I was there... same show as the Kensington-Di-rect collab, just on the other side of the venue. The song is about loss really, about when you lose someone, you can feel like you've never felt before, and you don't know what to do with yourself, and you wish you can just go back to the time that person was still alive. My father had just passed away when they released this song and this was a month or two after that, so it got to me just as much as the girl you see crying at one point. Kensington is great live, and great in the studio. Vrienden van Amstel live is an annual show. They play between 10 and 15 nights each year. The shows sell out within an hour the YEAR before, when nobody even knows who will play... but it never disappoints. This year it didn't happen of course, but we've been able to keep our tickets till next year, so fingers crossed!!! And hopefully I will see Kensington play about 5 times before then.... big fan 😀
Kensington are awesome in studio or live, there's not much difference at all. They used to be very happy-go-lucky on their earlier albums and their live shows are always big parties with everybody dancing, confetti everywhere. Their latest studio album, "Time", is much more introspective. It has so many beautiful songs, "Uncharted" being one of them. From the same album I would recommend the song "Island". There is a superb official video for it, but you can also find a live performance from Nov 2019 if you want to do a comparison. They did small live shows to promote the album before the pandemic hit and they never got to do a real tour for it. Fun fact: they record each album in a different part of the world. "Time" was recorded while secluded in a log cabin in the woods of Canada. This is one of my "unicorn" bands, I have a short list of albums that I enjoy every single song on them, without any feeling like a filler. It's pretty rare to have something like this. Kensington has 2 albums on this list. The only band that has more is Nothing But Thieves, one that I am convinced cannot do a bad song. Ever. I recommend to check those guys out too, their lead singer has a voice that is not from this world.
You really need to come to the Netherlands and experience the music here. You won't be sorry. Music here brings people together, like you saw with the dancing. Doesn't matter if it is a concert or a street festival.
They have just announced that 2022 is their last year as band....😭😭. This concert is a mix of all the top artists playing alone and with each other. Its an amazing mix.
The story behind this song is so tragic and sad but this song is so beautiful! This is a concert called vrienden van Amstel live (friends of Amstel live).
I think you might also like Douwe Bob. He is an amazing Dutch singer songwriter (live as well as recorded). My favorite songs are Stone into the river and Multicoloured angles.
Thats funny i'am new on your canal. But Kensington will be my next concert on the 10th of September in Scheveningen . this concert is on the beach . hopefully it doesn't rain 🌂. What you see in this video is live. They are great. Greetings jacco from Holland
HxC did you already react on Di-rect soldier on?? Thats a great song 2 and maybe Danny Vera whit rollercoaster. Just a Tip . Do whit it what you want freind. Groetjes Jacco from Holland
@@MandyAmsterdam ik weet het inmiddels ja. Maar toch bedankt voor je reactie haha. HxC heeft zojuist een reactie gedaan voor mij. Ilse de lange en Douwe Bob. Ff checken haha echt goed. 😘👍
When i first heard this song it was dec 2019 ..and just found out my mom was diagnosed with lungcancer and would pass in a few months.....this song always takes me back there!! She was diagnosed 12 dec. And died the 4th of januari...
I'm so sorry for your loss. I know how it feels. Been there. It hurts. Like nothing you've experienced before. People who haven't been in that kind of situation may thínk that they can relate to it but they can't. Not really. They mean well, may even say the right things but they don't know the dept of such a pain... Sending you a big hug.❤❤
This is the same evening as the di-rect and Kensington (helden blok) video u made and loved. Its the vrienden van Amstel concert (most famouse acts in the Netherlands get asked to do collabs with other artist there. That is the concept and over 30 artist play on one evening (there own songs and covers)
I like your reaction on Dutch artist. This concert is every year about 8 saus in a row. Every artist sings their pen songs and participate with collegea's. Every year a great succes.
I'm going to their concert in December. Can't wait to see a big concert of them. I once saw them in Germany (we're live not far from Germany) and that was a small more intimate concert, which was awesome, but some songs will be great with big effects empowering them. Only I'm bummed out that my husband can't come with me, because of corona the date was moved and now it's not in his leave and he is on sea then (commercial ship not navy) 😞
HxC if you like the orchestra at this event. Than I can give 2 tips also from Holland . watch symphonica in roso and Heineken night of the proms. Lots of American stars where there for a performance in the last 2/3 decades. Greets jacco from Holland
The emotional people in the crowd keep on tearing me up alongside masterpieces like this. I appreciate you doing a lot of Dutch bands/singers. It makes me respect them even more. Even being a Dutchman.
This event is every year in February and its organizst by a Dutch beer brand called (you quashed it haha) Amstel. Its also operating under the Heineken flag. But please dont drink it bah bah. But these concerts are for 8 nights straight and sold out in a view hours. Only dutch bands and singers doing covers and songs of there own. Great event . i visited it i think 13 Years aggo.
No really,,, DVD quality singer. This is sooo good., one thing not to forget is that the editor of this video has done a lot of editing and maybe also some audio filtering.
Sending You a TIP ; ...one of the biggest male artist-singer is Marco Borsato , that gives incredible live shows ! ..one of his songs is called ROOD ( RED ) , and once al the people in the audience ( 16.000) were asked to come , but dressed in RED ! ..and they did ! ...you can find the video of it on : Marco Borsato - Rood - ( Symphonica in Rosso ) ...8 years ago , also an other great song by him ; Ik Leef Niet Meer Voor Jou .
yep was there. It's a show called 'vrienden van amstel live' The show started as a new year celebration party with several different artists in a smal cafe but is grown into a 10+ shows in Ahoy Rotterdam visited by 150.000+ every year. should try the version with Armin van Buuren and Kennsington --> awsome ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GYaCUBWThl4.html
If you want to see more of them, watch there song “War” If you want to se them perform and pull a joke, please watch “war” Poland. They enter a singing competition for new bands: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FS6e9fXceaM.html
Great reaction! If you like kensington and this song, you should also really react to their song 'sorry' - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZoQO7e2THIw.html