Last night I attended the concert by Lou Reed in Cremona.
The usual strange connections of life ... until yesterday afternoon did not know the concert and Cremona, when I heard through a friend of mine in Cremona (thanks again!), I have the slingshot to biblietti. Of course the tickets were gone, but thanks to the pious souls who had an extra ticket, I managed to get (and also in a good position). Lucky man ... I confess I know little
Reed, much less the concept album that sounded in full yesterday, Berlin, recorded in 1973. But the icon Reed, singer and author cursed, pushed me to the concert. What, really good gig ... Lou comes on stage with a real orchestra composed of woodwinds, strings, a choir of boys and a singer knows fear. Mix incredibly talented musicians, Reed's personality, a beautiful setting, and you have an exciting concert. The bottom mimics the art of Chinese screens. Hung crooked and there is also a sofa which is charged as a foreign object in the scene. The peaceful backdrop of China, however, is animated and upset by movies that are shown above, to comment about the song perfectly.
Reed is a great performer and a great story-teller ... and the story told by Berlin is a story of love and loneliness, sad and gloomy. An anguished album, which begins with great fanfare and ends in tragedy, experiencing moments of discouragement dictated by some slow pieces and poignant, absolutely magnificent. At the end of the album, Reed greeted everyone, then go back and play 3 or 4 pieces famous. In total an hour and a half of music and art together, full of feelings and images and data from the words of Lou from the haunting music of the album. Reed
To learn more go here . And
here for a discussion on the album.
The Italian tour ends tomorrow in Cagliari.
Reed, much less the concept album that sounded in full yesterday, Berlin, recorded in 1973. But the icon Reed, singer and author cursed, pushed me to the concert. What, really good gig ... Lou comes on stage with a real orchestra composed of woodwinds, strings, a choir of boys and a singer knows fear. Mix incredibly talented musicians, Reed's personality, a beautiful setting, and you have an exciting concert. The bottom mimics the art of Chinese screens. Hung crooked and there is also a sofa which is charged as a foreign object in the scene. The peaceful backdrop of China, however, is animated and upset by movies that are shown above, to comment about the song perfectly.
Reed is a great performer and a great story-teller ... and the story told by Berlin is a story of love and loneliness, sad and gloomy. An anguished album, which begins with great fanfare and ends in tragedy, experiencing moments of discouragement dictated by some slow pieces and poignant, absolutely magnificent. At the end of the album, Reed greeted everyone, then go back and play 3 or 4 pieces famous. In total an hour and a half of music and art together, full of feelings and images and data from the words of Lou from the haunting music of the album. Reed
To learn more go here . And
here for a discussion on the album.
The Italian tour ends tomorrow in Cagliari.
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