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The Roxy Show

Date: 19.03.2001
Venue: The Roxy
Location: Los Angeles, USA

Dakle danas u ovom postu pokušat ću vam predočiti fantastičnu atmosferu Johnovog koncerta iz 2001, legendarnog The Roxy Showa. Da nebi bilo zabune, koncert je na video zapisu i pobliže ću vam pokušati opisati kako je sve to skupa izgledalo. Također moram naglasiti da je ovo Johnov solo koncert, na kojem je promovirao novi album To Record Only Water For Ten Days, a na koncertu su se kao Johnovi gosti našli Johs Klinghoffer, Toni Oswald i mislim Flea. Nevjerovatno je koliko je John Uložio energije u ovaj koncert, jednostavno bio je u ogromnoj euforiji. Nakon što je izašao na stage odamah je zgrabio gitaru i počeo svirati. Nakon toga obratio se publici i smješak tijekom svake pauze odavao je Johnovo odlično raspoloženje. Dapače, John se poslije većine pjesama šalio sa publikom, pričao je nekakve pričice o sebi i drugima itd. No, ipak se vidi koliko je neiskusan u solo nastupima, ili jednostavno ga možemo svrstati u spontane izvođače. Jer, bilo je slučajeva kad bi počeo svirati pjesmu pa bi stao, jer bi osjetio da nešto treba kazati ili situacija kad počme svirati pjesmu pa stane i odluči svirati drugu, a tu prvu opće ne odsvira do kraja koncerta. Dakle, možete vidjeti da John inzistira na nevjerovatnoj spontanosti i da je tu gdje je samo radi glazbe i fanova, a baš to je glavna karakteristika ovog koncerta. John je puno pričao tijekom koncerta, a ja ću vam izdvojiti samo dvije meni zanimljive stvari; John kaže: Na svijetu postoje samo dvije osobe koje su jednako dobre kao John Lennon. Jedna, je moj jako dobar prijatelj, a druga ne znam gdje je može biti čak i "in fucking Venezuela"- na to publika se počme smijati, a John sasvim ozbiljan nastavi svirati, ili John prije pjesme Beat Down pitao je publiku dali se osjeća sretnim kad čuje tužnu pjesmu, i moram priznati da se nešto u meni u tom trenutno poigralo i moram priznati da sam se tu prepoznao, što mi je posebno drago. Naravno ima mnogo takvih i još boljih situacija, ali zbog eventualnog gledanja DVDa ne želim vam pokvariti ugođaj. Osim pjesama sa To Recorda, John je odsvirao mnogo covera, kao i par pjesama sa Shadows Collide With Peoplea! Pogledajte samo, godina je 2001, a john je već tada imao 3 (a možda i više) pjesama za novi album. Nakon par uvodnih pjesama kada sam čuo da John svira In Relief i Ricky jednostavno sam se oduševio, jer prije nisam vidio tracklist. Također je John napomenuo publici da će navedene pjesme biti na njegovom novom albumu kojeg će raditi sa Joshom. Ta činjenica jednostavno oduševljava i daje jednu veliku sigurnost u Johnove riječi tj obećanja. Jako je malo pjesama bilo sa Niandre ili Smilea, ali svaka je bila popračena velikim pljeskom, dok je većina pjesama bila izvedena sa pratnjom jeke. John bi prije svake pjesme provjeravao kako njegov glas odjekuje, a često bi se dogodilo da nije kako treba, pa bi kojih 10tak sekundi i na to potrošio. Primjetio sam danadalje, da forsira tu jeku. Stalno je pjevao dubokim i dugim glasom kako bi jeka bila šta bolja, ali na DVDu se ta jeka baš i ne osjeća kako je on to zamišljao, pa je ovako ispalo kao jedan mali kiks, ali nema veze. U poslijednjih 30tak minuta nastupa počeo se kreveljiti, baš kao i na Smileu, ali iapk pubilka je bila oduševljena. Što se tiče kvalitete slike ona je stvarno odlična i perfekta za full screen opciju. Snimao je jednostavno iz publike, tako da se vidi samo pola Johna i rijetko kad gitara, ali je john jako dobro zumiran tako da se baš sve dobro vidi. Također tu i tamo koja crna glavica izviri iz publike pa imate i osjećaj ko da ste i vi sami na koncertu. Zvuk također odličan samo možda malo sa slabim jekama, ali ništa extra loše. Sve u svemu ovo je odličan koncert i svakom bi ga preporučio, a pogotovo ljubiteljima To Record... albuma. Kao i obično slijedi tracklist:
01. Been Insane
02. So Would've I
03. Going Inside
04. Neighborhood Threat (Iggy Pop)
05. Representing
06. I Just Wanna Have Something To Do (Ramones)
07. The First Season
08. Saturation
09. Beat Down
10. In Relief
11. Ricky
12. New Dawn Fades (Joy Division)
10. With No One
14. Secret Side
15. Well, I've Been
16. Strange Love (Depeche Mode)
17. Runaway (Dell Shanon)
18. Fallout
19. Life's A Bath
20. Country Feedback (REM)
21. Moments Have You
22. Mascara
23. Beginning Again
24. Modern Love (David Bowie)
25. Jugband Blues (Sydda Barrett)
26. Moments Have You
27. Smile From The Streets You Hold
28. Every Person
29. Cut Out
30. Strange Love (Depeche Mode)
Zaboravio sam napisati kako John uvijek, pa tako i ovdje zahvaljuje nakon svake pjesme, a bilo je i izjava poput puno vam hvala što ste došli ili volim vas itd itd... John se još jedamput dokazao kao veliki glazbenik, ali i kao veliki čovjek kojem je zaista stalo do svojih slušatelja. A baš to se može vidjeti u na ovom koncertu, jer malo je glazbenika koji će prekinuti pjesmu da bi odgovorio na pitanje iz publike. Dakle sve što vam preostaje je kontaktirati me na mail i zaželjeti ovaj DVD i ja vam šaljem. Da dobro ste čuli. Dajem vam mogućnost da i vi dobijete ovaj odličan koncert i to na DVDu. Stoga ako je netko zainteresiran neka mi se javi na mail. Puno hvala na čitanju... I za kraj jedan review čovjeka koji je stvarno bio na koncertu pa nam je on to malo opisao...
Stay Tuned!

I plowed "Old Betsy" (my car) about 400 miles thru the desert to see our lovely man. My car nearly overheated, and i even had to pull over for a while for it to cool down. Being the mega type A I am, this stressed me out to no end.
Got to the venue about 4.30 pm. There were about half dozen or so peeps already there. JF came out shortly thereafter ... shook some hands, signed some things (i now have all 6 JF / RHCP cd booklets signed). Also talked to Louis for a minute (told him g'day from aussies Lisa and Shell). They did end up releasing 50 tix before showtime.

JF came out at 9.40 pm wearing grey slacks, a pink and white striped shirt, argyle socks and black wingtips (wingtips don't have to be tutone, do they?). He had bedhead outside but wetted it done and combed it nicely for the show. He looked just like the pic in the Smile booklet, except with about a 4 - 5 day scruffy beard growth.
I won't get into all the songs, as i don't recall them all. He didn't play many off the first two albums, tho. Many new ones and covers - my faves of the night were Runaway, Neighborhood Threat and Modern Love. They were so RAW, not like the smoothed out originals. He also did R.E.M., Syd, Depeche Mode, Joy Division but i'm not familiar with those, so they didn't do as much for me. JF strummed so hard and broke a few strings, a few times right in the middle of a song, where he was getting heated up, which was a pisser. He really seemed wound up to play for us. He also joins my list of most intense live singers with Rollins and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick (don't laugh, it's a huge compliment from me).
It was just amazing to see him perform with such passion. It was a nice mix of his newfound health and happiness and his old borderline "insanity", for lack of a better word. There were a few moments where he hit notes vocally, that were amazing. He left the stage at midnight and was very friendly, humorous and entertaining thruout the show.

All the Pepper guys were there to support JF and they all seemed to have girlfriends with them. I'm not sure what JF's new squeeze looks like, so I can't comment on that. His "best friend" toni was there. She has Reddish / auburn hair and had a floppy hat.
Josh Klinghoffer was there and JF spoke extremely highly of him, onstage. Looks like Josh is his new musical partner in crime. Said they'd have an album out together in the next few months.
JF came out later and signed stuff but it was rushed, as Louis said they didn't have much time and had to get going. I did ask about his second song ever written on piano and what happened to it (when i got my painting signed (6-00), i told JF how much i loved Curtains and he said he had just written his second song ever on piano). JF said it'll be on his / Josh's new album but Josh'll play the piano part.
For anyone there, i was almost in the center and the second row of peeps off the stage in a blue UNC tarheels hat. The show was really amazing, passionate and soulful even tho i admittedly am a much bigger fan of his RHCP work. His '97 nuttstalk show I saw in Chicago is like the difference between night and day.

JF just glowed ... He wasn't just a star, more like a supernova. A few times in the middle of an intense performance, he couldn't help but crack a smile in mid song. Just seeing him being overwhelmed with happiness was worth the trip. I just can't say how elated i am to see him in such a good place.
While driving down sunset to the freeway after the show, I drove alongside Flea. He had the patchwork colored Mercedes like in the Funky Monks vid and, no, i didn't race him at stoplights. Moments have you.



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Post je objavljen 19.03.2005. u 19:02 sati.