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Santomato Live/Radio Cicletta
Let's face it frankly: from a
small village on the road
between Pistoia to Montale one
hardly, at first glance, one
would expect a great concert
with decibels, ripped jeans,
scapellate and riffs that have
made the history of heavy metal.
And that's why the evening of 27
February to Santomato Live, for
those who – like me – came from
outside, is worth double:
because the organizers, as well
as choosing music that makes
live beautifully, had the merit
of making it live in a genuine
original, somewhat
unpredictable.
Start Sixty Miles Ahead, the
Milan group that offers a metal
– so is defined at the end of
the exhibition – ' hard but
clean '. Four components, nice
synergy, classic heavy
storylines, good presence on
stage, the singer. In their
favor lays the sober and sincere
way with which, in the final
greetings, demonstrate gratitude
to headliners for having taken
as a shoulder in their
Austrian-Italian mini tour. The
rock has always found the
support bands.
And here they are, the Tygers of
Pan Tang, pioneers of the New
Wave of British Heavy Metal,
almost four decades and many
lineup changes after but with
the same desire to beat the foot
and turn the head to the track
was under the public stage.
There is no time for skepticism
by way, for nostalgic cliffs to
the past; the attack with '
Gangland ' – a song which, if it
had been sung by groups become
more famous, probably now would
be among the ten hard-rock songs
most played of all time – shows
that tigers ROAR again. Although
the original lineup was only one
component; Although second
guitarist and bassist, when the
band was formed, probably were
not yet born. Music is a
wonderful being, relay
interpreters that occur in
racing be good at carrying the
baton.
The ladder focuses on classical
pieces like ' Euthanasia ', '
Suzie smiled ' and ' Hellbound
', but not in scorn of most
recent experience, as when,
among the applause of the
audience, the ' Rock candy ",
excerpt from ' Animal instinct
', 2008. To break the pace of
the exhibition, the interludes
of Jacopo Meille, the talented
and fiorentinissimo singer who
enjoys ' immense power ' [cited
above] to introduce the songs in
a language that the other band
members do not know. A
Florentine at the microphone
that was by Jess Cox and John
Deverill: the best way to
symbolize a Tuscany which not
only supports it, but it is part
of the nwobhm.
The concert goes on without
bending. Some in the audience,
unable to contain the position
and rise from chairs scattered
throughout the Hall,
sbracciandosi and also doing eco
to the group while ' Rock 'n'
roll man. Closes with ' Keep me
alive ' and with the inevitable
' Love potion number 9 ", cover
of classicone rhythm 'n' blues
of Clovers. The insistence of
fans forced the band to get back
onstage for a ' real ' bis; so,
for the second time in the
evening, the audience was able
to enjoy the perfect shoe,
almost prophetic, "Raised on
rock".
Ultimately, an evening of good
music, energy and harmony. The
Tygers of Pan Tang, in 35 years
since the birth of the nwobhm,
they still want to unleash, and
the audience of Santomato Live
thanked their demonstration of
presence, support and passion.
Only advice local managers for
the upcoming gigs: remove from
below the stage chairs and
tables. In my humble opinion,
the only support the metal scene
has proven to not need.
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