Ray Davies, Madrid (14/05/2006)
Ray Davies
The room Riviera (Madrid)
May 14 2006
I have attended in person to any of those legendary concerts that the Kinks have offered throughout his long career is a privilege only available to a privileged few among whom, alas, I am not, therefore, even if only to see to Ray Davies was for me a truly special occasion, and that is that, although it sounds a cliché, rarely have the opportunity to be in front of a person who has shaped much of what we call rock.
The excuse for this tour is the recently released solo album by Ray Davies, "Other People's Lifes" a record that has made its first long on the fringes of the gang that gave him fame. A brilliant but erratic work that contains a few items to rise to the myth, but what we really hoped that the many fans congregated in the room was to relive the emotions it aroused the unforgettable songs that gave the Kinks.
Ray Davies, his 62 years, enjoys an enviable state of form. Was presented on stage with a young band and competent and then got handed to the public in the pocket with the same dedication and attitude that we have seen in recordings of the Kinks.
To begin with, the band performed the legendary "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," a statement of principles. Gradually, among notable items on his latest album "All She Wrote" or "The Tourist" were dropping all those classics that everyone wanted to hear, songs like "Set me Free," "Days," "Sunny Afternoon," " Till The End Of The Night, "" Tired of Waiting "or" Dead End Street "which sounds so fresh, current and impressive as the day it was composed.
At the peak excitement may be laid under the large absent, the other half of the Kinks, his brother Dave Davies, and that is that some issues without losing the mordant his guitar, the counterpoint to the inexhaustible lyricism of Ray.
Either way, what became clear to everyone here is not merely witnessing a revival of a genius from the past, but a concert piece of intense and exciting as it makes little dream of a future reunification of the Kinks.
A night of those who are not forgotten.
Tags: concert, Kinks, madrid, other people's lifes
Hello Luis!. I totally agree with you, and I love having read this article about this fantastic concert, made me relive that wonderful noche.Ojalá we can again enjoy the privilege of seeing it again this LORD in capital letters.
but, but, but I could not hear?. I know one year after Ray Davies has stepped spain ... buaaaaa, what putada bigger.