Sunday, October 19, 2008
Absolutely enchanting
Went to Ystad tonight to see Tony Carey, a multi-talented musician who is probably mostly known for his work in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. He was playing a very intimate gig at this old brewery that is now used for private parties and smaller performances. Very cool, looks like an old saloon.
It was just him and a backup acoustic guitar by a Swedish musician called Anders Norman. It was as stripped down as you could get.
There he was, dressed in some old washed-out hoodie and a pair of black jeans... Didn't look like much of a "rock-star" BUT, the man is amazing. He is absolutely captivating. The way he delivers a song is like nobody else.
Just one light and nothing but an acoustic guitar and his voice - yet I can't remember anything else than his performance, which was so intense. It was absolutely bewitching, because the emotion he puts into a song is as if he was taking out his soul to hand it over to his audience.
So simple and so beautiful. I was totally fascinated, cause it's not easy to pull that off - to manage to entertain people with nothing else but the music.
You really need to have good songs and know your business to even attempt to do what Tony Carey did tonight. He isn't a typical technical singer, but he can phrase a song so well that it's as if he is telling you a story more than showing off his vocal chords.
The only thing that ruined the experience was a table of 50+ people sitting right behind us who were talking loudly as if they were in their own living-room, completely disregarding the fact that the rest of us paid to listen to Tony - not to their conversation.
Some blonde middle-aged woman was bored and didn't enjoy the music at all so she didn't even make an effort to lower her voice, and that so pisses me off. I hate people who disrespect music and someone who is performing something that means something to him and to those who appreciate his work.
People were telling them to be quiet, but drunk 50+-men and their bored wives who know nothing about music, is the worst thing to deal with on a Saturday night.
Anyway, Tony he has probably seen worse, but personally, I can't stand shit like that. I love his voice and his unpretentious attitude.
It was a great evening, those who were there know his music very well and love what he does, so that makes those small intimate gigs very special. Dispite the yapping old ladies and their husbands...
- Review by Daniela P
