Amazing Songs & Other Delights #65 – The Rockamatic edition by Raquel Pinheiro

The Decemberists

My Amazing Songs & Other Delights #65 The Rockamatic edition airs tomorrow Monday 6th, 3-4pm (gmt+1) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).

The programme name comes from the image transmitted by the songs. A mix of cinematic and rock covered by songs of diverse genres.

Tracklist:
01: Barry Adamson – The Last Words Of Sam Cooke
02: Belle & Sebastian – What Happened To You, Son
03: Bernard Butler – Deep Emotions
04: Beyoncé – Blackbird
05: Dark Miles – The Waiting
06: Fat White Family – The Work
07: Girl and Girl – Oh Boy!
08: Guided by Voices – Serene King
09: Janita Salomé & Camané – Homens do Largo
10: Johnny Moped – Things May Happen
11: Mark Knopler – Two Pairs of Hands
12: Martin Savage & The Jiggerz – Observer
13: Myriam Gendron – Terres brûlées
14: Of Montreal – It’s Different For Girls
15: Pernice Brothers – Look Alike
16: Prickly Pear – At The End
17: The Decemberists – Burial Ground

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Lloyd Cole, Casa da Música, Porto, 28.04.2024.

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words: Paulo Carmona freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Paulo Carmona

Lloyd Cole is one of those unique cases in which a man, a guitar and his voice manage to give an whole concert in which the audience does not fall into a dragged sleepleness apathy like. There are several factors for that: The first one is the voice to be in shape in the highs and lows and the knowledge of using breathing to achieve what is intended.

Another factor to have in consideration is the compentency is the playing of the electro-acoustic guitar. The rhythms, the freestyle, the intensity, the silences and the arpeggios. All very well played and pertinent to the flow of the songs. And the songs, of course.

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When a song is well written, well harmonized and has a poem that tailor suits it because it is felt, loved and conceived since it naturally; with guitar and voice, or orchestra it will always be a great song. That was what, once more, Lloyd Cole offered us. Always nice and afectous, supported by is British humour, including about mid concert pause, explaining it is mandatory for guys his age, he was an excellent entertainer from beginning to end.

The menu included more introspective songs such as Like Lovers Do, My Other Life, 2 CV, Today I’m Not So Sure, The Afterlife, The Idiot, Butterfly and more iconic and uplifted songs like Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken, Jennifer She Said, Brand New Friend, Perfect Skin and Undressed. On the much demanded and thanked encore Lost Weekend and Forest Fire were played.

On my way home, on the aftermath, I was thinking a cup of hot tea and sweet, sweet biscuits would be right the thing.

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