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Createspace Word Templates “Este libro se lo dedicamos a los que siempre están ahí cuando los necesitas” Prólogo Un viaje por el rock and roll, ese es el fiel resultado de tres años de trabajo. O quizás, mejor, la aventura de dos ourensanos que un día decidieron crear un blog dedicado al análisis de álbumes musicales. Aquel 20 de septiembre de 2011 lo tendremos siempre presente en la memoria con especial cariño. Ese día nace rockandrollismyaddiction.wordpress.com, un blog en Internet dedicado al análisis sobre discos de blues y rock. Analizar discos y destacar las más variopintas anécdotas que los rodean, resultó una afición apasionante. No sólo hablamos de discos y música, sino también de historia. En un principio, el blog no estaba destinado al público en general y no teníamos ningún interés en que los internautas nos visitasen. Lo concebimos con el único fin de compartir conocimientos musicales entre dos amigos. Se puede decir, que desconocíamos el mundo de los blogs. Tampoco se cuidaba la redacción de los artículos, hasta que nos dimos cuenta gracias a las visitas acumuladas, que cualquier persona interesada en leer algo, desea que se le proporcione la información de la mejor manera posible. Cuando se comienza cualquier proyecto, con independencia de la magnitud que posea, siempre te encuentras con dificultades, preguntas sin respuesta, montones de ideas que no sabes llevar a cabo, situaciones de las que debes salir si quieres que llegue a buen puerto. Una anécdota que nunca olvidaremos sería cómo le dimos nombre a nuestro blog: de una manera espontánea, recordamos un directo de Elliott Murphy grabado en Paris, que tenía por eslogan: <<Rock and roll is my addiction & literature my religion>> (el rock and roll es mi adicción y la literatura mi religión), bajo este lema y con este modo de entender la música, nacimos en Internet. E irremediablemente, nuestra vida cotidiana quedó vinculada a un pequeño blog. Siempre nos referimos a él como un <<pequeño blog>>. Hasta que un día nos comentaron que no era <<pequeño>>. Era muy grande, porque la música lo hacía grande. Así mismo, queremos dar las gracias a todas las personas que nos visitan. Lo único que podemos decir, con un sincero agradecimiento, es que cuando dejan sus comentarios en nuestros artículos, es como si estuvieran en nuestro corazón. rockandrollismyaddiction.wordpress.com Rubén R. Borrajo. Javier Torres Suárez. Ourense – Galicia – España. The Allman Brothers Band – At Fillmore East Posted by javisuarezadmin on 20 septiembre, 2011 Inauguramos este blog con un disco en letras mayúsculas “The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East”, publicado en 1971, década gloriosa del rock and roll y con una grabación excelente. Un directo que atrapa a la primera, considerado el mejor de la época y un referente atemporal.Los legendarios Allman Brothers venían de editar dos álbumes de estudio con un sonido tremendo y arrollador, en estado de gracia. Esta obra de arte musical rebosa de una calidad inigualable de principio a fin, con blues, rock y jams antológicas, con grandes punteos del maestro de la “Slide Guitar”, Duane Allman, que acompañado por su espectacular banda, formada por los virtuosos Gregg, Dickey, Berry Buch, y Jaimoe, obtuvieron como resultado un álbum eterno en la historia del rock. Comenzábamos en la cara A con “Statesboro blues” compuesta por Will Mctell, un bluesman del delta que influyó totalmente a Duane Allman en el uso de la “Slide”, a continuación, “Done Somebody Wrong”, perteneciente a Elmore James, tema más bien corto, entrelazándose las guitarras, para pasar a una magnífica versión del memorable “Stormy Monday” de T-Bone Walker, ofreciéndonos una interpretación magistral de un clásico del blues. Todos ellos… sin palabras… La cara B, incluía solamente “You don´t love me”, fantásticos sus diecinueve minutos. A mitad de tema, inicia una poderosa jam en donde la banda nos expone su enorme potencial. Increíble… “Hot lanta” una enérgica interpretación que abre la cara C para dar paso a una de las más bellas y excitantes canciones de los Allman Brothers, y que lleva el sello de Dickey Betts, con punteos inolvidables e impecables teclados de Gregg, con algo más de doce minutos de duración. Soberbia. Desde nuestro punto de vista, esta obra no se podría entender sin Duane Allman, apoteósico guitarrista y co- fundador del grupo, que falleció unos meses después, en un desafortunado accidente a lomos de una Harley. Un guitarrista especial (ya hablaremos en sucesivas ocasiones de él como músico de sesión) que siendo tan joven, parecía que llevaba tocando toda una vida. Y para finalizar, el tremendo “Whipping Post”, de Gregg Allman, rotundo y poderoso en todos los aspectos (del que años más tarde, el mismísimo Frank Zappa, realizaba una acertada versión). Con algo más de veinte minutos de duración en este “Whipping Post”, la formación, ejecuta todo su poderío en directo, dando muestras de que pese a su juventud, eran unos músicos de gran calibre, y nos regalaron este álbum en un lugar tan especial para el rock como era el Fillmore East de Nueva York, todo esto, en medio de una atmósfera increíble. Hoy en día aún es considerado el mejor “Live” de todos los tiempos. Estelar. Elliott Murphy – Alive In París Posted by Ruben.Borrajo on 29 septiembre, 2011 Una noche memorable, se vivió en el teatro “Mairie du 6éme” de París, aquel septiembre de 2008, gracias a un excepcional espectáculo musical, que tuvo como protagonistas principales al eterno fugitivo de las multinacionales Elliott Murphy, y a su incombustible banda The Normandy All Stars & Olivier Durand. Originario de Long Island (Nueva York), Elliott Murphy, es un enigmático poeta del rock que vive del directo, su hábitat natural, posee una trayectoria consolidada, y refleja en todos y cada uno de sus conciertos que la música tiene que ser vista como arte y cultura, y que no debería de estar controlada por las grandes discográficas, a las que poco les importa la calidad de los álbumes. Desató toda su ira, presentando este colosal “Alive In París”, junto a su inseparable formación “The Normandy All Stars” y que acompañados de un mago de la guitarra llamado Olivier Durand, obtuvieron como resultado una poderosa obra de rock and roll en su estado más puro. De inolvidables temas, rebosa este “Alive In París”, como el legendario “Last of the rock stars”, incluido en su primer trabajo de 1973, “Aquashow”, apoteósico “A Touch Of Kindness”, en el que Olivier Durand realiza unos “solos” espectaculares, quitándole un electrizante sonido a su guitarra acústica, el magistral “And General Robert E. Lee”, la acertadísima versión del “L.A. Woman”, de The Doors, es simplemente genial, los pegadizos estribillos de “Canaries in The Mind”, la emotiva balada “Pneumonia Alley”, o el vibrante “Green River”. Para finalizar, un impresionante “Diamonds By The Yard”… ¡Thank You, Very Much!…así se despedía del público, esta semidesconocida e insólita estrella del infinito universo del rock and roll, brillando con luz propia y emitiendo un poderoso resplandor. Considerado uno de los más cultos e inteligentes compositores del rock, nos dejó este “Alive In París”, para la posteridad. Además de su faceta como músico, Elliott Murphy es un reconocido periodista, escritor y en ocasiones actor, que interpretó un pequeño papel en la película “Roma” de Federico Fellini. Para nuestro humilde blog, este excelente artista es muy especial, quizás sea, por que en el eslogan de este disco, incluye la leyenda… “rock and roll is my addiction & literature my religion” (el rock and roll es mi adicción, y la literatura mi religión). Blues Breakers – John Mayall With Eric Clapton Posted by javisuarezadmin on 2 octubre, 2011 Considerado como un clásico entre clásicos del blues rock de todos los tiempos, esta aventura sonora que tuvo como protagonista principal a John Mayall, se situó como una obra de culto en la historia musical contemporánea y la podemos valorar como un álbum básico en la discografía de los amantes del blues en general. “Blues Breakers John Mayall With Eric Clapton”, fue publicado en Inglaterra en 1966 y producido por Mike Vernon. Una mención especial, merece la grabación impecable a cargo del sello discográfico Decca Records. Y por supuesto, destacaremos la inigualable calidad que poseían los inolvidables integrantes de los Blues Breakers en aquella época, capitaneados por el padrino del blues blanco John Mayall, seguido de Eric Clapton a la guitarra, un espléndido John Mcvie (más tarde bajista de Fleetwood Mac y aún en activo) y el rotundo baterista Hughie Flint. Después de trabajar con los “The Yardbirds”, Eric Clapton abandona la banda porque veía en ella una orientación más comercial y pop que en sus inicios. Clapton era mucho más purista y estaba influenciado tras grabar con el armonicista Sonny Boy Willianson II, ya que este había colaborado con otras leyendas del blues. Alrededor de los 20 años de edad, Clapton ya llevaba tiempo tocando a un excelente nivel y gracias a John Mayall, maduraría como un magnífico guitarrista bluesero e incluso como compositor y cantante, demostrando cierta veteranía. Esta formación grabaría solamente este espectacular álbum, pero a raíz de él, nunca perdieron el contacto, coincidieron en numerosas colaboraciones a lo largo del tiempo, que resultaron esenciales para cubrir todavía más de gloria, al ya de por sí complejo universo musical. La versión original incluye 12 temas, varios de ellos son antológicas versiones pertenecientes a músicos de la talla de Robert Johnson, Otis Rush, Freddie King o Ray Charles. En sucesivas rediciones se ha remasterizado y aumentado con bonus tracks de calidad. Abren con un genial “All Your Love” y ya no te dejarán escapar con esa joya de incalculable valor que es “Hide Away”, apoteósico instrumental propiedad de Freddie King. Continúan con tres de los mejores clásicosde Mayall “Little Girl”, “Another Man” y “Double Crossing Time”.
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