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31-03-2011 / 23:20 h
Jose Oliva Barcelona, 31 mar (EFE).- El pianista y cantante británico Roger Hodgson, que fuera líder del grupo de rock Supertramp, ha ofrecido hoy en un Palau de la Música hasta arriba un viaje a los tiempos gloriosos de la mítica banda autora de clásicos como "School", "Breakfast in America" o "Dreamer".
Casi dos años después de su anterior visita a Barcelona -entonces al recinto del Pueblo Español-, Hodgson se ha 'doctorado' esta noche en la catedral modernista por excelencia ante un público mayoritariamente cuarentón y cincuentón totalmente entregado.
Al igual que ya sucediera con Patti Smith, la actuación, incluida también dentro de la programación del Festival de música Mil·lenni, ha confirmado que la música de los años 70 y 80 no pierde pistón entre el público, como también ha confirmado el ex Pink Floyd Roger Waters hace dos días en Barcelona en lo que se podría considerar 'la Semana Fantástica de la Nostalgia' de unos grandes almacenes.
La velada ha arrancado poco después de las 21,00 cuando Hodgson ha aparecido en el escenario del Palau con su habitual chaleco y camisa blanca y su desordenada melena, ya algo canosa, para interpretar "Take the long way home" al teclado, que durante el concierto ha alternado con guitarras acústicas y su ya célebre piano negro de cola, y con un único músico acompañante multinstrumentista, Aaron MacDonald, que se ha multiplicado durante toda la noche.
Lejos de los macroconciertos que los Supertramp ofrecían, llenandos estadios y campos de fútbol de todo el mundo, Hodgson ha ofrecido una versión más íntima, acústica, de la música de la que fue una de las grandes bandas de la historia del rock.
La versión que el público ha recibido esta noche de aquel Supertramp ha venido a confirmar que Hodgson detentaba gran parte del tarro de las esencias de la mítica banda británica, y ya desde sus inicios, como se ha podido comprobar con el segundo tema de la noche, "Surely", al que ha seguido sin solución de continuidad la celebrísima "School", ovacionada y aplaudida.
Como ha ido comprobando su audiencia a lo largo de la gira internacional que lleva realizando en los últimos meses, Hodgson conserva el color y la calidez de su voz, aunque ésta haya perdido potencia con el tiempo.
En la primera parte del concierto ha interpretado temas como la balada "Lovers in the wind"; "Hide in you shell", "una canción muy especial para mí", ha dicho; "Easy does it", para la que ha contado con la colaboración del silbido del público; "Sister Moonshine"; "C'est le Bon"; o la muy aplaudida "Breakfast in America".
Posteriormente, ha interpretado la balada celta "Along Came Mary", primer temas del hasta ahora tercero y último disco de Hodgson en solitario, "Open the door" (2000), entre los que ha intercalado dos de los himnos supertrampnianos, "Soapbox Opera" y "Logical Song", un tema de su álbum "Breakfast in America" que ya supera la treintena y que no ha envejecido como demuestra que el público se haya puesto en pie para aplaudirla durante dos minutos.
Tras el obligado descanso -viejas glorias como Hodgson y Waters necesitan el reposo del guerrero-, el ex líder de Supertramp ha atacado con el teclado las primeras notas de "Child of vision", al que han seguido otras baladas archiconocidas como "Lord is it Mine", "Know who you are", "Don't leave now", "Dreamer" o "Fools Overture" y uno más desconocido, "The Awakening", que Hodgson compuso en 1979, el mismo año de "Breakfast in America", pero que quedó inédita.
Con los bises, han llegado otros tres temas famosos de Supertramp: "Two of us", "Give a litte bit" e "It's raining again", entre el delirio del público. EFE.
jo
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“HODGSON LEADS A DEVOTED AUDIENCE TO A TRIP THROUGH THE SUPERTRAMP TIMES”
By JOSE OLIVA
Posted on the Spanish paper ABC
March 31th, 2011
English translation by ABEL FUENTES
British pianist and singer Roger Hodgson, who was the leader of the rock group Supertramp, offered tonight at a sold-out Palau de la Musica a trip to the glorious times when the mythical band released classics like "School", "Breakfast in America" or "Dreamer".
Almost two years after his last visit to Barcelona, when he played at the Poble Espanyol, tonight Hodgson has got his own ‘doctorate’ at the biggest modernist venue before a devoted audience mostly in their forties and fifties.
As Patti Smith did with her show in this Mil·lenni Festival, Hodgson has proved that the music from 70s and 80s is still relevant among the people, and so did the ex Pink Floyd Roger Waters two days ago in Barcelona during what could be called ‘The Fantastic Week of Nostalgia’.
The evening started just after 21 h. when Hodgson appeared on stage with his usual vest and white shirt and his long hair, now a bit grey, to play "Take the long way home" on the keyboard, which he alternated with two acoustic guitars and his famous black grand piano, being accompanied just by the multi-instrumentalist Aaron MacDonald, who multiplied himself along the show.
Far away from the mega-shows Supertramp used to play when packed stadiums and arenas all over the world, Hodgson has offered a more intimate and acoustic version of the music from one of the best rock bands in the history.
This version of Supertramp performed tonight has proved that Hodgson owned most of the essence that the mythical band had, and it has been confirmed just from the start, with the second song, "Surely", followed by the extremely famous "School", very applauded.
As his audiences have checked along the international tour he is doing during the last few months, Hodgson still keeps the colour and the warmth of his voice, although maybe it has lost a bit of strength with the years.
In the first part of the show, Hodgson has played songs like the ballad "Lovers in the wind", "Hide in you shell" (“a very special song for me”, according to his words), "Easy does it" (supported by the whistles from the audience), "Sister Moonshine", "C'est le Bon" and the applauded "Breakfast in America".
Then he played the Celtic ballad "Along came Mary" (first track of his third solo album from 2000, "Open the door") and two of his anthems from the Supertramp times: "A soapbox opera" and "The logical song", a song from "Breakfast in America" which is over 30 years old but has stood the test of time judging by the two-minutes standing ovation it received.
After the customary intermission (old legends like Hodgson and Waters need that ‘rest of the warrior’), the former leader of Supertramp performed with his keyboard the first notes of "Child of vision", a piece followed by other well known ballads like "Lord is it Mine", "Know who you are", "Don't leave now", "Dreamer" or "Fool’s overture", and a lesser known "The awakening", written by Hodgson in 1979 but still unreleased.
With the encores it was the time for three more famous songs from the Supertramp days: "Two of us", "Give a litte bit" e "It's raining again". And then the audience went crazy.
jo
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