Opening
After clearing up the stage and some last few sound adjustments, our headlining
act timidly stepped on stage to pick up their instruments and introduce
themselves. I couldn't help but feel this somewhat unusually timid introduction
to very touching and all the more heartfelt and genuine. These guys are musicians, legends in their own right, but are first and foremost down-to-earth
people who are here to connect and share their passion for music with an
audience. The lights dimmed and Chris Simpson started playing the instantly
recognizable first few notes from "Five, Eight and ten", the opening
track off their debut album, under the thunderous cheers of an excited
audience. I haven't had the chance to witness a Mineral back in the day, but I
could only guess that the sound wasn't as good as it was tonight. One thing
that I was also surprised and thrilled to promptly notice was Chris Simpsons'
heartfelt vocals kept intact after all of these years. As with their studio
efforts, the vocals were not always on key but just right, carrying the same emotionally
gripping presence it had two decades ago (judging from old the live footage
I've seen of them). Every member was at the top of their game tonight. When the
band followed up their opening song by breaking out the classic
"Gloria", I started to get goosebumps from hearing the stunning live
rendition from a band that seemed to have never broken up in the first place.
For the next hour and a half, Minerals' intimate set brought every one of us in
the crowd back to the bands' hometown in Austin, Texas in the mid 90's, and boy
did it feel great! The front rows of the audience jumped in excitement at the
start of every song, smiling and hugging each other, making for a heartwarming
atmosphere, while others enthusiastically were singing their hearts out to the
lyrics.
In conclusion, Mineral have clearly stated with this first Parisian show that
they are back with full force, ready to gracefully carry on where they had left
off 18 years ago. The legacy of the band has yet to be put to rest, as I would
go as far as to argue that the band still are at the top of their game as I can
only imagine they must have been back in the day.
Robin.
I would like to send a very warm thank you to the band, to K&B as well as the staff from Old Town Bicyclette (OTB) booking for making the show as well as this article possible! Thank you!
Robin.
I would like to send a very warm thank you to the band, to K&B as well as the staff from Old Town Bicyclette (OTB) booking for making the show as well as this article possible! Thank you!
Be sure to keep follow the
bands as well as Old Town Bicyclette on Facebook and twitter as well as on
their official webpages.
Old Town Bicyclette
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/OldTownBicyclette1
Official website
http://oldtownbicyclette.org/#!/events
Solemn Sun
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/s0lemnsun
Official Website
http://www.solemnsun.com/
Mineral
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMineralMusic
Twitter
https://twitter.com/officialmineral
Official Website
http://officialmineral.com/
https://www.facebook.com/OldTownBicyclette1
Official website
http://oldtownbicyclette.org/#!/events
Solemn Sun
https://www.facebook.com/s0lemnsun
Official Website
http://www.solemnsun.com/
Mineral
https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMineralMusic
https://twitter.com/officialmineral
Official Website
http://officialmineral.com/
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