quarta-feira, 28 de setembro de 2011
terça-feira, 27 de setembro de 2011
Bem vindo, Frankie. Faz favor de entrar.
Normalmente o que me interessa na música que ouço é o facto de eu gostar dela. Há música boa de que não gosto e música má de que gosto. Penso que é assim com toda a gente e eu não sou diferente.
Frankie Chavez é português, de Lisboa, e toca música de origem estrangeira, em língua estrangeira, sob um nome estrangeiro. O que é que isso interessa? Nada. É música portuguesa? Pois com certeza!
Já ouvi gente a compará-lo a Ben Harper ou a Xavier Rudd... Jack Johnson? Seja. Tem um pouco disso mas não tudo e tem muito mais do que isso. E é feito em Portugal por portugueses, por muito que se tente acabar com a vontade de fazer música neste país.
Mais, muito mais importante do que tudo isso, é música boa e eu gosto.
Já tem, a partir de ontem, um lugar marcado na minha estante, entre o Frank Zappa e os Fun Lovin' Criminals (contigências "alfabéticas").
Ouçam com atenção e, se gostarem, comprem. Não é assim tão caro e os artistas também gostam de ter uma vida.
quarta-feira, 21 de setembro de 2011
So long, R.E.M., it´s been good to know you!
"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening."
R.E.M. In their own words: The guys share their thoughts on why now.
MIKE
"During our last tour, and while making Collapse Into Now and putting together this greatest hits retrospective, we started asking ourselves, 'what next'? Working through our music and memories from over three decades was a hell of a journey. We realized that these songs seemed to draw a natural line under the last 31 years of our working together.
"We have always been a band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers who truly love, and respect, each other. We feel kind of like pioneers in this--there's no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off. We've made this decision together, amicably and with each other's best interests at heart. The time just feels right."
MICHAEL
"A wise man once said--'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.
"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.
"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."
PETER
"One of the things that was always so great about being in R.E.M. was the fact that the records and the songs we wrote meant as much to our fans as they did to us. It was, and still is, important to us to do right by you. Being a part of your lives has been an unbelievable gift. Thank you.
"Mike, Michael, Bill, Bertis, and I walk away as great friends. I know I will be seeing them in the future, just as I know I will be seeing everyone who has followed us and supported us through the years. Even if it's only in the vinyl aisle of your local record store, or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world."
Nestas coisas o que interessa é o bem estar e a liberdade das pessoas... e a vida continua!
Obrigado pela música!
R.E.M. In their own words: The guys share their thoughts on why now.
MIKE
"During our last tour, and while making Collapse Into Now and putting together this greatest hits retrospective, we started asking ourselves, 'what next'? Working through our music and memories from over three decades was a hell of a journey. We realized that these songs seemed to draw a natural line under the last 31 years of our working together.
"We have always been a band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers who truly love, and respect, each other. We feel kind of like pioneers in this--there's no disharmony here, no falling-outs, no lawyers squaring-off. We've made this decision together, amicably and with each other's best interests at heart. The time just feels right."
MICHAEL
"A wise man once said--'the skill in attending a party is knowing when it's time to leave.' We built something extraordinary together. We did this thing. And now we're going to walk away from it.
"I hope our fans realize this wasn't an easy decision; but all things must end, and we wanted to do it right, to do it our way.
"We have to thank all the people who helped us be R.E.M. for these 31 years; our deepest gratitude to those who allowed us to do this. It's been amazing."
PETER
"One of the things that was always so great about being in R.E.M. was the fact that the records and the songs we wrote meant as much to our fans as they did to us. It was, and still is, important to us to do right by you. Being a part of your lives has been an unbelievable gift. Thank you.
"Mike, Michael, Bill, Bertis, and I walk away as great friends. I know I will be seeing them in the future, just as I know I will be seeing everyone who has followed us and supported us through the years. Even if it's only in the vinyl aisle of your local record store, or standing at the back of the club: watching a group of 19 year olds trying to change the world."
Nestas coisas o que interessa é o bem estar e a liberdade das pessoas... e a vida continua!
Obrigado pela música!
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