The Suaves: Debate Over Yosi's Live Performances
A fan compares a DVD of countless concerts, where Yosi sang almost everything, with a 1994 Zeleste performance where he struggled with lyrics. The debate about The Suaves.
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The Suaves: Debate Over Yosi's Live Performances
Are The Suaves overrated? The question is posed by a fan after watching two recordings back-to-back: the DVD from the 'thousand concerts' tour, where, according to their account, Yosi knew the songs and sang practically all of them, and a live recording from Barcelona's Zeleste club in 1994, theoretically the band's peak. According to the same account, in the latter, he doesn't sing a single lyric, cracks his voice, and laughs.
In the thread, responses are not unanimous: some don't consider them overrated, while others admit that live performances depended on the vocalist's condition.
The Band Carried by Cereijo
A part of the thread centers around one name: guitarist Cereijo. His lyrics and guitar playing, according to one participant, are at the highest level of Spanish rock; another recalls a documentary where the band itself apologized for periods when, they admit, they didn't deserve their fans.
The later repertoire is also defended: a participant highlights that an album like Si yo fuera Dios has songs that defy the unwritten rule that the final works of a long-running band are irrelevant. Another mentions an eight-minute song that was significantly shortened live.
How Much Does Yosi's Aura Weigh?
Here the rift opens. One line of analysis suggests the vocalist is overrated due to his problematic star persona and that a band should play, not put on a show. In contrast, the experience of someone who has attended twelve or fifteen concerts: many were legendary, and during the bad ones, the audience sang what the singer couldn't. One night, according to that account, the vocalist fell into the pit after twenty minutes, and the concert was nearly suspended.
A participant mentions, without providing proof, his time as chief inspector of the National Police in Orense and claims he bothered many people. Underlying it all is a forum user's thesis: a song isn't a song until the people sing it.
The thread offers no single verdict on the 'overrated' label.
Are The Suaves overrated? The question is posed by a fan after watching two recordings back-to-back: the DVD from the 'thousand concerts' tour, where, according to their account, Yosi knew the songs and sang practically all of them, and a live recording from Barcelona's Zeleste club in 1994, theoretically the band's peak. According to the same account, in the latter, he doesn't sing a single lyric, cracks his voice, and laughs.
In the thread, responses are not unanimous: some don't consider them overrated, while others admit that live performances depended on the vocalist's condition.
The Band Carried by Cereijo
A part of the thread centers around one name: guitarist Cereijo. His lyrics and guitar playing, according to one participant, are at the highest level of Spanish rock; another recalls a documentary where the band itself apologized for periods when, they admit, they didn't deserve their fans.
The later repertoire is also defended: a participant highlights that an album like Si yo fuera Dios has songs that defy the unwritten rule that the final works of a long-running band are irrelevant. Another mentions an eight-minute song that was significantly shortened live.
How Much Does Yosi's Aura Weigh?
Here the rift opens. One line of analysis suggests the vocalist is overrated due to his problematic star persona and that a band should play, not put on a show. In contrast, the experience of someone who has attended twelve or fifteen concerts: many were legendary, and during the bad ones, the audience sang what the singer couldn't. One night, according to that account, the vocalist fell into the pit after twenty minutes, and the concert was nearly suspended.
A participant mentions, without providing proof, his time as chief inspector of the National Police in Orense and claims he bothered many people. Underlying it all is a forum user's thesis: a song isn't a song until the people sing it.
The thread offers no single verdict on the 'overrated' label.
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