I: What musical
Zentralia I reached the parking lot after 10 pm, with the intention of seeing only the last band. I was not interested or not Phobia Zoe, in fact, was not to see the Jaguars, but the two survivors Caifanes: Saul Hernandez on vocals and guitar, and Alfonso Andre on drums. As I've been offline for so long they thought it would be Diego Herrera on keyboards, but no, the veteran musician was replaced by a laptop from which were launched melodic sequences (notably the classic string arrangement ending with and kill me because I'm dying ). The first thing that struck me upon entering the place was the number of people who attended the concert (say 20 000), the second, the amount of alcohol he was drinking in, which had its logical considering that it was a brewer who sponsored the stunt, but it would not be a factor for problems, as seen later.
The Jaguars kicked off with a couple of songs themselves were not much impact as when they began to add to the repertoire one or another of Caifanes, which were the most chanted by the public, especially the elderly. Many chavitos jumped and shouted, but few knew the lyrics of the songs from Caifanes (it is when one begins to feel old) beyond a line of the chorus. Yet that is no longer the same 20 years later (especially for the voice of Saul), one as a nostalgia fan can not avoid emotions and memories that trigger each subject, and in that sense, the concert was enjoyable.
In the strict terms of music, the presentation of Jaguars was regular, poor shooting. The current guitarist César "El Vampiro" López (who remember the early 90s with Mana) which undoubtedly has job, but that is not comparable with Alejandro Marcovich and José Manuel Aguilera. Marco Renteria on bass is effective to dry, without the finesse of Federico Fong or Staying within farther back again, the mastery of Sabo Romo. There are things that they missed greatly, as the guitar solo Outside, one of the most beautiful fragments of ancient musically Caifanes. That requinto classic (which, incidentally, deliberately evokes indigenous Mexican music) was replaced by noise. Noise from drums and riffs Saul Hernandez, and a bass solo alleged never heard because the sound also had its little details. A friend tells me that the Jaguars may no longer touch the requinto because originally it is authored by Alejandro Marcovich, and there may be legal issues involved. Will be serene, but it is a pity, because half of that song is, precisely, the guitar solo.
Moreover, the lack of a keyboard also felt, as several songs sounded empty, hollow, in the absence of anything better, were filled with noise, the style of Manu Chao and Radio Bemba when playing without the metals. As a musician I felt a little cheated with this line truncated, since much of the style of Jaguars (and earlier, Caifanes) was leaning in the atmospheres of Diego Herrera, and this was most evident in areas such as Yesterday told me a bird, which became warm caress rockcito melodic ordinary moved, no joke, with nothing to offer musically, more to fulfill the commitment, thus betraying original letter and intent of the piece.
Jaguars, yes, still retain something that is admirable from the days of Caifanes, a Mexican on his way to rock. Clouds In a guapachoso is reminiscent of a coast, and in some other parts
is a nod to the traditional Mexican, mostly thanks to the ability of Alfonso André, which is the most solid the four musicians on stage, and also holds an important part of the vocals to make second (and sometimes first) voices Saul, whom the health problems, age (and chance and excesses) will have already passed account. The audience was left wanting to hear La negra Tomasa (no keyboards and no metals do not see how they could make a decent version) and some other classic Caifanes, but in general people were happy, especially after the encore in which they sang Shadows (which just sing along) and exploding cell, in which Saul, cleverly (and the voice is not enough for both) transferred to the public responsibility for higher notes. In short, the concert was good, period, considering what we paid: nothing. If they had charged for that show, yes I would feel betrayed.
II: The ethyl
On leaving the concert there were a few questions we left many with a bad taste in mouth, and that showed gaps and omissions in the organization. On the one hand, the fact that the exit was too narrow for two doors, causing a crush and crowding that could have been avoided if the containment barriers have been removed at the end. This crowding is combined with industrial quantities of alcohol to be consumed inside the event, and the other lacking: the lack of supervision, if not police (we know that in these events the police are not very welcome to say for the audience), at least by some elements of security Private.
When I got out of the bottleneck, I witnessed an incident deplorable and embarrassing those who give so embarrassing: a young man alc
oholizado pushed "for fun" to a man ciencuentón, with his wife and two children (under 12 both), who was at my side. The Lord turned and demanded the wily push the boy, who was challenged to bully and a stream of insults that Mr. did not last, so that within seconds the two strands were already beaten to death. The clash was short-lived, and it left more hurt was the young, not left with the desire and immediately called two friends, also drunk, and went after the man, who reached the parking lot, about 30 meters. Without saying so many words, the three boys let him go to blows to Mr. and shearing to the cries of the wife and children, and then walk away quietly, without anyone in his way. At an event at which to sell as much alcohol (and not just the elderly, inside there were many young pretty drunk) is important also to take appropriate preventive measures. At the end of the square there was only one officer who was not even turned on his lamp and tried to be rather tiny next to his bike in view of the chaos and traffic hubs caused by so many cars, not a few which were conducted for drivers who brought the beer still in hand. The agent pretended not to see anything.
If Zentralia Plaza will continue to conduct such events must take into account safety measures and control of alcohol, not only for the welfare of the attendees, but by his own image, until this event had been very good at organizing concerts.
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