Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Charly García's Concert at the Luna Park...

"As musicians and ordinary people, we want to thank the audience..."
With those words, the mythical Charly García wrapped up his two-hour-long concert yesterday, in front of 3000 amazed spectators...
Surrounded by an outstanding group of professionals (Fabián "Zorrito" von Quintiero, Rosario Ortega, etc.), the immortal artist proved, once more, that he is and has been the Great and an important subject of Argentina's idiosyncrasy. The Argentine people have and always will love him, despite his many faults, setbacks and health issues. He has genially intervened in the past thirty years of our History and his rock is still excellent, as his always-inspired songs. His voice, however, feels lower and coarser now. The lights and set design were amazing and everyone celebrated the guest appearances by Nito Mestre and David Lebón.
I was also delighted by his constant funny remarks, as when he asked the audience: "Do you think I'm crazy?"
A great night indeed.
Waiting for the show to start...

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Wonderful Tonight...

What a great privilege to have Eric Clapton, once again, in Buenos Aires, after more than 10 years…
Tonight I had the honor, together with other 45.000 people, of witnessing a two-hour concert by the greatest guitar player in the world. And in spite of being 67 years old, he has lost none of his enormous talent. He looks more like an English college professor than a rock star. However, no one  knows how to suck the best music out of a guitar. His band, of course, is also excellent.
Yesterday’s glorious moment came when he played and sang "Wonderful Tonight," one of my top-ten favorite songs, specially after having read Pattie Boyd’s biography, who was his greatest love and also George Harrison’s wife. It was to her that she dedicated this song that is the most beautiful tribute a man can give to a woman. Let’s not forget that, previously, to conquer her, when she was still someone else’s wife, he wrote to her “Layla,” another of his most famous songs.  
In my next life I want to be a talented musician and spend my life on the stages of the world...
Good night to you all...