Monday April 25 at Paradiso was marked by the death of music legend Prince. Some 40 artists and musicians commemorated him with a sizzling smorgasbord of bizarre multifaceted work.
Circle around
A sloppy 35 years ago it was that Prince Nelson at the very beginning of his gigantic career, uttered his first falsetto-play on the sacred ground of the Amsterdam pop temple Paradiso. Presenter Gerard Ekdom referred yesterday at Nothing compares to you , the musical memorial for the Thursday deceased superstar, also the fact that some five thousand people claim to have Paradiso him on that fateful May 29, 1981 see action while he was playing in reality an almost empty hall with a few hundred men. Yet realized everyone in the room Monday night by that comment that this farewell concert at the same venue the Prince-circle in the Netherlands was more or less round.
Special atmosphere
Not only the historical realization side in the hall for a special atmosphere. There was, like the legendary, always unexpected after jams of Prince where you usually hit by a combination of chance and luck into, a euphoric mood. And certainly no atmosphere of deep mourning. The audience was lucky to feel that they were there and so had been looking forward to it. It had everything to do with the chaotic manner in which this concert was planned. First, it was communicated that it would be a free concert for Jan-and-everybody accessible until Paradiso would be full.
Dangerous scenes
But suddenly it was decided on Monday that there half would take place at noon online ticketing, probably out of fear that would cause much public interest in dangerous scenes at the door. That ticket action was not announced and for the people who fell off the boat (the cards were for half a sold out within three minutes) Paradiso had a consolation prize: the concert was followed by a functioning live stream. But through it all prevailed in each case with many people to be elected a light feeling.
No big names
The line-up was also to be happy. There was no obvious chosen by programmer Bo Saris for big names but a lot of soul and funk-quality. Relatively unknown talents as Amber Gomaa, Kris Rietveld, Sandra St. Victor, Sarah Jane, Moon Baker and Phatt sang this evening the stars of heaven. But also had the better known names like Leona Phillipo, Lisa Lois, Jenny Lena and Bo Saris himself had clearly intended to give everything which they house their large honor inspiration.
Let’s go crazy
the beginning of the evening was also thrilling. The incredibly large band of about 20 men kicked off with an energetic version of Let’s go crazy, sung by former Total Touch singer Caroline Dest which was very good at voice. And in the course of the evening was followed by several other highlights, such as Rock Attack As the singer Gotcha, along with Big Boy Caprice and their intense version of Darling Nikki gave an ovation. Or Jenny Lena and Phatt with their funky version of How come you do not call me. Or Gianna Tam who showed with The Glamorous Life that they are not for Sheila E. rivals when it comes to energetic drumming and singing. The only voices moment came when the American, living in the Netherlands Sandra St. Victor, singer of The Family Stand, took the floor and spoke warm words of His Royal Badness.
Disturbing element
Still, there was a disturbing element that caused it is good concert never magical or got moving image and that was the unbridled high volume and very substandard mix. Most of the concert drowned in a wall of sound in which individual instruments were hardly distinguishable. Why are there still so many deaf sound men behind the slide into Holland’s most famous poppaleis? The sound broth was to keep it any wonder that some singers is still standing knew. The livestream concert was therefore to follow higher quality than in the hall for about stream obviously lacks many feel that the sound is very sec. But judge for yourself, for that particular live stream the entire concert can watch below.
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