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| VersaEmerge |
Jenks hit the road with VersaEmerge, a rock band originating out of Port St. Lucie, Florida and fronted by the vocals of 19 year-old Sierra Kusterbeck (center), guitarist Blake Harnage (right), and bass guitarist Devin Ingelido (left). VersaEmerge were on Warped Tour when Jenks and crew joined them on the road in mid-tour. Jenks checked his usual composed demeanor at the tour bus door in order to blend in with the atmosphere that comes with traveling with a rock band. And blend in he did, in true rock star form. Jenks joined the band as they traveled five cities in five days.
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| Sierra Kusterbeck of VersaEmerge |
"Here you are with hundreds of people every single day, you're never literally alone, but you're always alone," said Kusterbeck. "You're surrounded by people, but you're always just alone."
Despite not liking being alone, those emotions help Kusterbeck write her lyrics, which in turn helps VersaEmerge's fans feel closer to the group and relate to their music. Loneliness just may be the price Sierra Kusterbeck may have to pay to live her dream, but hopefully she can find comfort in that she's helping her fans through their tough times with the music of VersaEmerge.
Nice analysis of this episode at the end of the post. Although it is true that Jenks showed the viewers Sierra comment on the loneliness in her rockstar lifestyle, I believe the show loses some of its credibility and validity by having Sierra comment on her own sentimental status. Heck, she can do that in an interview! So why the need to follow her for a whole week if Jenks can't SHOW us that?
ReplyDeleteIt would have been much more descriptive and meaningful for the message of the show to see what Sierra normally does to cope with her loneliness as compared to showing her saying "you're never literally alone, but you're always alone." We know that at that time, she vented out on Jenks but what does she usually do to give relieve her sadness and depression caused by the loneliness of her lifestyle? Does she talk on the phone, text, play video games, read, cry? We'll never know because Jenks failed to show us that.
I can see how you think Jenks may have influence in the episodes and may be telling instead of showing. And I agree that it would've been more visually meaningful if he would've showed how she deals with her loneliness.
ReplyDeleteI say, you did a far better analysis than I. I didn't even think I was analyzing it lol. But, seriously. You've critically analyzed the show in its entirety and revealed how the show can be better. Good job :)