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Showing posts with label Classic Rock. Show all posts
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July 23, 2012

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Sonisphere Spain 2011. Una reseña.


Comienza la segunda jornada del Sonisphere Festival de 2011.

Un calor sofocante y una entrada al recinto un tanto... peculiar.


Comienzan los conciertos con Hammerfall. Puntuales, tremendamente puntuales.

Hammerfall
Las 15:20, un calor de muerte y los primeros acordes del show de Hammerfall. La banda lo dio todo y el público se animó pronto a comenzar la fiesta.

Hammerfall es una banda que prácticamente desconocía, pero me dejó una buenísima sensación. Metal muy clásico, igual no es muy de mi gusto, pero me encantó el directo.

Mastodon
A las 16:30 en punto, Mastodon

Mastodon es una de las bandas más importantes del cartel de este festival, pero no soy muy seguidor de su Música. 

Siempre he tenido la sensación de que son una banda de la que es estupendo ser fan, ya que son muy majetes y se curran todo, desde la estética de sus discos y sus vídeos, la presencia de los músicos en las entrevistas, con un tono desenfadado e inteligente que contrasta con otras bandas más convencionales y por la calidad de su sonido y su Música. Pero no termino de conectar con ellos y decidí ir un ratito a la barra sombra durante su actuación para ver qué se cocía por allí.

Al poco rato apareció una banda acústica que se llaman St. Pauli. Tocaban versiones de distintos clásicos del rock. Humor y rock. Lo que más me llamó la atención es que la percusión la hacían con un bastón con distintos sonajeros y cascabeles que golpeaban en el suelo verticalmente. Muy divertidos.

Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica sale al escenario a las 17:50

Tenía mucha gana de escuchar a esta banda formada por tres violonchelos y un baterista.

Tengo varios discos suyos y me gusta mucho escucharles. No decepcionaron, pero me dio pena ver que el público enloquecía (y coreaba) cuando hacían versiones, por ejemplo de Metallica, pero se quedaban como sin no fuese con ellos la cosa cuando Apocalyptica tocaba sus temas. Igual hubieran triunfado con cantantes..

La cosa se va animando y se aglutina mogollón de gente para escuchar a Dream Theater.

Dream Theater
Dream Theater empezó ya tarde, a las 19:15

¡Buf! ¿Qué deciros del concierto de Dream Theater? Ya no está Portnoy, pero el baterista que lo sustituye cumple con creces con esta banda tan, tan grande. Disfruté cada una de las canciones y pude ver (de lejos, claro) al increible Jordan Rudes. Maaadre mía, ¡qué banda!

Iron Maiden
Iron maiden empieza a las 21:15
Iron maiden en el escenario.

Si con Dream Theater la cosa se animó al límite, como Maiden fue apoteósico. Todo el público que vino al Sonisphere estaba allí. Algunos amigos sólo vinieron a ver a Iron Maiden. No sé cuánto público había, pero estaba hasta la bandera.

Vimos el espectáculo, traído en avión por Dickinson y todo era como cabía esperar. La banda lo dio todo y el público también.

Twisted Sister
Con mucho retraso, a las 23:45,Twisted Sister

Y terminé mi aventura festivalera escuchando a los maravillosos y geniales Twisted Sister, que tocaron hasta la 1:20. 

Si Maiden se metió en el bolsillo al público del Sonisphere, las "hermanas" se lo volvieron a llevar. Mucho público se retiró y pude acercarme más al escenario.

Dream Theater y Iron Maiden eran los platos fuertes, pero para mí, Twisted Sister seguía en lo más alto del cartel de este festival. Les llevo escuchando desde los ochenta y son un clásico que quería disfrutar en directo. No fallaron, nos entretuvieron, comunicaron una y otra vez con nosotros y nos hicieron cantar "huevos con aceite". Magníficos.

A Uriah Heep ya no los escuché y bien que lo siento, pero eran las 2:40 cuando empezaron, según pude saber al día siguiente y yo ya no daba más de mí. En fin, otra vez será.

Fantastico el festival de 2011. Espero repetir al año que viene.
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October 21, 2011

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William Shatner - Seeking Major Tom (2011)


The Fourth album of William Sathner's musical career (yes, you read right) has been released this October 11, 2011. And it is cool to the end.

Classic Rock of several ages played by cool musicias as Ritchie Blackmore, Lyle Lovett, Steve Miller, Ian Paice, Johnny Winter, Bootsy Collins, Peter Frampton, Carmine Appice, Sheryl Crow, Michael Shenker, Edgar Froese, Zakk Wilde, Steve Howe, among others (WOW!)

Here is the Tracklist (taken from Wikipedia)

  1. Major Tom (Coming Home) (Peter Schilling)
  2. Space Oddity (David Bowie)
  3. In a Little While (U2)
  4. Space Cowboy (Steve Miller Band)
  5. Space Truckin' (Deep Purple)
  6. Rocket Man (Elton John) (previously performed by Shatner in 1978)
  7. She Blinded Me with Science (Thomas Dolby)
  8. Walking on the Moon (The Police)
  9. Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)
  10. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
  11. Silver Machine (Hawkwind)
  12. Mrs. Major Tom (K.I.A.)
  13. Empty Glass (The Tea Party)
  14. Lost in the Stars (Frank Sinatra)
  15. Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd)
  16. Mr. Spaceman (The Byrds)
  17. Twilight Zone (Golden Earring)
  18. Struggle (Shatner/Hamilton)
  19. Iron Man (Black Sabbath)
  20. Planet Earth (Duran Duran)
References to Science Fiction using this Bowie's Major Tom as a leading character involve the general tone of the CD.

Well, this is a Must Listen, don't you think?






If you want to listen to WILLIAM SHATNER - SEEKING MAJOR TOM.
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
William Shatner – Seeking Major Tom

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September 04, 2011

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Dream Theater and Incubus in 2011, they look into each other mirrors.

Dream Theater and Incubus.

Both great bands of amazing talent and skills. Both of them has released a new album recently and both choose to portrait a tightrope walker. It was accidental but fun.

Had they have their heads in the clouds?


If you want to listen to the first single of
A Dramatic Turn of Events,
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Dream Theater – On The Backs Of Angels

If you want to listen to If Not Now, When?
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Incubus – If Not Now, When?


Both images taken from Wikipedia.
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July 15, 2011

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Sonisphere Spain 2011 (8): Iron Maiden.


And now the jackpot. The amazing and always kings of Metal, IRON MAIDEN. As it would be expected, the audience will roar when they'll reach the satage of Getafe Open Air.


Many things are being said about Iron Maiden, but 2000+ shows in their long career means a lot to Maiden's Fans. This Saturday they are going to be amazing. That's for sure!

If you want to listen to IRON MAIDEN.
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Iron Maiden

Image taken from Musicopolis.
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Sonisphere Spain 2011 (7): Dream Theater


Hotter than Hot!!! Just before Maiden, DREAM THEATER!!!
Unbelievable. I will have no time to rest! And there is new material from their upcoming new release.


I have already wrote about the band in an old post, but this band post-Portnoy has new approaches to music and we will have our little portion of the new "cake": A Dramatic Turn of Events, the title of the new album.

If you want to listen to DREAM THEATER.
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Dream Theater

Image taken from Gamer Style.
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Sonisphere Spain 2011 (6): Uriah Heep.


This is the latest band added to the cast of stars of Sonisphere Spain. It was due to the declining of Alice Cooper.

This band is not only legendary. It is pure history of Rock. From 1969, they have been in the spotlight. Just from the beginning of Heavy Rock to present. And they released their 23rd studio album this very year. That's the way of being forever young.

If you want to listen to URIAH HEEP.
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Uriah Heep

Image taken from El Rockodromo.
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July 14, 2011

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Sonisphere Spain 2011 (5): Twisted Sister.


After Maiden... the Sisters!!!

One of the Bands I'm more interested in seeing this Saturday-Sunday is Twisted Sister. A band from the early Seventies (1972 where it was formed and since 1976, the band of Dee). And in the Eighties, until they disbanded in 1987, one of the greatest in Hair and Glam Metal. A Must See.


Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It - Live at W:O:A


If you want to listen to TWISTED SISTER.
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Twisted Sister
Image taken from Powermetal
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July 10, 2011

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Yes Fly from Here 2011.

I found this new album of Yes (the first in many years) and I was shocked by the "Drama" reunion-line Trevor Horn retakes that amazing album that I have already commented here with a great band were both Wakeman and Anderson are replaced, like in the 1973 album. Less Keyboard solos, but more background pads.

The new singer is Benoît David, and he places himself in a lower Ian Anderson mood. The new album's name is Fly From Here and it has a long composition at the beginning, leading to long but more conventional songs.

This album was released a few days ago and it is not going to be sale until Tuesday in the USA. So go for the bottom link and enjoy it before you buy it. Yes has returned to this hudge sound of Drama with a Fly From Here five part (plus overture) song that leads from epic and amazing to... Cartoonist? (listen Bumpy Ride) and may be they are not aware, but Life On A Film Set, starts with a guitar too close to Alice Cooper's Gail at harpsichord.

An interesting album, not one of Yes better set of songs, but amazing if we compare it with the music today is being released by the Big Industry.


YES- Fly From Here EPK (Official)


The brand new album "Fly From Here" will be out: Europe: July 1st - North America: July 12th.
For more info: www.frontiers.it


If you want to listen more songs from YES - FLY FROM HERE.
Click on the Spotify Link bellow:
Yes – Fly From Here

Images taken from Spotify and Rock Angels.
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July 09, 2011

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Some Friends in Concert.

Aquí tenéis el concierto del 9 de junio.

¡Que lo disfrutéis!







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May 02, 2011

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Favourite Links Music

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