And David Ramirez returned to do so well know what to do: take a stake and stick it directly into the heart. Through a brief acoustic recording the creator of "Apologies" and "Strangetown EP" has won again with 'Fire Of Time', a completely new piece in just seconds has consolidated as the most beautiful song you've heard in the last two months. In it, the singer from Texas talks about that person that we always have with us, and reminds us again and again the best we have within us.
This song will supposedly included on an EP that Ramirez will enter recording in January and will go to light at some point next season spring. After enjoying like crazy with "Apologies" and we just let go and wait impatiently for the next sound delight we provide this great songwriter. "You remind me who I was, who I want to be." David Thanks for the music. And thanks to you, R, thanks.
A few months ago a friend gave me a spot for social networks that claimed gay marriage rights. That announcement, excellently filmed with a subjective camera and you can see on YouTube, had the "plus" to have an underlying theme that exploited the maximum sensitivity of the viewer. And it is difficult to speak of 'Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion' without remarking minimalist nuances that transform sound into chispeos that cross the border of sound, becoming a moist environment that can be felt, and even inhaled through our keen sense of smell.
This premise is what appears ultrasensorial so omnipresent in all compositions of Oliver Tank, a young man from Sydney who at only 22 years consiguiño engender in 2011 one of the most unforgettable EPS of the last two years. Because with very few elements Tank is able to build in "Dreams" a sea of sensations, where the waves crash gently against your body, invading and possessing. From the cold all night which is shown in 'Embrace' up to 'The Last Time' approaching dream folk records and Bon Iver, Tank's own words, is about "trying to pull out a relationship someone with everything slowly comes down. "Listen to the album below:
Oliver Tank recently took an intervention via Facebook to announce he would have new music soon. If we take for LP is a guaranteed success. And I speak not just commercial success, no. I speak of the success of our senses, the sensory teleportation to a world of aromatic scents, spongy and visual flashes. So complex is the fabulous world of Oliver Tank.
BBC Radio 1 is without a doubt the quintessential British broadcaster. Song playing around, song that reaches hundreds of thousands of UK homes. Biffy Clyro are one of the darlings of the presenter Zane Lowe, and so the trio led by Neil Simon dropped by studies Maide Vale for an intensive session with audience included, in which the band played both new threads as some of the greatest classics of their already extensive discography.
Reviewing the performance setlist we proved that the Scots played a total of four new songs that will appear at the January 2013 double album "Opposites". One is' stingin 'Belle', that colossal piece in which the parents of "Puzzle" and "Only Revolutions" paid tribute to their home country by introducing the brand new sound of bagpipes. The rest of us stayed unreleased cuts so blatant with 'Sounds Like Balloons', DNA composition with 100% Biffy Clyro shining in the bombastic guitar rhythms and an infectious chorus.
Attached setlist audio sessions.Hope you like! There is less to reach escuchMaar "Opposites" ...
Full Setlist:
Belle stingin
The Captain
The Joke's On Us
Who's Got A Match?
Many Of Horror
Sounds Like Balloons
God & Satan
That Golden Rule
Victory Over The Sun
Bubbles
Mountains
"WAY TO FIND" is the fourth release of the group, which was co-produced by Balta Hinojosa. The album was recorded and mixed by the six-time Grammy winner, Javier Garza. The new album was the # 1 on iTunes Mexico for over a month and the singles "This World Without You" and "I'll be there" have been in the Top 10 on the national list of radio. In September the band will visit Southern California to promote the launch of 'ROAD TO FIND' and introduce you to their fans the new single "I'll be there" which is now available in all U.S. digital stores.
In 2010 the group received a Latin Grammy nomination in the "Best Pop Vocal Album Duo or Group" and in 2011 embarked on a major tour of where they had more than 50 performances in 30 cities in his native Mexico. The Horns is a band from Monterrey comprising: Mauricio Sanchez (vocals and guitar), Ignatius Wheeler (vocals, guitar and piano), Edgar Lozano (guitar), Pablo Gonzalez Sarre (bass and guitar) and Cesareo R. Castillo (drums). After becoming known for his performances in nightclubs and college music scene in Monterrey, the band signed with the label Movic Records (Panda and Insite) and starts its successful career. During the eight years they have worked together, the Horns have recorded 4 albums, received numerous awards and made successful tours.
The thirteenth edition of the Latin Grammy Awards will take place at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in the city of Las Vegas on November 15 and will be broadcast on the Univision Network.
Present
in a variety of musical genres and productions, talented members of
SESAC Latina conquest nominations in major categories Latin Grammy ®
Award this year in its thirteenth edition will be presented on November
15 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Among
the artists who apply for this award which recognizes excellence Latin
music includes key industry figures such as rock superstar Enrique
Bunbury in Spanish (SGAE), the Mexican band Reik and winning composer
and Colombian singer Fonseca (SAYCO) , who caught a total of five nominations.
Latin
Grammy ® Award in 2009 for Best Album Pop / Vocal Duo or Group for his
recording "One More Day", Reik, two of whose three members are
affiliated deSESAC America, is nominated in the categories of Album of
the Year "Danger" yCanción the Year for "I Believe In You", co-written theme Gilberto "Bibi" Marin.
Fonseca,
who conquered the Latin Grammy ® in 2008 for "Te Mando Flores"
comoMejor Tropical Song of the Year, has been selected in the categories
of Best Tropical Album Merger "Illusion +" and Best Tropical Song for
her song "Since you're not" .
As
co-author of the screenplay and star Enrique Bunbury is nominated for a
Latin Grammy ® in the Best Long Form Video of the Year for "Bachelor
Pubs, The Movie", stunning realization that condenses the message that
inspires the album "Licensed Canteens ". Adding to those obtained in 2002 and 2009/10, this is his fourth full recognition of the Latin Recording Academy (LARAS).
For
his transcendent creative input, the other members of SESAC Latina who
share this honor with artists who have recorded his songs are Eduardo
Cisneros, for the album "Sinaloense to the hilt" of Fidel Rueda, and
Ariel Barriers (SACM), the disc "Irreversible
... 2012" La Arrolladora Banda El Limon Rene Camacho (which came off
his mega-hit "Calling My Ex"), both nominated in the category deMejor
Band Album of the Year.
Estelarmente,
the famous Spanish singer and songwriter, global projection, the
legendary Luz Casal (SGAE) joins the celebration of the Latin Grammy ®
this year received the Excellence Award for their achievements one day
before the final event to be held Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas.
The December 10, 2007 the moon came from heaven to enjoy about special reunion concert that gave Led Zeppelin O2 Arena in London monumental. By then only a lucky few could enjoy that bolazo, but luckily Robert Plant and company have thought of us and have announced the launch of a DVD - "Celebration Day" - where you can enjoy the unique concert at 27 long years.
Apuntaros good date; Nov. 19 will be the day when we can enjoy in our homes of this memorable evening in which Plant, Page, Paul Jones and Jason Bonham (son of John) reviewed more than two hours during such colossal hits as 'Whole Lotta Love, "" Rock and Roll,' 'Kashmir,' or 'Stairway To Heaven'. So that you can get an idea of what is coming here you have a complete amateur recording direct piece of London. The quality is pretty bad but we warmed up well in the face of what awaits us in a couple of months.
Antonio de la Rua Shakira sued for 200 million euros ($ 251 million) by way of compensation for what he considers damage to his profession as a publicist. He was the Colombian partner for eleven years and also ran their businesses.
As reported in the daily "La Razon" of Spain, the son of former president of Argentina said in court that during the years they were together, he put aside his career as a publicist to devote exclusively to Shakira's musical career .
The former partner of the Colombian reclaim 18% of their earnings, especially for the key role it played in the negotiation of multimillion dollar contract (nearly 100 million) between Shakira and Live Nation, the largest producer of events world.
In addition, La Rua claimed delivering different property the couple shared in the past. "Are you interested in the property they bought in Uruguay and the apartment we have in New York," reports a Colombian journalist according to Spanish publication.
Meanwhile, one of the lawyers of Shakira, Heli Abel Torrado, said the singer is not required to give more money to La Rua because it has the benefit of a capitulation signed when constituted marital relationship as partner.
The "Mystery Film Experiment" - the series of video art that takes pitching for weeks Sigur Rós - has not yet come to an end. The latest audiovisual production takes refuge under the song "Dauðalogn" and was directed by Henry June Wah Lee, the mastermind behind Evosia Studios which specializes in photographing landscapes of all kinds. From icebergs Jokulsarlon (Iceland) to the petrified forest of Arizona, the filmmaker has been taking snapshots and recording sequences, everywhere.
The clip presented here shows that the cinematographer recordings made in the forest of Yakushima, a beautiful lush green landscape located in southern Japan. This beautiful building serves as a perfect counterpoint to previously seen in clips of 'Varðeldur' or 'Fjögur Piano', more focused on violence, impulsivity, visceral human figures.
I do not know if you remember but this same piece - 'Dauðalogn' - which was discussed some time ago that he would appear on the soundtrack of the series The Vampire Diaries. We should not be surprised that Icelanders are able to play from the most commercial to the most alternative and author, Sigur Rós are aware of their great cache and can handle perfectly automatism that make them grow medially without losing its independent status.
By the way, if you liked seeing this timelapse with Sigur Rós's music playing in the background I recommend you to take a look at the video attached below. In this case the part is not exactly sounding Sigur (Jónsi is) but the recording of the famous Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull is the most thing that we have seen in life. Go pa-sa-da.
Now is the dreaded September, but do not panic: the avalanche of good gigs for this month is considerable. Following
the passage of Jack White media the last weekend in Madrid and
Barcelona, for which we recommend a tour is passing through the main
Spanish cities: from Thursday to Monday, Bilbao, Gijon, Madrid, Valencia
and Barcelona, in that order, will host Dave Hause and Bouncing Souls.
A The Bouncing Souls do not see in our country since 2009, when they celebrated their 20th anniversary. Three years after returning to present his ninth studio album, Comet. Even
then they did not disappoint offering a night of good vibes and punk
rock anthems and we believe that this time will be no different. Something better to dismiss a summer night backpackers pogos pace with topics such as True Believers? We can not think.
Less
is even if accompaniment which is opening for the band in New Jersey
comes Dave Hause, singer of The Loved Ones, other punkrockeros to which
we have ever seen in Spain. Hause
took in 2011 a solo album, Resolutions, and has participated in The
Revival Tour (2009 and 2011), a series of acoustic shows with Chuck
Ragan (Hot Water Music) at the helm. The desire to see him live are increasing. If you have not already done so, you can hear some of their songs here: www.davehause.com
Furthermore,
in Madrid and Barcelona appointments adds one more opening act: in
Madrid will have to use for not honoring Tony Sly Acoustic with a
repertoire of songs NUFAN, in Barcelona, the Swedes The Headlines.
All other details of the tour, which comes on the heels of HFMN, is as follows:
- Thursday, September 6, 2012 @ BILBAO - Sala AzkenaDoors Open: 20:00 HCheck advance € 15 / € 18 Entry box officeSale: Living Azkena, Street Warriors, Power Records www.kulturalive.comLast.FM
- Friday, September 7, 2012 @ GIJÓN - Otto Hall LiveDoors Open: 20:00 HCheck advance € 14 / € 16 Entry box officeSale:
Music Eusebio (Mieres) Bookseller Paradiso (Gijón), Last Mono (Oviedo),
Threepoint (La Felguera) Xuama Tattoo (Aviles) and www.kulturalive.comLast.FM
- Saturday, September 8, 2012 @ MADRID - Sala LiveDoors Open: 20:00 HCheck advance € 15 / € 18 Entry box officeSale: Escridiscos, Sun Records and www.kulturalive.comLast.FM
- Sunday, September 9, 2012 @ VALENCIA - Loco ClubDoors Open: 20:30 HCheck advance € 15 / € 18 Entry box officeSale in: Harmony, Amsterdam and www.kulturalive.comLast.FM
- Monday, September 10, 2012 @ BARCELONA - Estraperlo Club+ The HeadlinesDoors Open: 22:00 HCheck advance € 15 / € 18 Entry box officeSale: Daily Records, Revolver Records www.kulturalive.comLast.FM
There are few artists who evade their lifetime bands in order to play and experiment with side projects. Are the only premises? Have fun and be carried by more creative instincts. Lately
we have seen this in cases like Jared Followill (Kings Of Leon) with
Smoke / Jackal, or Dustin Kensrue (Thrice singer) with the new line The
Modern Post.
Dustin
was wandering with his band Lifetime - Thrice - between post hardcore,
especially in the initial phase, and the alternative rock shaped base. Furthermore
always existed in the background Kensrue's solo career, in which the
artist took it out on the raw and heartbreaking folk of "Please Come
Home" and "This Good Night Is Still Everywhere". Now
Orange County has joined fellow Mars Hill Church to try to approach a
tessitura as pop like 'Before The Throne', where energy crop with
keyboard lines and catchy rhythms of drums.
"Grace
Alone", the first EP by The Modern Post, and can be heard and
downloaded in full through the band's Bandcamp that attached in this
post. Among
the tracks on the album is a tailored version of 'Amazing Grace' John
Newton, probably the most famous Anglo anthem in the United States,
representing the religious sentiment perfectly covering every musical
pore latter proposal EP format.
This brings to three different records that Dustin Kensrue has explored throughout his career. Now we need to see how it will sound Joybringer published, another group he started writing / recording a small EP in mid-May. Namely with surprises us soon! You never know who will surprise us with this great artist ...
We are anxious, and more if it's something related to Soundgarden. Two long years have we've had to suck to hear some "Animal King", the final title of the new album of Soundgarden, but finally (hallelujah) and have something on the table: a small preview / snippet 36-second duration of an item entitled 'Worse Dreams'. You can listen via YouTube at the end of this post.
Just over half a minute the subject is not sufficient to assess this fairly and accurately. Even so I was very pleased to see that Cornell, Thayil & Co. have not focused on putting the autopilot as happened in 'Live To Rise'. Here's a background job, with a background sound that seems to come to a hair that idea as hybrid Kim said in the entry that we dedicate a week ago.We like! The thing has a pilot can leave way too much of themselves.
And you, what do you think? Do you consider this short preview is promising?
Indian dancers dancing. A volcanic eruption. Children are baptized. Buddhist monks put in countless small work of sand and tiny pebbles along a painting. No dialogue, no comments, no one ever speaks. Only breathtaking photographs and music. A
film crew has traveled to five years through 25 countries from one
continent to another, in the baggage-art 70mm camera, which makes every
shot an adventure. It is difficult, this film and what it shows together, but the title captures it well. Samsara: The cycle of life. In all its facets.
The best screensaver in the world runs on the canvas. Deserts,
temples, cathedrals, canyons, volcanoes, high-rise buildings ... you
get used to all the great postcard views and longs for a Indiana Jones,
who rides through the canyons or a Tom Cruise from Burj Kalifa throws. Even the most beautiful landscapes will eventually get bored.
It lasts until you look into it is in this flood of images. Sure, it all looks very nice, but the thoughts wander. Especially the generation of smartphones will have trouble through. But then ... scenery change, all of the original, traditional and nature into the city. In great lapse sequences can Samsara rush by the hectic city life, shows the traffic of the cities and the crowded subways. And slowly you realize why the film begins as he starts.
A "How come the burger on the plate?" - Fast forward almost looks like from the program with the mouse. Only drastic course. And "How the ball comes into the gun?" The mouse would probably rather not ask. Factory farming, prostitution, weapons factories, one Sexpuppenwerkstatt ... Somehow man has developed into a comic direction. Combining these themes heard so often one would otherwise have dismissed as gooders. By unspoken contrast to the peaceful originality they develop quite another stunner. Nobody is telling us that what we see is abhorrent and we must all be vegetarians. Samsara does the moral finger down and his audience the freedom to evaluate what they have seen themselves. "Pleasant" is still far too weak a word for it.
For possibly will turn back again anyway everything. The
pace decreases again, the camera flies again over high-resolution land
and not over crowd, in which individuals seem small and insignificant. The monks consider silence her mosaic paintings. And make it break again. Collect the sand and are satisfied. We like pity for the beautiful picture. We probably both right.
Veronica knew Otten: Most things in life happen tightened - Photo: Galerie Stephan Stumpf
Until 08.09.2012 will be held at the Galerie Stephan Stumpf in an exhibition in Munich, the deceased artist Veronika von Otten. The theme of this exhibition is "Most things in life happen in clothes", as in Veronica Ottens works of the question to learn the appearance and reality of reality on a new meaning. The artist is in her paintings are mostly everyday scenes that seem familiar, on closer inspection, however, permit a conclusive interpretation. Is the depth desired expression of a mental state, a story or an illusion?
This intention, it is through personal influence to decipher and complete. From Otten thus granted only superficial insight into the emotional world of often portrayed people, the true expression of the event remains open through the imagination and the mind of the beholder.
Come and visit the exhibition "Most things in life happen in clothes" until 08/09/2012 at the gallery in Munich Stephan Stumpf.
Sometimes I feel a little green dog. While half the world goes crazy for listening "2nd Law", I have other preferences. First, take into my hands "Mirage Rock" Band Of Horses. Second, know every one of the themes that draw up "Apologies", David Ramirez disc I've been waiting for about a year and will go on sale permanently on 28 August.
As I got to "pledgers EP" I heard the original version and an acoustic first single from the LP. This is called 'Stick Around' and the end result of mixing / mastering what we have enjoyed today thanks to the coming forth of the new official music video for the single.
The clip, which was directed by Ryan Booth, shows a pensive and downcast character (played by David himself Ramirez) who meditates to stay or move away from their place of origin. This debate, which we have lived some of us, takes place at sunset in a beautiful place located in the deeper America.
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The Arts 'n' board is a unique blend of bar, restaurant, art gallery and surf the temple. In addition to food, art and surfboards there are an open stage, changing exhibitions and other events. On 28 August is the Arts 'n' boards a year old!
Where there is a place to surf - the Eisbach - not even missing a place where you can relax after surfing. The Arts 'n' boards in the Belgrade streets is much more than that and surfboards on the walls hang photos of Wipe-outs, the spectacular falls for wave riding. In the basement there are paintings of urban art and artists Frederick Hundertwasser and the cocktails are named after expressions of the surfing scene.
Selena Fletcher, media designer, teacher and surfing led by Arts 'n' board itself is as varied as the concept of their Bargalerie. Here she has her two greatest passions - brought together and maintains this by selling exotic foods and beverages - surfing and art. The combination of gastronomy, art and surfing is now celebrating on Saturday, 08/25/2012 from 19 clock go well the first anniversary and it makes it with flying buffet, live music and of course Amea Bendix and Augustiner beer from the keg.
And as if the concept of arts 'n' Boards do not already awesome enough, here are still plenty of organized events. Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month there is an open stage to tell everyone at the jokes, sing songs or recite prose can. Registration under arts@arts-and-boards.de. This bi-monthly one-local hero egoFM event will be held. Always stop by one of the reasons the Arts 'n' boards is the way the goat cheese tiramisu or the "Hot Bloody Mary" tomato soup with vodka foam.
Distinctive
in its eloquence and uncompromising clarity, facial expression and
polyphony: The legendary comedian Passau Sigi Zimmerschied guest
appearances with his new program "Shredder" of 16 August to 8 September (Thursday to Saturday) at the Fraunhofer theater. A gripping chamber piece in which one talks extortion shredder out of school. Depths are in small or larger whole, as always, included in Zimmerschied to satisfy: Great shocking funny. In
the interview room on blackmail potential difference, Munich, Passau
and Fraunhofer theater, television coverage and new projects.
How did you come up with the overall story of the "shredder"?Because we all now live in a world that is becoming more transparent. Privacy has become an illusion. Man is the subject of an extortion have become reality and he is both victim and perpetrator.
The
issue has now received in the form of cover-ups by disappearance of
documents from the secret service and the Federal Ministry of the
Interior under the Nazi terror scandal new urgency ...No, that everything is already known facts. "Now they have substance," say the people and see this one as they had caught us with the needle. The politics of the day is indeed a bar, but we are not the prostitutes who go on it. "Now
they have substance," say the people and forget that we do not need him
because we do not gloat addictive, but a sisyphusartige desire to find a
pattern in the ever recurring incurable.
What was their approach to "shredder" as the stage show come about?How are all my programs. Through a formal idea. I wanted a ransom from the darkness, the fear of appearing Pursued awareness feel for me a refuge. I
was about telling a biography regain the security to the people at the
end to blackmail again, as I will elicit information that would have the
potential to blackmail. Precisely the people that I have before me, and I've told a half hours, as blackmail works. Alarmingly, succeeds almost every night.
You
have to cabaret with Bruno Jonas began in mid-seventies in the then
arch-conservative Passau has changed since then some of their
motivation?No. Because the motivation comes from an incompatibility with closed and hierarchical worldviews. It's almost like an allergy. Sprout
and the same pustules, which we used to get on incense, today
neoliberal steam or para-religious philosophies of appeasement. No, because nothing will change. Not even the sermon chairs. Bruno has always been drawn to the big arenas. Mine were the master tables. He was already centered in the mini dome. I was in the Innstadtpfarrei. No, it has not changed.
You, as a native of Passau also temporarily lived in Munich. What were or are the respective advantages and disadvantages of the two largest cities?Munich has always been the second home. Similarly, Passau. As well as writing my home in Kneiding in Upper Austria. There is only second homes. Main home is my head.
Her previous stage show "Laugh poet" turned to their often subversive rejected television scripts. How important is television coverage of the stage success of comedians?A disastrous. We managed to television, to rob the cabaret, the dignity and power to destroy it. The
cruel but at this development, however, the vulnerability of its own
genre, which is defined by distinctiveness, consistency and substance,
and has degenerated into a media puppet theater. The formal censorship has long since replaced the content. Everything looks the same. If
you consider that the Bavarian television now on the cabaret Friday
time slot the "Musikantenstadtl" dare to repeat rather than new formats,
then a declaration of bankruptcy is the same.
They traditionally play in August at the Fraunhofer theater. What makes its charm?It is the appeal of the May devotion. Only that it takes place in August. A sort of homecoming ritual finding beyond the patterns of success and the importance of the noise. A living room to play, experimentation, drinking, the teasing, loving, sink and spin kidneys. Come back and break in the serenity of the Gesamtkunstwerk Fraunhofer.
Are to be expected in the near future, new projects by Sigi Zimmerschied?After
the cabaret scene has decay characteristics, are structured differently
and no longer functions as the butchers' guild or the local
administration department, I have next to my cabaret again revived the
actor's work and the author's work.Not
that it is in the world of film and publishing zuginge differently than
in the local administration department, but have never claimed that
these genres. So you can enter and leave without anticipation in without major disappointment again. I succeed in not currently cabaret.Sun and perceive, hear ye! A
book will be published and movies to see, and even before the Lord
resurrected on Easter morning, I'm going in February, already give a new
comedy program.
At the time shone with covers of various kinds. One that was most impact was the dreamy version of "All I Have To Do Is Dream 'by The Everly Brothers, with which the duo Miyaki got Californian Tashaki slowly approaching us. His masterstroke, however, was made with the release of an EP - "Tashaki Miyaki" - in which the tandem showed good happy little couple of aces up its sleeve bore. And they, not happy with that, have returned to show off a new topic.
Spin We read through the song in question is titled 'Tonight' and will be released on August 7 as single B-side of that - 'Best Friend' - about which I spoke some time ago. The craziest guitar distortion and bombastic drum beats are the points to highlight an issue that works a pop base much deeper than the rest of TM issues.
Each and every piece that has launched this training, one way or another, we have been bewitched. How long will it take to listen to an LP in terms? The wait is becoming eternal.
Just to break with the usual melancholy and supported me otherwise, I present to you today a sound outrageously fluffy song - "Summer life" of the French electro duo The Penelopes.
Parallel to Empire of the Sun are difficult to ignore. But I like it.
On the debut album "Never live another yesterday," that is unfortunately very mixed, there are also a few other pop pearls.
Bostro Pesopeo, Moritz Butschek and Raul Duque lead on Thursday in one of Yip Yab house and disco music for the weekend.
The desire for summer holidays and the anticipation of a cold beer are the DJs Bostro Pesopeo from Munich label Permanent Vacation, Moritz Butschek by Blogger team twoinarow and DJ Raul Duque enough reasons to celebrate. They attract both with driving and relaxing house and disco music to dance and beer with friends. Good music, balmy nights and weekends on the horizon: The summer can be so beautiful!
Many
of the cool kids who go crazy at Primavera Sound paternalistic I smiled
when I explained that I was dying to see the Beach Boys playing in
Barcelona. As
if there were more than a nice old men representing a charming little
theater, as if thinking in silence, shielded by the authority that they
believe give them pop their bangs and glasses, "How cute, that is moved
by the Beach Boys." They
did not seem to realize how momentous that tour, which was to meet
Brian Wilson, the mastermind of the group and one of the great geniuses
who gave us the history of contemporary music, with the survivors of the
original first after more than 20 years without sharing the stage.
I
understand that it is possible that the credibility of the Beach Boys
has been reduced with the indiscriminate use of his name has made Mike
Love, revolving around the world clad in Hawaiian shirts and using the
pull eternal Wilson's masterpieces, but regardless
of opportunism and internal strife, how to miss the chance to see them
reunited with his soul undisputed in the summer they turn 50 years of
training?
I
certainly did not want to miss, and still suffering the consequences of
such a memorable recital (my usual post-concert hoarse and depression),
I face the difficult task today to review it without letting myself get
carried away like that so little overwhelmed in certain sectors and in which, however, know in advance that I will fall hopelessly as I am, first and foremost a fan excited.But enough preamble and get to it. Forty-five
songs in total gave us the septuagenarians of California, backed by the
impeccable vocal and instrumental support from The Wondermints, a power
pop group from Los Angeles that has to accompany Brian Wilson since he
began touring at 99. For
over 2 hours were shelling their greatest hits in front of the bright
eyes of music lovers of all ages happy bailoteamos Poble Espanyol and
found that neither the time nor the mental instability, or fighting, or
anything in the world can with songs like yours. 'Surfin'
Safari ',' Surfer Girl ',' When I grow up to be a man ',' Heroes &
Villains', 'In my room', 'I get around', 'California Girls' (or
Catalonia girls, as called
Mike Love) and so many others (including the single from the new album
"That's why god made the radio"), Wilson and his family celebrated his
birthday in the best of ways, offering his music magic of youth and
everlasting happiness .
But the Beach Boys are not only responsible for a myriad of melodies eternal life we rejoice forever. They
were also the protagonists of a musical revolution with legendary
albums that led to limit the production process under study and who
provided the pop music of unusual complexity artistically before. The
themes of "Pet Sounds", therefore, move us even further and into the
night, hearts stop for a few seconds when starting the characteristic
initial piano 'God only Knows' and our hero takes the reins. Wilson's
voice, hidden behind her piano black and looks like something helpless,
not what it was (although I used to sing this song Carl, his brother,
who died in 98) and yet it is beautiful ethereal fragility floating in the night. See
you there, silent and stunned, I remember a paradox that has always
impressed me: the fact that songs so clear, harmonious and perfect as
the Beach Boys have gotten out of a revolt and tormented soul such as
that of Wilson. Also
reflect on whether the creation must necessarily come from the hand of
torture and the boundaries separating genius from madness ... but who am
I kidding ... I have them cheap these ramblings now and then, when the
greatness of their immortal songs had me totally taken away. Not
letting us continue to recover two of my favorites (there are so many
in fact this term has little meaning): "Sloop John B '(which for a long
time I thought it was original but Wilson is apparently a traditional
song of the Caribbean ) and 'Would not it be nice', so overwhelming, excitedly romantic and fantastic as ever.
Mike
Love was the master of ceremonies, and although some time ago, after
reading me a very interesting biography of Wilson, I vowed to hate him
forever, the truth is that I like nice night, with his cap tacky, their
growls in Catalan and dancing something corseted. To
his right: Al Jardine, discreet and tiny but still impeccable voice and
Bruce Johnston, in charge of replacing Brian when he retired from the
stage at 65, smiling and affectionate, encouraging the audience when
their keyboards not were necessary. And
from the other side of the stage came the surfers taps David Marks, the
lead guitarist who lived only two years of the splendor of the sixty
(63 and 64) and having returned to training late in the next decade.
Also
several memorable versions sounded like 'Then I Kissed Her' by The
Crystals, "Rock'n'roll music 'Chuck Berry' Califoria Dreamin'' The
Mama's and the Papa's, 'Cotton Fields' Lead Belly or my dear 'Do you wanna dance' by Bobby Freeman, a happy surprise with which they returned after the encore. The
concert closes the best possible way, to the rhythm of rock'n'roll,
with 'Fun, fun, fun' his ode to the fun and carefree teenager
hamburguesera.
Ah, the Beach Boys. How simple is being happy when you hear his songs.
