jueves, 23 de junio de 2011

Music & World: Behind the Iron Curtain

Part of the Music & World series, today's thread is about an unknown world, the world laying under the fist of the Soviet Union.

In 1945 the leaders of three world powers, the last of the old medieval Imperial powers, the industrial power of the United States and the rising socialist power, the USSR, the three heads of this powers divided the world in two, the capitalist world and the Socialist world beginning in the borders of the Soviet zone over Germany, following by Hungary, Czechoslovakia and ending in Albania, Yugoslavia.

The counter culture under Socialism was banned and fiercely prosecuted, though free music grew up inside the Iron Curtain, behind the militarized Berlin Wall great bands were formed. The influence of the western su cultures easly liked into East Germany, mainly due to the almost fused territory, especially in East Berlin. Bands like Die Skeptiker, an eastgerman punk band of 1986, 2 years before the Perestroyka invaded the DDR. The underground scene of East Germany was known as Die anderen Bands, a collectivity of bands not alligned with the Socialist mainstream, bands of Die anderen Bands include also First Arsch and Feeling B, in those 2 bands some members of legendary Rammstein were formed. In the twilight of the Socialist Germany a legend of metal, Klaus Meine even had the chance to hold a private debate of political issues with the Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachyov.

In the Soviet Union two bands have became legends within the former USSR, the former Socialist Bloc and thorugh all the world, for the resistance to Brezhnev's iron fist and to the hostility of Yuriy Andropov's KGB: Kino from Leningrad and DDT from Ufa.

Kino, formed by Viktor Tsoi in 1981 under the name of Garin I Giperboloidi (Гарин И Гиперболоиды). The uncommon lyrics of Tsoi made it hard for him to be widely listened, yet famous in the Soviet Union, their most famous albums were 45 an Noch' that even made it to the american compilation of Red Wave: 4 Underground Bands In The USSR which lists: Aquarum, Kino, Alisa and Strange Games, bands that made it through a hostile media dominated by the CPSU. Viktor Tsoi ultimately became famous after he appeared in the films Gruppa Krovi and Igla, first films taking into consideration the topics of drugs and youth rebels, breaking out the paradigm of old styled Communist films.

DDT of Yuriy Shevchuk shares Kino's story struggling against the strength of the CPSU, DDT composed songs known for being critical and satiric of the Soviet and Russian situation, DDT was not allowded to receive signings due to their lyrics and critical vision of the Soviet Union's dairy life. Shevchuk also composed the song Ne Strelyay! a claim for peace in the time of the Soviet war in Afghanistan.

As for us in the west, is very badly known the bands thar formed inside the Iron Curtain, but the lack of fame in this tele-iditized country doesn't mean they are less important, their struggle is huge, the force of Leonid Brezhnev, of Erich Honecker or the KGB is even larger than the repressive means in the west, and making it through the hostile media to the fame and surviving to the Soviet Union itself like DDT, is a goal that is needed to be mentioned and admired.

martes, 21 de junio de 2011

Music & World: Latin American Folklore

NOTE: THIS POST WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PUBLISHED ON MONDAY 20 JUNE, 2011, SORRY

Part of the Music & World series, the topic of the day the Cold War in the Latin American plane, the worldwide conflict and how it affected and influenced Latin America.

Latin America was the western counterpart of Eastern Europe, a zone of influence dominated by american Imperialism. The US government imposed to Latin America lots of capitalist dictators, fascist juntas that would impose by force and fire the market economy to the people, funded coups to overthrow any government that defied Capitalism and the USA. The overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz and Salvador Allende, the hostility of Reagan against Daniel Ortega after he overthrew the pro-capitalism dinasty of the Somozas.

The effects of the conflict influenced and marked an era in Latin american folklore, singers and composers wrote chants and songs to freedom, a call against Imperialism and inspiring others for a change or to resist.

Víctor Jara was Chile's greatest balladeer, his songs were an apology of freedom and justice, and hope, a hope that was new for a hopeless people always subdued by the United States and their puppet presidents. Jara celebrated the new era that came to Chile with the victory of Salvador Allende. One of his most fanous songs is La Plegaria A Un Labrador (The Pledge To A Peasant), a call for unity and solidarity (Levántate y mírate las manos, para crecer, estréchala a tu hermano/Get up and look at your hands, to grow, turn it to your brother), to remember the need ofr unity against a ferocious enemy (Juntos iremos unidos en la sangre, ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte ¡amén! / We'll march united by blood, now and in the time of our death, amen!). Other folklore bands include Inti-Illimani and Quilapayún. both from Chile of the time of Salvador Allende. Inti-Illimani composed the song Unidad Popular, the hym of the coalition of the left-winged parties that promoted Allende for presidency in 1970 and won.

In 1973, after the US-funded coup against Allende that impossed Capitalism back again by Pinochet and his Junta, Quilapayún composed what is the most famous protest song of Latin America, and perhaps the most famous Latin American song: El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido, a song that has been covered by uncountable number of Latin bands and bands from all over the world to call people for battle, for resistance. The song is until today a well-known song in Latin America. Through the world the claim has been quoted and/or translated, during the Portuguese resistance to fascist junta, during the 2007 Greek general election.

Another famous flolkore song is Venceremos, which borned as a campaign song for the 1970 Chilean generals supporting Allende, after 1973 the lyrics were modified for the new Chilean reality under the capitalist dictatorship of Pinochet. The song's lyrics were written by Víctor Jara and were made world-wide famous by Inti-Illimani.

The history of popular singers was not easy at all, during a time in which social justice was seen as a threat by the USA and that threat was made an excuse for countless violations of human rights. Víctor Jara is remembered for his last song, a song for his fellow prissoners in the National Stadium in Santiago following the coup that overthrew Allende and for his last poem, the peom is now written in a plaque at the stadium, now the Víctor Jara Stadium.

After the coup and as the horror of the dictatorship began, thorugh all the world singers and bands showed solidarity with Chileans and their cause, The Clash in the song "Washington Bullets" o el grupo Soviético Pesnyari en su canción "Heaven Shall Burn".

In Mexico the popular genre of Trova gave voice to the opressed people, opressed by the perfect dictatorship of the single-party regime. One only party had the chance to be elected to presidency or any charge in the political scene. Óscar Chávez is the most famous mexican composer of the time, his songs and ballads not only dedicated to the romantic scene of the bohemian youth of the 1960's and 1970's but also to activism, to the numerous of teenagers and young men and women that went to the streets with one sole acclaim: FREEDOM, the 1968 movement marked a change of paradigm in Mexico, young teens and the youth in general were finally out, wanted to be listened by the political elite subdued to the will of the American empire. Chavez' songs like Décimas De Tlatelolco and Los Estudiantes speak about the movement, and the nassacre of October 2nd, 1968, Óscar Chavez rised his voice as the voice of the people, of the students that survided and the voice of the disappeared students.

The songs of Óscar Chévez can fullfit in all what a young student can feel, not only love, passionate love for some one. but also anger and discontent with the unfair system and a will of change, of a new dawn, that's the essence of Óscar Chávez and his meaning, his solidarity with the social movements that seek justice and freedom. His solidarity in poetic contexts is well seen in his song composed in memoriam of Allende: A Salvador Allende, in which he uses poetic means for singing to the memory of a great man, in Spanish Allende means beyond (for the verse: Allende el mar, Allende tiempo, tú regresarás corazón del Pueblo) and Salvador means saviour (for the verse Tú te salvas Salvador).

Maybe for the elite politics and just for the political sphere can be said of Latin America that is a zone where the world powers can influence and can interfer easly, in the cultural means the Latin American folklore and popular music has touched the hearts and pens of wolrdwide artists and bands, from the United States itself to Europe and Asia, the popular motto of freedom borned in Latin America is still yelled out in riots and protests, so we, latin americans can say, we have largely influenced the world.

sábado, 18 de junio de 2011

Music & World: Cold War

Part of the Music & World series, this day the topic is the geopolitical conflict between the USA and the Soviet Union.

The Cold War, a contemporaneous period of history between 1945 and 1991, the superpowers that emerged by their victories over the old schooled imperial powers of World War II, the conflicted confronted not only governments, but also (and even more important) societies and cultures. Though some others wanted peace, peace in a world of war and hatred.

The clearest example is Sting's song Russians, an 80's song about the conflicts between USSR's Leonid Brezhnev and US' Reagan, about the worldwide feeling and concern about the Cold War, and a thought that says, why we hafta fight each other? The central idea of Sting's song is expressed on a verse, a verse that still applies to the actual situation: We share the same biology, regardless of ideology.

The counter cultures of the Cold War era marked the begining of new genres that got inside the situation, that took active part in the Cold War by expressing their concerns, their rejects and their discontent with the actions taken by the international community.

The Hippie movement is well known and remebered by their ideals, one phrase to sumarize it all: PEACE & LOVE, we all can remember the picture of youths placing white carnations in the barrels of the police's firearms, the beginning of a multinational movement of young people in pacific actions against what they believe was incorrect: the Vietnam War, the hardline of the State and the old fashioned values. The ex-Beatle John Lennon, and who the hell have never heard of John Lennon, wrote the song Imagine, a song about peace, John Lennon himself described the message as "give Peace a chance", and talking about Lennon, we all just need to listen at The Beatles and songs like All You Need Is Love, The Establishment, Big Brother or The Man. Cold War cannot be fully understood without the counter cultures, the youth had something to say to their governments: they wouldn't believe and trust them anymore, they wouldn't be silent anymore.

Punk movement, a diverse movement which ideals cover the full old political spectrum of left vs. right, their basis: direct action not standing still and quiet. It can fit into Socialism with Marx' ideal of the ultimate goal: disband the State as the last stage of socialist movement, the stage known as Communism; but can be better understood into Nihilism, anti-conformism, must Punk people had disregard not just against Capitalism and its belic direction, but also against Soviet Socialism which they saw (and still see) as another imperialist form of government, just as repressive as Capitalism.Classic Punk music inclued Sex Pistols, The Ramones or The Clash, this last one less known than Sex Pistols, but for me more iconic, as a latin american I acclaim The Clash and their support for the latin american movements for liberation like the song (and album) Sandinista! about the nicaraguan guerilla that struggled against the US-backed Somoza dinasty, or the song Washington Bullets that goes: "As every cell in Chile will tell, the cries of the tortured men. Remember Allende in the days before, before the army came. Please remember Victor Jara, in the Santiago Stadium. Es Verdad, those Washington Bullets again", an open support for the peacefull Revolution of Salvador Allende that was stopped by Richard Nixon. Punks had different means for changing the world than hippies: direct action against opression, expressing what they want and clash with anyone that attempted to shut their voices, the Punk sound evolved from proto sound of The Clash to the sound of Hardcore Punk.

Within the Punk times mid 70's-mid 80's Pink Floyd emerged, another iconic band of the Cold War era with songs influened by the conflict itself and with the enviorment of the Western Bloc, their album Animals based on the book Animal Farm is a critic to the Soviet repression, a reject of Socialism, viewed as another mean of repression. Their acclaim against repressive means goes against both sides of the conflict, the album The Wall and what might be the most famous song(s): Another Brick In The Wall, composed of 3 parts, the best known one is Part II, the criticism of how repressive the education system was, the story is metaphoric in all aspects, the wall is a metaphor of a protection in which the person is guarded, the adverse enviorment leads the person to build a wall, to guard, to protect, a way to escape from the horrific reality. The sequence goes from sadness (Part I) to protest and standing up (Part II) to the fury that leads to action (Part III), part III is the final escape from the "protection" and being finally isolated from the world leading to the end of the album with Goodbye Cruel World. The Wall gives us a mixture of nihilistic views with heavy anti-establishment views, a protest against the current system of Pink's era.

The last one I'll mention is West German song 99 luftballons, a song about events that might lead to the ultimate war, inspired by an anecdote that might be seen as common, Nena's Carlo Karges saw a group of balloons that flew to the horizon and while leaving they looked like UFO'S, like strange objects, so he thought, "what if they pass to the Soviet sector, to the GDR and seen as military devices?" War will begin and the world would end.

The influence of the Cold War in the popular culture is countless, artists are part of society, people, to be more specific grown-up adults see the youth as careless, and our music just as an irritating noise, even worse in the 1960's or1970's, for adults Punk music was just noise, was rubbish and never listened to the sense of the lyrics, yet today they listen to protopunk music and just hate it; but we're not appart, we're not self-excluded, we care about our present and future; even those rejects (as society calls hippies and punks and grungers and almost all youths that do not follow the mainstream and the status quo) cared about their community. That was our expression.

The youth of the Cold War era felt uncomfortable, felt not represented, and they expressed their disregard with the status quo, but that ain't to be careless, all they way around, is to care for the future, like Pink Floyd's Another Brick In The Wall or John Lennon's Let It Be, youth acclaimed peace, justice, wanted to be part of society, but of a fair and egalitarian society. They weren't looking for a fight, they were looking to belong, to be part of society and to be listened, their message was and still is: better society, a true and fair community, a claim for justice.

Cold War affected all people, was a concern not just for nations, presidents or armed forces, was a concern of all, and the youth wasn't careless, adults thought they were careless just cause a teen denied to obey the established rules and exposed different ideas and the possibility of a better world.

jueves, 16 de junio de 2011

Music & world: Criminals

Part of the Music & Wolrd series, this first thread is about criminals, centred on murderers.

Many criminals have walked on this Earth, billions of criminals, but very few have become known worldwide, being so famous due to their infamous crimes that now a great number of bands, scene or underground,  have composed songs about their lifes, their crimes or the manhunt to catch them. Amongst them I can call Charles Manson, Edward Gein, Andrei Chikatilo, Dylan/Klebold or unsolved cases like Jack "The Reaper" or the Zodiac Killer.

The most famous singer that carries an apology to a criminal, a serial killer in this case, is Marilyn Manson: Marilyn for Marilyn Monroe and Manson for Charles Manson. Charles Manson, leader of a sect, tough never present in the crimes comitted by his fellows, Manson is convicted for conspirancy, via a brainwashing technique that made the followers trully believe in Manson as the Mesiah, as the Savior. According to Dr. Michael Stone, those leaders are strong, they end up loving the Leader, believing He is the envoy of a god. The case of Charles Manson fits perfectly with the darkness behind the image of Marilyn Manson, and just as Charles, the band enchants the youth with words, to the edge of allegedly have inspired other notorious massacres, the Columbine High School Massacre comitted by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the media claimed that Marilyn Manson inspired Harris and Klebold with their horrible anti-christian lyrics.

Eric Harris and Dyland Klebold, famous for comitting the Columbine High School massacre, numerous songs have been written by wolrdwide musicians. Fin symphonic metal band Nightwish composed the song The Kinslayer in memory to the casualities of the Massacre quoting alleged phrases of the killers, like a quote of Sheakespeare that was sent to Eric's mother (Good wombs hath borne bad sons) and "4 pink ones (for girls), 9 blue ones (for boys) and 2 black ones (for Harris and Klebold). P.O.D. composed the song Youth Of The Nation about the events of the Massacre. The song Cassie by Flyleaf or Who Knew by Eminem. The Columbine High School Massacre is the crime that has inspired the largest number of songs, just bellow worldwide conflicts like the Cold War or World War II.

Edward Gein, the infamous butcher that chopped his family and fashioned numerous clothes and accesories made up by human flesh, skin and bones. Gein was mentally retarded, his only valuable skill was Taxidermy, when his mom, the head of a broken home burned Gein's works, Edward went nuts, murdered all his family and was until the day a police officer visted the house looking for Gein's sister, Ed never attempted to lie, as for him, his sister was in her room, big surprise, the bodies were the new creations of Gein, applied his techniques of Taxidermy with his own family, the organs, skulls, flesh, everything was used by Edawrd Gein, skulls turned into bowls, vulvas turned into belts, a necklace of nipples, and more. The grindcore band Macabre has a song named Ed Gein, Slayer with their song Dead Skin Mask, Lordi with Deadache and From First To Last with Ride The Wings Of Pestilence.

Many other cases have inspired song namings or even naming of a band, like the mentiones Marilyn Manson, or The Black Dahlia Murder inspired on the unsolved case of a brutal murder in the 1940's.

domingo, 12 de junio de 2011

Снегои И Дождём

Снегом И Дождём

Больше любви
я знаю что ты
тот малыш всегда я искал
а ты на меня
никогда не посмотришь...
(посмотришь)
Даже и он моим возлюбленым стал.

Стань моим дождём,
моим огнём снань,
а я стану твоим мечём!

Я то знаю, до конца
моя любовь встанется
снегом и дождём
до Неба и до солнца!

Нет надежды, завтра нет.
Он не меня полюбит,
даже и я ещё о тебе подумаю,
а мне по хую
что его не стало!
Он стал моим возлюбленым,
ты моя наибольшая любовь,
наибольшая и скрытая любовь.

Побудь рядом,
от меня не уходи!
Во снах целую тебя
до следующего дня.

Я то знаю, до конца
моя любовь встанется
снегом и дождём
до Неба и до солнца!

lunes, 6 de junio de 2011

Recomendación JUNIO: Madina Lake - Attics To Eden

Madina Lake, formados en 2005 y originarios de Chicago, Illinois y en 2006 lanzan su EP debut: The Dissapearance Of Adalia, Adalia, el misterioso personaje que desaparece y que ha caracterizado a Madina Lake desde que se formaron.

Como es una banda poco conocida en este país, empezaré por enlistar a sus integrantes actuales:
  1. Nathan Leone - voz principal
  2. Matthew Leone - bajo / voz
  3. Mateo Camargo - guitarra / voz
  4. Dan Torelli - bateria / percusiones
Madina Lake es mi recomendación de este mes, no sólo por su música y sus letras en este álbum del 2009 (Attics To Eden), sino por la personalidad de sus integrates, en especial de los gemelos idénticos, Matt y Nathan Leone, siempre luchando contra corriente y contra la adversidad. A los 21 años a Matt tomó el bajo por primera ocasión y fue desalentado por su maestro, pues tenía las manos muy pequeñas como para siquiera poder tocar, sin darse por vencido retomó el bajo, pero en ésta ocasión él se enseñó a sí mismo. Otra anécdota de Matt Leone, fue su hospitalización en 2010 a causa de ser agredid por un hombre, Matt acudió en ayuda de una mujer que estaba siendo golpeada por su esposo, quien a pesar de ser detenido por Matt, este lo agrede y Matt requirió de una severa intervención quirúrgica.

La banda se caracteriza por su sátira de lo mainstream, del establishment y del culto mediático a la fama y a los famosos, en Attics To Eden pasan letras sobre las dificultades que se les han presentado, e como es difícil seguir adelante cuando se tiene al status quo en contra, cuando las adversidades parecen infranqueables pero al final la actitud y visión positivas, una fuerte determinación puede vencer todo obstáculo que se te ponga enfrente, tan sólo hay que creer en uno mismo y hacerle caso a nuestro corazón.

Hay muchas, muchas bandas que tiene letras de amor o desamor, de odio o tristeza con las que muchas personas nos podemos identificar, en letras que podemos reflejar nuestras situaciones en ese momento de a vida, hay otras, de pop en su totalidad que no hablan de nada y dicen 4 minutos de estupidez, otras peores aún con culto a la idea anacrónica del macho antiguo omnipoderoso y alaban e idolatran las figuras machistas que ven a la mujer y al ser humano en general como objetos, que ven como divertido el pasar por encima de otros; pero ninguna banda como Madina Lake tiene composiciones que no se han detenido en el lamento por las situaciones difíciles y adversas, sino que hablan del sobreponerse a esa adversida y vencer  teniendo al mundo en contra tuya y eso distingue a Madina Lake por encima de muchas otras bandas.

Sé que no somos pocos los que vivimos fuera de los cánones establecidos, fuera de lo que dictan las leyes de la moda y del mainstream y veo en Madina Lake, en Matthew Leone y en sus letras una inspiración muy fuerte a seguir por el camino que me dicta mi corazón, a trazar mi propio camino y no dejarme dominar por las leyes no escritas de la sociedad maldita y segregadora, que al final ese intento de hacerme ver como un raro me ha llegado a dar fama sempiterna.

Ésta es la tracklist del álbum:
  1. Never Take Us Alive: Una gran apertura para el álbum, con un sonido fuerte al igual que la letra, una inspiración para seguir siempre adelante (There's no fear inside, this is our time, no giving up!) y con la frente en alto todos los días, verso tras verso anima a luchar contra todo y todos los que te tratan de derribar (They can't break, can't change, can't take us down), nos insta a luchar aunque parezcan inalcanzables nuestros sueños (Sometimes I fell like I'm from another world, and everything I want in life seems impossible) y a nunca olvidar lo que anhelamos (in the bottom of our heart, the dream's alive inside).
  2. Let's Get Outta Here: Segundo sencillo de éste álbum, con un video adecuado a la letra, habla de estar hartos de los modos, de como se maneja el mundo y como quieren desde afuera moldearte hasta hacerte uno más del montón, que siempre nos rodean esos enemigos, esos que quieren doblegarnos; pero lo primordial, que gran parte de ellos y de su fuerza está en nuestra mente (This scene is dull and blind; enemies, they start surrounding me, mostly in my head 'cause I swear I've never been so depressed) y así como en la mente ellos pueden se muy poderosos, igual podemos salir de ahí (I'm tinking "let's just dissapear" and we'll roll the diece on a bech front tropical paradise). En la mente está el poder nuestro, el poder de permitirle a la sociedad doblegarnos y dominarnos o el poder de salir y crear nuestro propio mundo, nuestro lugar y poder vivir a nuestro modo (gotta go where we live out loud, you know we're sick of this crowd).
  3. Legends: Una excelente combinación, un toque romántico con el característico ánimo de Madina Lake. Cuando uno está de pie solo contra el mundo es difícil sobreponerse y salir triunfante de la adversidad, con alguien a lado las cosas serán menos duras. Uno quiere seguir, luchar ('cause I'm bore and dumb and dying to change, it's the simple life driving me insane), entre dos tomar el control y derribar al enemigo, aunque implique el poder caer igual, sabiendo que uno ha caído en la lucha por lo que uno cree y quere (Let's burn this town right to the ground, and we'll go down like every legend before us. We'll part the seas, make history while chasing dreams like every legend before us), la canción refiere a que viven por siempre, son leyenda aquellos que han sabido luchar por lo que quieren y por lo que creen, sólo aquellos que no son como el resto y se mueven perduran.
  4. Criminals: He vivido en carne propia ésta letra, por ser diferente eres un criminal, te hacen un criminal, pero al ser diferente, al ver por la ventana a los "normales" en su mundo ideal, o creyendo que es ideal (so get real high and head to your window watch perfect faces living perfect lives till something snaps inside). Afuera se creen todos tan sabios, creen conocerte como parte de ese mundo ideal, creen que saben como son quienes se atreven a ser dierentes (You think you know who we re, well, you don't know us at all), y es en ese error en donde sellan su perdición (And when you sleep at night believe me, I'll be in the dark 'cause we've got nothing to lose and we don't care who you are), en la realidad no nos conocen, no saben de lo que somos capaces y a lo que podemos llegar cuando nuestra motivación no es el ser una moda, sino luchar por sueños e ideales.
  5. Through The Pain: Ser diferente es una decisión, uno puede optar por tomar el camino fácil y rendirse o seguir adelante con tus sueños e ilusiones, uno mismo se mete al fuego, nadie te obliga, nosotros optamos por ser diferentes y salir adelante y sobreponerse será doloroso, es de admitirse (I've trapped myself in a ring of fire, if I say I'm ok, I'm also a liar. The only way out is through the pain) y nadie dará la lucha por tí, es tú propia lucha y esa la debes pelear y librar solo (I know I can't get up, gotta face this all alone).
  6. Never Walk Alone: Una canción con rítmo más tranquilo que las del principio, pero llena de apoyo, el mismo título nos habla de eso y de nuevo, todo está en la mente (you know it's all in your mind) y no estás mal por luchar por tus sueños (with nothing on your mind imagine,. don't regret again. Everything you've done just turned right).
  7. Not For This World: De letra tranquila, suave y melódica. Una canción ya no de sobreponerse a la adversidad externa, sino a una aún más peligrosa, la interna. Nathan nosllama a dar la lucha aquí y ahora y no esperar porque podemos todo si lo queremos (You're not for this world, this world is for you, and now is the time there's no tomorrow), tener claro el objetivo y no dejarnos vencer por uno mismo (I used to think if I never tried, I would never fail, now I realize I can do anything), recordando que el demasiado tarde nunca es sólo "un poquito" (too little too late, and then you die, and no one even know your name) y siempre hacerte caso en lo que sientas y presientas (don't let your light fight for your heart, your heart gives you the best advice, believe!).
  8. Welcome To Oblivion: Ser difrente no significa que estás solo, que no hay nadie más que pase lo que tú estás pasando, siempre hay alguien más y, es muy probable que ambos se encuentren.
  9. Silent Voices Kill: Lidiar con los enemigos externos o con los demonios internos es difícil y es traajo pesado, pero sobreponerse al pasado igual lo es, desde el interior nos va desgastando ese pasado y sus voces que siguen aferradas (the past is a noise that you have tied my life, up to. Now I'm obsessed, I'm sick, I'm desperate, I can't move), podemos escapar de los enemigos, pero cuando uno mismo se vuelve el enemigo eso ya no es posible y hay que luchar por vencer (I can't get away from myself, I don't wanna meet someone new, I just wanna be over you).
  10. Statistics: De todas las dificultades que uno atraviesa en la sociedad o en una relación, lo más peligroso esno querer salir del aprieto, es encontrarle gusto y cuando ya te des cuenta de que estás atrapado, se hará mucho más difícil de salir del aprieto.
  11. Friends & Lovers: La clave del éxito es perseverancia, seguir en el camino, seguir dando el máximo por más difícil y desesperante que se torne la situación, siempre hay algoque nos ayuda a levantarnos y a dar un paso más cuando todo parece perdido y que el destino es fracasar (When I'm afraid that better days are never comming again I imagine your face, and I keep on moving. I'm bound to cry, destined to fly, and guaranteed to die, but till the end I've got your face and I keep on moving), las cosas puede que no salgan de acuerdo a lo planeado pero no hay que desanimar y al final todo saldrá adelante (You can build a life and have it broken down, you can chose a path and have it turned around, you can hate yourself and fall in love again).
  12. Lilia, The Divine Game
Attics To Eden es un álbum de contenido único, distinto, que es lo que caracteriza a Madina Lake, y transmite el pensamiento de la banda a través de éstas canciones, dan ánimos a todos sus seguidores y al público en general a siempre dar la lucha, a siempre dar el máximo, a pelear por lo que creemos y queremos, no verlo como algo imposible sino como un reto y no renunciar ante la adversidad, sin importar de dónde venga ésta.

domingo, 5 de junio de 2011

Negative en el Lunario de México DF

Ya tenía tiempo que no iba a un concierto, por diferentes razones y muchos que lamenté no poder ver, como Avantasia, Alesana, Blessthefall o As I Lay Dying. El pasado 14 de mayo, en mi primer sábado de vacaciones por cierto, se presentó Negative (checar el enlace a Wikipedia si no conoces a Negative) en el Lunario del Auditorio Nacional.

La travesía, como cualquier otra en el transporte público del Distrito Federal, un calor de la chingada para no variar este clima de la verga, pero ya en el pesero no se sentía el horrible clima, menos cuando me la pasé un ratito hablando con un chico guapo, pero eso es otra historia...

Al llegar al Lunario, había poca gente, sólo pocos estaban ahí a las 15 hrs, 6 hrs antes del inicio oficial del conicerto, el calor seguía sin dar tregua, la gente echando el coto, tratando de pasar el tiempo en lo que llegaba la hora de entrar finalmente, al principio parecía que no muchos estaríamos ahí, pero al pasar del tiempo la gente llegó, cada vez más y más. El ambiente se prendía con cada minuto, con cada hora, con cada nuevo fan que acudía.

Fue hasta las casi 21 que entramos, tras el toqueteo de seguridad, todos corríamos, a toda velocidad, era el Lunario, oséase, entrada general de apañe su lugar o se lo apañan a asté. Con la fuerza y velocidad de mis pies llegué apenas a 3ra fila y entre el jaloneo, y empujonea ascendí a la segunda fila, sólo detrás de una gorda graciosa que le tiraba mierda a la mierda de banda que teloneó a Negative, que ni Allah es grande sabe cómo se llama.

A las 22 hrs casi exactas, salieron a escena, uno a uno, Jay, Snack, Larry, Antti y Jonne. Todos a sus posiciones para abrir con No One Can Save Me Tonight, tocaron temas de varios de sus álbumes, no sólo de Neon. el más reciente.

Éramos pocos, eso es cierto e innegable, pero el ambiente generado por estos pocos llenó de ánimo a Negative y estremeció por completo al Lunario, Jonne se sintió entusiasmado de ver y sentir el ánimo y fervor que generaban los pocos asistentes. Y con cada rola se prendía más y más la gente, así hasta llegar a Still Alive, en acústico, una súper rola romántica, cómo es el estilo de Negative, pero ésta en especial es amada por todos sus fans, y me incluyo. Y no parábamos de gritar "Negative! Negative! Negative!"

Al salir del Lunario, esperando a que pasaran por mí y mi primo (con quién fuí), tuvimos la curiosidad de ver que pasaba más aelante y para sorpresa era la banda, algunos miembros, autografiando hasta que llegó la multitud, tras varios, varios minutos de esperar salió Jonne por unos instamtes, autografió posters, banderas...y mi boleto...