Friday, November 7, 2008

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URBAN DEATH OF SPANISH ROCK: 20/9/2008

The September 20, 2008 died on English urban rock. Time of death: between 1 and 2 in the morning after a slow and painful agony. Cause of death: murder in cold blood. But to explain it, do a bit of history: today, in our space documentary about endangered specimens, hippies:

Are there still hippies? Perhaps, say the "tiramazas" still abound in parks and gardens ... but maybe a bit caught by the hair, never better. Is there anything in your mind? Something too, albeit totally misrepresented, among naive, ridiculous and out of tiesto to mock mercilessly: flower-power, Strawberries ... Perhaps the best example of the hippie that exists in the hypothetical future of Futurama.

Say then that the hippie is dead. Why ask about ... So, when? I guess the hippies
disappears as they increase the desire to shave and wash and decreasing the desire to prolong a struggle doomed to defeat: the company is shit and change is impossible, so kids, it's game over . The case, which no one can really make the point that there was an end, but if I had to make a pinpoint when approached in the spirit of love and peace was already so ridiculous as today, we would make California's Altamont festival.

At this time (oh, unhappy) still believed that the stars were spokesmen for a generation that included colleagues rolled ordinary citizen, wrote and sang for him and helped him to feel better almost disinterestedly. So I feel very bad the prices that had put Rolling Stones tour of 1968 and 1969 and the Stones, as in their best interest was to follow the game of being unselfish, they decided to take advantage of the recent Woodstock fever festivalazo mounting a charge. (Digression: Woodstock took place 4 months before to 1,000,000 spectators attended, 340,000 more than he expected the organization, and it is estimated that 250,000 could not enter, it still speaks of Woodstock generation and was important enough to build the careers of many and establish forever the idea that festivals are a ciborium business ... Let)
The Rolling Stones decided to mount its own Woodstock accompanied alugnos d elos best American groups of the time: Flyin'Burrito Brothers, Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane ...
The problem is that people expected huevazo (estimates were 300,000 people) and of course, between activists and the Weatherman, the Black Panthers, and always hanging up posts up needed ... security. As was considered a bad choice to tell the police (for fear of being used as an excuse for a social revolt) someone had the bright idea to hire the Hell's Angels or Hell's Angels. Total

, killing a black.
(Here there are different versions: this, completely partisan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v9WcwTbErw&feature=related argued that the boy was carrying a pipe and wanted to kill Jagger, others speak of simple brutality or racism ... I leave this to be the most controversial and least known but if it does not matter: the fact is that killing a black Securitas). Did

severity Rolling hurt? It is not known. The fact is that the image is that the Stones are still playing as if nothing and then make off in a helicopter, assists slow in coming, the kid is bleeding and spreads the idea that rock stars, look you, are self-centered, selfish and go about their business ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elbCaJDOKhw&feature=related

Shortly afterwards we have the equally historic for me Festival Isle of Wight (although clear that the deaths sold much more) just to confirm to some anonymous hippies that security is preventing the free communion between artists and the public. It also The artists are interested in security. It turns out that this is a business and that rock stars (especially Bob Dylan) is blowing out but much to the representative of anyone ... Look. What we have been deceived, Joe.

And to complete the atmosphere of widespread pessimism, Hendrix would die the following year as Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison would take one more year.

Dead dogs "Scatter? Let's say in part: Yes, the hippie was definitely restricted to hanging (definitive or temporary, we all like Grateful Dead at the top of mushrooms ... but it is a problem if you like without being at the top of mushrooms) but pop and rock music still had things to say
Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Patti Smith, AC / DC, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Dead Kennedys, The Smiths ...

in Altamont was the end to summer love. In other words, was decontextualized weary of the hippy flowers, we saw that, thank God, free love was already claiming viejuno and whatever may be said, since then has been much easier to get good drugs at decent prices . In part thanks to the hippies fucked over, we get better and we have seen that are cool as public festivals are a business and ciborium for the organizers ... But we also realized that the experimental tires, the roll of peace and love is a roll and that John Lennon had won at least one of the strips which was ... Let's

latitudes as a less exotic and less distant times:

In the concert of Aranda de Duero from 19 / / 2008 (date and historical) Roberto Iniesta interrupted the show by refusing to play until about thirty kids who watch the show from off campus go. Given the logic disobedience, Roberto Iniesta, Extremoduro leader calls the Civil Guard. Again, Roberto Iniesta, Extremoduro leader called the Guardia Civil. Http://www.diariodeburgos.es/noticia.cfm/Ribera/20080921/extremo/duro/820740FB-1A64-968D-597A0F6AB2AB3533


We will be simplistic and demagogic, if the death of a black s Free concert by the Rolling meant the death of summer of love, Roberto Iniesta, Extremoduro leader refuses to play because thirty people have not paid your concert (22 euros) and are taking drinks not purchased at the bar (15 euros cubalitro) could be anecdotal. But Roberto Iniesta, Extremoduro leader, call the Guardia Civil to end this situation is the end of the English urban rock as it has been understood until now.

to see if I explain: I do not seem either evil or good that Robe call the Guardia Civil.
And I do not mean tragic plan: me blowing out the English urban rock is dead.

just saying not to be pathetically ridiculous you have to be minimally consistent with the era we live. No, of course, be subject entirely to the dictates of fashion, then you are a modernite just ridiculous ... But little children, at least update it, like a John Lennon today deserve each and every one of the shots that led the former, try to keep the English urban rock as has been done so far is simply necrophiliac.

So, as we did with the "summer of love", we take stock: the English urban rock was born in the late 70's with Wood and died in 2008 at the hands of Extremoduro. What more do you want? Are 30, not bad. What we have left? Well, first of all has shown that it can sell without selling, the attitude and authenticity still move people and you have to throw eggs when singing.

also have to throw eggs is not forcing the voice, which is noticed and stand like a jerk, go to "durito" smug or not wash, repeating the same thing again and again and again, and keep Leno imitation , Barricada Extremoduro causes and new groups do not come out because people are not stupid.

That's 70 in the 80 and even 90's had reasons for making songs antiwar, anti-clerical and anti-police but they are already more passes than Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and CSNY together ... and even more if you call after the authorities crying because you have stolen your computer ... (news that has left thousands times in the web of groups "anti"). So just be careful to hide when you have to hide but let go of a martyr because you can be so pathetic as advertising the latest album Ska-P: "We will continue in the gap, touching the eggs to the system, the powerful and the exploiters, the maltratadotes and murderers ... "(there's that).

So nothing like the hippies, let's stay with the best of a time definitely past bury shoddy imitators (at the end of each stroke survivors who have to survive, how many imitators of Donovan and Dylan left?) And we are tolerant of times it has made a fool: you have to understand things in context.

For the nostalgic, I am the first, always be They say shit, we go along, Agila, black and white, There is little rock & roll ... but not far from put Abbey Road, The Piper at the Gates of Down or Nevermind the bollocks : that is, with good music from another time is also always good music.

If any group is reading me now, please:

Seize the musical influences of urban rock. What I want: riffs, lyrics, production ... But not only that.
If you want, vamo not to discuss why, keep saying you do transgressive urban rock or rock ...
But at least try to take it a little further ...
We're in a new era ...
But we still want to hear good music.

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