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R.E.M. L'etica Del Rock Indipendente IN SCENA 19 domenica 12 giugno 2005 IL CONCERTO Il direttore con la sua Orchestra Mozart Mozart è nudo R.E.M. l’etica del rock indipendente nel «Requiem» di Abbado IL CONCERTO A Stasera gli Oasis chiudono l’Heineken Festival Roma la band di Mi- Stasera si spengeranno i riflettori dell’«Heineken Jammin» Festival di Imola con uno dei concerti più attesi della stagione: quello degli IL VECCHIO CINEMA Manzoni chael Stipe che ha Oasis. Si avvicenderanno sul palco, poi, Velvet Revolver, Billy Idol, di Bologna riattato ad Auditorium Mercury Rev, Negramaro, Super Elastic Bubble Plastic e Stoop. sta in una viuzza del centro che conquistato intere ge- Intanto hanno fatto il pieno di pubblico ieri sera i Rem e venerdì nell'attesa di entrare si riempie a Vasco Rossi. Quest’ultimo, in particolare, ha raccolto intorno a sé dismisura di un pubblico eccitato nerazioni. Nel corso 120mila persone. Un record che tra gli italiani solo il Blasco può e impaziente. Dentro, sul palco, è raggiungere. Per l’occasione il sindaco di Imola, Massimo già schierato l'arsenale dell'Orche- della serata spazio ad Marchignoli, ha consegnato al musicista, al termine del concerto, stra Mozart, l'orchestra che molti il «Grifo d'oro» in segno di riconoscimento e apprezzamento per la vorrebbero segnasse la riscossa Amnesty Internatio- sua attività. Vasco, giunto al suo terzo concerto imolese, si è detto della Bologna musicale, ridandole «lusingato e commosso da tanto affetto» nel ricevere la statuetta quel ruolo di eccellenza che da nal che riporta la dicitura «Grazie Vasco, la città di Imola». Il cantante due-tre secoli almeno le scappa di ha inoltre accettato l'invito a far visita nelle prossime settimane al mano inesorabilmente. Nei giorni ■ di Giancarlo Susanna /Roma centro di riabilitazione di Monte Catone, dove sono ricoverati molti precedenti l'orchestra ha suonato ragazzi tetraplegici. gratis a Bologna per poveri e car- cerati, aprendo una settimana di fuoco che prevedeva altri tre con- indisturbato e condurre l'esistenza chael Stipe, vestito di nero e truc- peraltro bellissima Losing My Reli- certi a Bologna, uno al Maggio di una persona qualsiasi, come sa cato con una mascherina come un gion. musicale fiorentino (oggi) e uno a bene chi era lunedì al Palalottoma- misterioso supereroe dei fumetti, Hanno aperto con I Took Your Na- Ferrara (il 15). tica per applaudire Bruce Spring- ha ricordato l'amico scomparso me, seguita da What's The Fre- Il programma della nostra serata è steen e ha assistito alla sua estem- Francesco Virlinzi - per lui i quency Kenneth? e via via - citan- un ossimoro: prima la suite dal poranea apparzione in platea, ma R.E.M. hanno eseguito Electron do qua e là tra i 25 brani in scaletta Prometeo di Luigi Nono e poi il Peter Buck e Mike Mills non devo- Blue - e ha cantato The Outsiders, -daDriver 8, Orange Crush, Final Requiem di Mozart. Da un lato un na capriola unU po' goffa di Peter no aver fatto gran fatica a passare dedicandola agli esclusi e ai di- Straw, The One I Love, Walk Una- apologo laico dell'uomo che si in- Buck mentre le luci si stavano spe- inosservati tra le migliaia di turisti menticati dal potere. Così ha acqui- fraid, Get Up, Nightswimming e terroga, dall'altro uno degli ultimi gnendo, questa è l'immagine che ci americani che hanno trascorso gli stato ancora più senso il verso di Man On The Moon. Versioni inec- grandi trionfi del sacro in musica, resterà più a lungo impressa nella ultimi giorni nella capitale. I'm Gonna DJ - inedita su disco e cepibli e travolgenti in una serata da una parte i segni di un presente mente del concerto dei R.E.M. di Per dirla in poche parole, i R.E.M. troppo «elettrica» per essere inclu- di grazia, con Stipe, Mills e Buck tecnologico che trasuda incertez- sabato scorso allo Stadio Olimpico sono riusciti a portare l'etica della sa in Around The Sun - che cam- in gran forma (la vacanza romana ze, dall'altra un Settecento capace di Roma. Non perché quelle due musica indipendente nel grande peggia sulle t-shirt, sugli adesivi, ha in questo la sua parte) e spalleg- di abbracciare il mondo intero, sul- ore non abbiano offerto altri bei circo del rock internazionale. Così sulle spille e sul programma del giati con entusiasmo da Ken Strin- lo slancio di una fede che riesce momenti. Tutt'altro. Ma perché anche l'altra sera hanno offerto spa- tour: «Music will provide the light gfellow alle tastiere, Bill Rieflin al- ancora a danzare felice con l'ispi- l'allegra goffaggine del chitarrista zio e visibilità ad Amnesty Interna- you cannot resist» («La musica ti la batteria e Scott McCaughey alle razione più appassionata e intima. della grande band americana è in tional e all'associazione di volonta- darà la luce a cui non potrai resiste- chitarre, musicisti provenienti dal- Due amori di Abbado: Mozart e fondo il simbolo di uno stile di vita riato On The Road, che combatte il re»). Così si comprende meglio lo stesso circuito in cui i R.E.M. so- Nono, così diversi e inconciliabili. e di un modo di intendere la musi- traffico di esseri umani. Così Mi- l'eleganza essenziale del palco, no nati tanti anni fa. Calano le luci, esalano i suoni di ca. I dati di vendite del loro ultimo mille miglia distante dal gusto per Nono, il suono avvolgente, pilota- album, Around The Sun, uno dei le strutture faraoniche di tante altre to elettronicamente, le voci, i vuo- più discussi della loro carriera, di- Dato di vendita band. I R.E.M. pensano soprattut- Hanno cantato ti, gli spasmi, i lirismi abissali. Ab- cono che i R.E.M. sono ancora dell’ultimo to alla musica, alla funzione libera- «The Outsiders» bado se ne appropria e vi riversa nell'olimpo del rock, uno dei pochi toria e terapeutica che le canzoni commozione a fiotti, un'empatia gruppi che hanno conquistato un album, Around possono avere se sono scritte con dedicandola quasi estatica e ultramondana. Se successo di immense proporzioni saggezza e sincerità. Il loro reper- questo è Nono, penso fra me, chis- in tutto il mondo attraversando ge- The Sun, indica torio è ormai smisurato e da quel agli esclusi sà a quale cerchia saliremo con nerazioni intere di appassionati di songbook così amato hanno pesca- Mozart. E invece sbaglio. Perché musica. Questo però non li ha cam- che sono to a piene mani, concedendo molto e ai dimenticati Mozart, non paradossalmente, gra- biati più di tanto. Per Michael Sti- ancora in vetta poco alle hit da classifica: soltanto dal potere vita coi piedi per terra, sospeso fra pe non è certo facile andare in giro Michael Stipe, leader dei R.E.M. Everybody Hurts e l'inevitabile - e un'eco postuma di Handel e un preannuncio di melodramma: un Requiem ripulito da ogni possibile enfasi soprannaturale o mistica, IL TOUR Arriva in Italia (il 15 giugno) il celebre musicista con una lunga tournée e il nuovo cd LUTTI La Scala la ricorda EVENTI In cartellone sottratto insomma a quella religio- alla prova generale soprattutto musica ne da cartolina che tanto appaga chi cade in deliquio non appena at- È scomparsa Estateromana tacca il Lacrymosa, senza sapere Metheny: l’America non mi piace più che solo le prime otto battute sono di Mozart. Questo Requiem così la soprano tra «Aida» asciutto e stringato soffia via in- censi e paramenti, e quasi vien da passione. E credo proprio che lo un veicolo per raggiungere nuove categoria jazz. «I cantanti sono pensare che sia una sfida a certo at Metheny vive per la mu- farei anche se non fossi un artista destinazioni. Non sono d’accordo cantanti, il jazz è altro. In generale Dimitrova e «Live Aid» recente neoguelfismo. Lavora di P sica. È il suo amore, la sua famoso». con chi, invece, lo intende come mi piacciono gli artisti autentici, cesello, stringe i tempi Abbado, e missione. Ne parlerebbe per ore Dal vivo Pat porterà l’ultimo cd, un traguardo, una musica intocca- non quelli che s’atteggiano. È bra- tende l'elastico del contrappunto senza sosta. Ma la cosa che colpi- The Way Up, uscito pochi mesi fa bile, consolidata e immobile». Ma vo Jamie Cullum, apprezzo la sua LA CANTANTE LIRICA Ghena Di- UN PROGRAMMA fittissimo di fidando in una compagine impaga- sce di più ogni volta che incontri e inciso assieme al suo Group, la non pensate a Metheny come a un energia giovanile. E spezzo una mitrova è morta la notte scorsa a Mi- appuntamenti, iniziative, manife- bile come lo Schönberg Chor e questo fenomeno d’americano, at- dimensione che i tanti fan predili- virtuoso innamorato solo delle set- lancia per Norah Jones: viene lano. Aveva 64 anni. I funerali si stazioni, concerti e spettacoli, 134 nella lucida vigoria della sua or- teso a breve per un tour in Italia, è gono. Un disco ambizioso (una te note, completamente avulso molto criticata, ma io l’ho sentita svolgeranno la settimana prossima in tutto in questa Estate Romana chestra nuova di zecca. Ma l'audi- la sua disponibilità, gentilezza e sola composizione di 68 minuti), dalla realtà che ci gira intorno. An- suonare e posso dire che lei sente nel suo paese natale, la Bulgaria. So- 2005 con oltre 6000 operatori e torium Manzoni, già restio di suo umiltà. Doti che gli fanno ammet- che conferma l’amore di Metheny zi, al contrario, cova in lui una non il jazz come pochi altri della sua prano drammatico, la Dimitrova addetti ai lavori coinvolti, che fa a risuonare come si deve, rimanda tere candidamente di non smette- per un sound aperto a vari stili e sopita passione civile.
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