A night to remember
A quote from Roger Waters I found out a few days ago reads: “The only important thing about music is whether it moves you or not“. That’s absolutely true.
In my previous post I talked about a band that makes moving music and whose sound, what a coincidence, has many points in common with some of the most emotional Pink Floyd. Well, yesterday I just jumped in my car, destination Milan, Rolling Stone club, to see Anathema live. I went there alone, but what a surprise in experiencing that I wasn’t really! I was in profound connection with all the 3000 people, thanks to the wonderful music played by the 5 men on the stage. I think that it’ll take a long time to see again such an intense and intimate show. It wasn’t the first time that I saw Anathema live, but it definitely was the best one so far. For those who know a little about them, here’s the setlist:
Parisienne Moonlight (Intro)
Deep
Closer
Far Away
Angels Walk Among Us (new)
A Simple Mistake (new)
Anyone, Anywhere
Empty
Judgement/Panic medley
Shroud of False
Lost Control
Regret
Hope
Temporary Peace
Flying
Are You There? (acoustic)
One Last Goodbye (acoustic)
Angelica
A Dying Wish (with a Pink Floyd intermezzo)
Sleepless
Hindsight (new)
Fragile Dreams
That makes 22 songs for more than 2 hours of music. And all the classics, none missing! (especially the Shroud Of False – Lost Control – Regret sequence was a killer one)
What a feeling to see Vincent moved to tears while singing One Last Goodbye, together with all the crowd! And, again, what a surprise to look around and see many people weeping as well, totally transported by the music!
A very special night, indeed. A night to remember.
