El pasado 3 / 9 asistimos al concierto de las míticas Girlschool y Alcatrazz en la sala "La Textil" de Barcelona.
Teníamos muchas ganas de ver a Girlschool por Barcelona desde que el año pasado en nuestras vacaciones por Málaga , fuimos a parar por error a un acogedor apartamento a pie de playa , en Torrox un precioso pueblo costero en el que reside Tracey Lamb bajista de dos bandas femeninas inglesas de culto , las Rock Godess y las Girlschool .
Durante la estancia en Torrox , hice una publicación en Facebook nombrandola y a la que Tracy contestó y nos dijo de quedar para tomar unas cervezas y conocernos , yo sabía que era muy cercana a sus fans porque en otras ocasiones me había dado su autografo tanto con Rock Godess como con Girlschool , pero no nos imaginábamos Ana y yo el día tan divertido y entrañable que pasamos junto a Tracy en Torrox , de hecho no creo que ni ella se lo esperaba , ya que quedamos para hacer unas cervezas por la mañana después de hacer su clase de gimnasia en la playa y acabamos de comer a las 7 de la tarde saliendo del chiringuito Laguna con un buen "Pedal".
Que decir de ese día...Pues que nos entendimos a base de "Spanglish" , hablamos de nuestros Yorkshires y sus gat@s , de sus bandas , del Covid , de nuestras vidas , habiendo momentos de todo y sobre todo muchas risas y el comienzo de una gran amistad que hemos seguido manteniendo por Facebook y Messenger .
Puesto que las entradas solo se vendían On Line dos noches antes del concierto Ana y yo estuvimos intentando sacar mediante internet por Mutik los tickets , cosa que fué imposible aunque el banco daba conformidad de que estaban pagadas las entradas no llegaban , tras dos intentos negados y la duda de si nos habrían cobrado cuatro entradas desistimos y acordamos sacarlas en taquilla .
Le dijimos a Tracy que nos veríamos en el concierto de Barcelona , a lo que nos dijo que no se nos ocurriera pagar las entradas que nos metía en su lista de invitados !!!!!!....Jamás pensé que algo así podría ocurrirnos con una banda inglesa tan mítica a la que he seguido desde la adolescencia.
No habíamos estado aún en la sala "La Textil" en pleno centro de Barcelona y nos picaba la curiosidad por verla , tras aparcar y mirar en el "Maps" del móvil que dirección coger y acercarnos a la sala ya vimos a Heavys en la puerta y a Tracy de espaldas tomando una cerveza sola en la puerta de la cervecería y nos colocamos tras ella y le pregunte .... "Excuse me , Torrox is near ???" a lo que se giró y dio un grito de alegría y tod@s nos abrazamos , joder que momento !!!! , otra vez a risas Spanglish y pensando como decirnos las cosas ja ja ja , pero que bien y divertido volver a estar junt@s , Tracy llamo al promotor Robert Mills para contarle que eramos sus amigos de Torrox e invitados esa noche , a lo que Robert dijo pues adelante y Tracy se despidió porque tenía que ir a camerinos , pero nos dijo que le encantaba la sala donde iban a tocar y que luego nos veíamos después del concierto , ya vimos que la enorme cervecería artesana a pie de la calle Caspe era el mismo local que la sala de conciertos , tras dar nuestros nombres en la entrada y avanzar por el pasillo en un mostrador estaban Pepe Motorhead y Antonio Celeirock dando a cada un@ de l@s asistentes una entrada a color de las de antes y no las mierdas de entradas actuales de internet , que buen "detallazo" por parte de Antonio y es que cuando él está detrás de la organización de conciertos con Rocksound como promotora es una garantía.
Y luego empezamos a descender y descender por unas escaleras tipo bunker hasta llegar a la sala totalmente toda nueva , a las primeras que vimos al entrar eran a Denise Duford y Kim McAuliffe , la batería y la guitarrista y cantante originales respectivamente de las Girlschool sentadas con el bajista de Alcatrazz riéndose con un buen rollo tremendo haciéndose fotos con quien quisiera , les pedimos una foto entre risas y les dijimos que éramos amigos de Tracy y sorprendentemente ya sabían de nosotros!!!! , habían hablado entre ellas de que veníamos , Denise a estado lguna vez también por Torrox con Tacy.
la gran mayoría de público Heavy no había estado ni conocía la sala , sí por ejemplo la gente que sigue más los conciertos de Rock que organiza Rocksound , como Mercedes Perez a quien pudimos saludar y charlar un rato ella , puesto que Antonio monta conciertos ahí desde que se inaguro la sala.
Apagaron las luces y entre el griterío salieron los renovados Alcatrazz con Doggie White al frente , ví que el público tenía muchas ganas , pero no seguí su actuación más que de fondo porque estuve en una conversación con Antonio de mayor interes para mí , para la cronica y para toda aquella persona que le interese los directos del Rock en Barcelona.
Así que ahí voy .....
Antonio me contó que entre que encontrara algo ( refiriéndose a un bar/sala de conciertos con la que resurgir de las cenizas con Rocksound cual Ave Fenix) , Rocksound seguiría siendo una promotora de conciertos y que desde que en Abril de este año abriese la sala "La Textil" lleva sus conciertos más importantes a ella y los alterna con la sala Upload de Montjüic más apartada del centro ciudad , pero que su agenda de grupos sólo las compagina en estas dos salas .
De "La Textil" me dijo que tanto la cervecería como la sala son totalmente nuevas , inauguradas el pasado mes de Abril , de un propietario yankee , de ahí esas costumbre de que ellos se lo hacen todo , su propia cerveza ( que no estaba mal por cierto) y de las que había muchas , su propia Coca - Cola ( de la que me dijeron que sabe a rayos !!!! ).
La sala tiene capacidad legal para 150 personas , precisamente esa noche estaba Sold Out y aún asi nos podíamos mover holgados por la sala , bien acondicionada de aire , escenario bien elevado , lavabos , barra de bar y sonido , la mesa que utilizan es igual a la de la Sala "Apolo" por tanto muy bien , aunque no me pareció apreciar muy buen sonido en Alcatrazz , claro que tampoco estaba muy atento a su show . Como malo , pues que tiene columnas , que la cobertura de los datáfonos es mala al estar a tanta profundidad .
Muchos más pros que contras .....vamos que hemos ganado una buena sala de conciertos en la ciudad.
Y así conversando cervezas en mano se acabaron las charlas que salían ya las Londinenses veteranas Girlschool .
Y ya lo hicieron arrolladora con "Demolition Boys" y sin mediar palabra , a cuchillo "C'mon Let's Go" a todo trapo , se les veía en un forma excelente con ganas y actitud "The Hunter", "Hit And Run" , Guilty As Sin" o "Action" ponían las pilas sobremanera al público al ver a estas mujeres veteranas , míticas y supervivientes a las modas hablando ya dentro del Metal y sus nuevos estilos con las ganas de rockear Heavy clasico Britanico . Denise aporreaba la batería súper feliz esa noche y Jackie Chambers repartía una caña impresionante mientras nos brindaba un magnífico directo de poses , siguieron con "Future Flash" , "Kick It Down" y "Nothing To Lose" en donde Kim y las chicas jugaron con el público pasándolo en grande tanto artistas como público, gritando , pasando micro y riendo mientras seguía la base rítmica de Denise y Tracy , volvieron a arrancar con "Take It Like A Band" y "Take It Like A Way" y nos reímos mucho cuando Kim dijo que Tracy vivía en España y le pasó la palabra en medio del concierto y Tracy habló con el divertido "Spanglish" en el que nos entendemos y la gente le aplaudió !!!! Ja ja ja . Con ello llegó el tiempo de hacer un par de versiones el "Rece Whith The Devil" de The Gun y el "Bomber" de sus padrinos a principios de los 80 Motorhead , en las que la sala era un puto frenopatico.
El concierto llegó a su final con la mítica y cañera canción "Emergency" despidiéndose con la gratitud , simpatía y humor que demostraron durante toda la noche.
Mujeres del Heavy Metal auténtico , clásicas y míticas , hecho para sentirlo , vivirlo y divertirse con actitud de estas mujeres que rondan los 60 años que se comen a bandas de tíos y de chicas jovenes modelitos del Metal que a saber que habrá sido de ellas a esas edades y si siguen con esta actitud y vitalidad de una banda femenina que lucho y ha conseguido un digno puesto en el Metal desde principios de los 80 en el que las bandas de hombres dominaban el panorama , como en nuestro país el reconocimiento hoy en día por ello es para Joana Amaro Martinez y su renovada banda .
Tras el concierto aún pudimos ver a Jackie y a Tracy quien aún se puso a marcarse bailoteos a ritmo de AC/DC con Silvia Halford mientras se vaciaba la sala de público y nos hacíamos unas fotos con el simpático Doggie White , de quien me regalaron una camiseta cuando compré el cd firmado de Girlschool Live .
Y ya nos despedimos de Tracy con muchas ganas de volvernos a ver ya va bien que sea tocando por aquí, pero ojalá sea de vacaciones por Torrox !!!!
ENGLISH:
Last 3 / 9 we attended the concert of the mythical Girlschool and Alcatrazz in the "La Textil" room in Barcelona.
We really wanted to see Girlschool in Barcelona since last year on our holidays in Malaga, we mistakenly ended up in a cozy apartment on the beach, in Torrox, a beautiful coastal town where Tracey Lamb, two-band bassist, resides. cult English women, the Rock Godess and the Girlschool.
During the stay in Torrox, I made a post on Facebook naming her and to which Tracy replied and told us to meet up for a few beers and get to know each other, I knew she was very close to her fans because on other occasions she had given me her autograph both with Rock Godess as with Girlschool , but Ana and I could not have imagined the fun and endearing day that we spent with Tracy in Torrox , in fact I do not think that even she expected it , since we met to have a few beers in the morning after making her gym class on the beach and we finished eating at 7 pm leaving the Laguna beach bar with a good "PITCH".
What to say about that day... Well, we understood each other based on "Spanglish", we talked about our Yorkshires and their cats, their bands, the Covid, our lives, having moments of everything and above all a lot of laughter and the beginning of a great friendship that we have continued to maintain through Facebook and Messenger.
Since the tickets were only sold online two nights before the concert, Ana and I were trying to get the tickets through the Internet through Mutik, which was impossible, although the bank confirmed that they had been paid for, the tickets did not arrive, after two denied attempts and In doubt as to whether they would have charged us for four tickets, we gave up and agreed to take them out at the box office.
We told Tracy that we would see each other at the concert in Barcelona, to which she told us not to think of paying for the tickets that she put us on her guest list !!!!!!!....I never thought that something like this could come up with such a mythical English band that I've followed since I was a teenager.
We had not yet been to the "La Textil" room in the heart of Barcelona and we were curious to see it, after parking and looking on the "Maps" of the mobile which direction to take and approaching the room we already saw Heavys at the door and Tracy from the back having a beer alone at the door of the brewery and we stood behind her and asked her... "Excuse me, Torrox is near ???" to which he turned and gave a cry of joy and we all hugged, damn what a moment!!!! , Spanglish laughs again and thinking about how to tell us things ha ha ha , but how good and fun to be together again , Tracy called the promoter Robert Mills to tell him that we were his friends from Torrox and invited that night , to which Robert said go ahead and Tracy said goodbye because she had to go backstage , but she told us that she loved the room where they were going to play and that we would see each other after the concert , we already saw that the enormous craft brewery at the foot of Caspe street was the same venue as the concert hall, after giving our names at the entrance and moving down the aisle at a counter, Pepe Motorhead and Antonio Celirock were giving each of the attendees a color ticket from before and not the crap of current internet tickets, what a good "detail" on Antonio's part and that is that when he is behind the organization of concerts with Rocksound as promoter it is a guarantee.
And then we started going down and down some bunker - like stairs until we got to the brand new room , the first ones we saw as we walked in were Denise Duford and Kim McAuliffe , the original Girlschool drummer and guitarist and singer respectively sitting with the bassist of Alcatrazz laughing with a tremendous good vibes taking photos with whoever he wanted, we asked them for a photo between laughs and told them that we were friends of Tracy and surprisingly they already knew about us!!!! They had talked among themselves that we were coming. Denise had also been to Torrox with Tacy once.
The vast majority of the Heavy public had not been to or knew of the venue , for example the people who follow the Rock concerts organized by Rocksound , such as Mercedes Perez , whom we were able to greet and chat with for a while , since Antonio has been staging concerts there since that the room was inaugurated.
They turned off the lights and amidst the shouting the renewed Alcatrazz came out with Doggie White in front , I saw that the public was very keen , but I did not follow his performance more than in the background because I was in a conversation with Antonio that was of greater interest to me , for the chronicle and for anyone who is interested in Rock live shows in Barcelona.
So there I go.....
Antonio told me that as long as he found something (referring to a bar/concert hall with which to rise from the ashes with Rocksound like Ave Fenix), Rocksound would continue to be a concert promoter and that since the venue opened in April this year "La Textil" takes its most important concerts to it and alternates them with the Upload venue in Montjüic, further away from the city center, but its schedule of groups only combines them in these two venues.
About "La Textil" he told me that both the brewery and the room are totally new, inaugurated last April, by a Yankee owner, hence the custom that they make everything, their own beer (which was not bad by the way) and of which there were many, his own Coca-Cola (which they told me tastes like lightning !!!!).
The room has a legal capacity for 150 people , precisely that night there was Sold Out and even so we could move freely around the room , well air conditioned , well elevated stage , toilets , bar and sound bar , the table they use is equal to the one in the Sala "Apolo" was therefore very good, although I didn't seem to appreciate very good sound in Alcatrazz, of course I wasn't very attentive to their show either. As bad, because it has columns, that the coverage of the dataphones is bad because it is so deep.
Many more pros than cons ... come on, we have won a good concert hall in the city.
And so, conversing with beers in hand, the talks that came out and the veteran Londoners Girlschool ended.
And they already did it overwhelmingly with "Demolition Boys" and without saying a word, "C'mon Let's Go" at full speed, they were seen in excellent shape with desire and attitude "The Hunter", "Hit And Run" , Guilty As Sin" or "Action" put the batteries greatly to the public to see these veteran women, mythical and fashion survivors already talking within Metal and their new styles with the desire to rock classic British Heavy. Denise pounded the drums super happy that night and Jackie Chambers handed out an impressive cane while giving us a magnificent live pose, they continued with "Future Flash", "Kick It Down" and "Nothing To Lose" where Kim and the girls played with the public having a great time Both artists and audience, screaming, mic and laughing while following Denise and Tracy's rhythmic base, started again with "Take It Like A Band" and "Take It Like A Way" and we laughed a lot when Kim said that Tracy lived in Spain and passed the word in the middle of the concert and Tracy spoke with the funny "Spanglish" in which we understand each other and people applauded her !!!! LOL . With this came the time to make a couple of versions of "Rece Whith The Devil" by The Gun and "Bomber" by his godfathers in the early 80's Motorhead, in which the room was a fucking frenzy.
The concert came to an end with the legendary and powerful song "Emergency" saying goodbye with the gratitude, sympathy and humor that they showed throughout the night.
Women of authentic Heavy Metal , classic and mythical , made to feel it , live it and have fun with the attitude of these women who are around 60 years old who eat bands of guys and young girls with Metal outfits who who knows what will have become of them at those ages and if they continue with this attitude and vitality of a female band that fought and has achieved a worthy position in Metal since the early 80's in which the male bands dominated the scene, as in our country the recognition today That is why it is for Joana Amaro Martinez and her renewed band.
After the concert we could still see Jackie and Tracy who still began to dance to the rhythm of AC/DC with Silvia Halford while the public room emptied and we took some photos with the nice Doggie White, from whom they gave me a t-shirt when I bought the signed Girlschool Live cd.
And now we say goodbye to Tracy, looking forward to seeing each other again, it's good that it's playing around here, but hopefully it's on vacation in Torrox!!!!
JAVIER BARBA VALLEJO
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