Post by M. on Nov 14, 2014 14:36:01 GMT -5
Thursday the Wiener Stadthalle in melancholy and nostalgia has been appeared folk - Legend Yusuf has filed the "Islam" and closed with Cat Stevens peace. The result? A two power demonstration of possibly the best active singer/songwriter of the old guard.
How many times have attitudes and moods of Yusuf aka Cat Stevens already changed over the years? You know it's not quite accurate. After the successful British musician put not only the name of Cat Stevens, but also his musical career of shelved in December 1977 after studying a Koran, nobody thought more of a comeback. In the blindest times of his life he supported the murder calls against writer Salman Rushdie, saw homosexuality as a sin and laid down even the guitar because the Western instrument not to his religious life style watch.
Personal antithesis
It has a quite Cup connotation, in this biography that his current best-selling - Tour under the banner "peace train." "Late again" trades and the now 66 Year old well ten years returning again as the folk musical enthusiastic hippie is, as he celebrated his largest success once the. In a sporty leather jacket with cool sunglasses and a visibly good mood Yusuf is the approximately 4,500 fans in the Vienna City Hall (he has now dropped the 'Islam' in the name) and thus nothing less than the personalized antithesis to his own Alter Ego.
Throughout the tour Motto according to is also the pleasant scenery. On the video screen kind of is American Western town with the Windmill, wooden barracks and dusty ground, before a truly built station hut is the appropriate plate "Vienna" with countless little details, which as much as possible the show should draw the viewer in the spell. The two parts to split Sause of grizzled, but physically obviously in top form musicians can be little wishes left – especially in the first 50 minutes convinced great hits he already produced in the course of his decades-long career.
Unchanged strong voice
It joins "here comes my baby" on the legendary "Moonshadow", he sits down at the "last love song" for the first time at the piano and is "Prakash" in a modified and updated version of the best. An always strong support - his excellently played, five-member band, which itself allows instrumental no Schnitzer and advantage brings the unusually good sound in the town hall until completely. The most beautiful but with security surprise is its security in the vocal range. In contrast to the CAWS concert by Bob Dylan in the spring Yusuf/Stevens boasts a rich and haunting vocal performance as in his best days. A rare, but all the more valuable asset for musicians in the early winter of career.
The artist himself appears relaxed, rested and with yourself in the pure. With the audience, he flirts rarely, but sympathetic--about when he returns at the beginning of the second part of the concert with a steel ball attached to a chain on the stage and stresses that after the show his wife have the reins in his hand. The Viennese audience thanks Yusuf with increasing applause, also in the spectator stands appears to have forgiven the controversial artist now all verbal gaffes.
Magnificent mixture
Purely musical there but also to complain about anything. With "Morning Has Broken", "maybe there of A world" that seamlessly integrated into the Beatles- Cover "all you need is love" goes over and "If You Want To Sing Out" seems to be fried Yusuf, but far from everything already in the first half. Even if he is in the second part, including the "editing floor Blues" or the anti Apartheid Anthem "Gold Digger" introduces his new Studio album, he remains faithful to the immortal classics. He has even his first major, 48-year-old hit in the Talon, the only few people remember back with "Love My Dog".
The versatility of the voice and the guitar playing make up the special magic of this evening. "Sad Lisa" is a Ballad of reference on piano, that famous Rod Stewart "the first cut is the deepest" "Father & son" so some even for tears gives goosebumps moments and the touching. In between, even his beloved e takes Yusuf/Stevens Guitar in hand, to at the Procol- Harum- Cover to put the rock in the foreground "The Devil Came From Kansas".
No musical derailment
"Wild World" and "peace train" the fans wait until the Encore, but that and break more than two show no wishes open. The strong song selection, mixed with the excellent sound, beautiful setting and Yusuf/Stevens provide thoughtful amazement silent presence. Whether it age mildness or simply a return to the musical values is matter in this case, because in this Constitution, the Briton is stronger than ever. Hopefully the remains "peace train" several more years on track, a musical derailment risk at least not.
Robert fashions, Kronen Zeitung
