Marti seara, bucurestenii prezenti la concertul Simple Minds de la Sala Polivalenta au fost precum romanii in cadrul bataliilor: mereu putini la numar, dar inimosi, suplinind neajunsurile cifrelor prin atitudine. Tricolorul fluturat in public si cele patru piese cantate la bis, semn ca si celor de pe scena le-a placut atitudinea fanilor, aveau sa confirme vorbele solistului: "The Scots and The Romanians - it's a good mixture!"
"Ten years ago, Simple Minds had lost their mojo. We had lost our energy, we had lost our direction. The last 3-4 years were about getting the engine going again". "We do this because this is who we are. Why does a shark swim?", explica inaintea concertului Jim Kerr, solistul trupei scotiene.
"Tonight, five minutes before we go on stage, my attitude will be "this is the last night on Earth". Tomorrow doesn't exist yet. The last night in Bulgaria has gone, the last six months of touring are gone, the future... who knows? Tonight it's snowing, but we're gonna melt the snow!"
Inceput cu piese ca Sanctify Yourself si Stars Will Lead The Way, concertul a dovedit ca uneorii criticii muzicali au dreptate: "The critics have been saying that this is the best Simple Minds to date".
Un Simple Minds alcatuit din Jim Kerr (voce - "I'm one of these rare creatures, a Scotsman who doesn't drink whisky"), Charlie Burchill (chitara), Mel Gaynor (tobe - "the best in the world. There may be an argument between two or three, but for me he is the best"), Andy Duffy (bas - "we have a base who we call "The new guy". He's been with us for ten years. A review from the concert in Amsterdam said that he is a base God") si Mark Gillespie (clape - "some of the songs we play tonight, let's face it, are old songs. He keeps them true to the original. But he makes them sound contemporary. They actually sound like they come from the future!").
In ciuda unei mici greseli la inceput, eroare din care Jim a iesit cu dezinvoltura ("In Scotland we say... we f***ed up"), seara a continuat cu piese ca The American, Moscow Underground, Hypnotised si Don't You (Forget About Me), bisul aducand cantece precum Gloria, Alive And Kicking, dar si Neon Lights (cover dupa Kraftwerk).
Simple Minds au fost super, au cantat 2 ore fara oprire. Adevarati profesionisti.
Pacat ca n-au venit candva vara, mai la caldura, sa fi cantat afara ! Parca si la Arenele Romane ar fi fost mai bine...
Din pacate, vocea lui Jim de abia se auzea pe langa instrumental care de cele mai multe ori ii acoperea vocea!! Microfonului lui avea sunetul mult mai incet decat volumul instrumentalului! Si asta v-o spune cineva care asta in fata scenei pe centru! Chiar si asa, chiar si in ciuda slabutzei organizari, mie mi-a placut concertul si nu regret k a mers! Imi doresc cat mai multe concerte si Doamne ajuta sa avem si noi un stadion acoperit ca mai toti in Europa! Asa poate vine si U2 si va lamuriti cum e treaba cu vocea lui si a lui Jim!:)
Pt. domnul care a scris articolul si care este confuz rau in privinta vocilor, ambele grozave dar f. dif. if u ask me!:)
Vocea lui Jim Kerr seamana intr`adevar cu cea lui Bono de la U2, si cu Ian McCulloch de la Echo & the Bunnymen. Nu intimplator pentru ca cei trei s`au influentat reciproc pe la inceputul anilor 80.