Well guys I don't know if anybody is expecting a review from last night concert but I'm gonna spend few words for it.
A kiss to my son and my wife and I left the house at around 19:00. I was walking towards Thomas street and the emotion was starting to build up: "What they will play?" "Will I be able to be close enough to the stage?".
I reached my destination at 19:15 and despite my shaved hair and my age I didn't feel out of place: as a matter of fact if you are a metal fan you will always feel part of a big family.
A quick look around and I quite liked the place, and the environment was warm enough; a quick beer at a bar (Fuck me 5.50 for a bottle of Miller!) and I'm ready to enjoy the show: the Ocean start quite well but after 10 minutes of the same riffs I get bored and I just sit in the back. I stay alienated until they announce their last song (finally): that's when I prepare myself for a jump in the past, a moment I dreamed for 15 years. I walk close enough to the stage and I manage to get a second row; the guys behind me don't mind to have me in front since I'm quite short. Cynic are setting up their gears and I'm setting up my vocal chords ready for an epic performance. My heart skip a bit during the soundcheck hearing the introduction of "How could I", I'm nearly in tears when the show start with "Nunc Fluens" followed by "The Space For This".
I barely realize what is going on when they start playing "Evolutionary Sleeper" and I close my eyes while singing the refrain, but there's not time for my orgasmic happyness : Paul announce that they are about to play some songs from Focus, "Veil of Maya", "Uroboric forms", "Textures" are just spectacular, I try to concentrate on Sean drumming, I try to figure it out what his hands and feet are doing while I hear the melody but these musicians are definitely from another planet. A bit of sadness fill my heart when they announce their last song and is the one I prefer the most from Traced In Air : "Integral Birth".
I leave my place under the stage inebriated with their majesty and I head straight for the door: not that I care about Opeth but I wanted to keep my memories vivid while they were still fresh.
I walk home thinking about how lucky I was to attend a concert of one of the best group of musicians in the world.
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