Bei einem "privaten Wohnzimmerkonzert" mit Julian Dawson anwesend zu sein ist ein Privileg. Ich hatte dieses besondere Vergnügen, für das ich sehr dankbar bin, am 22.06.2024. In diesem Lied aus dem jahr 1995, das mich sehr berührt hat, erinnert sich Julian an seinen Vater, dessen bevorzugte Musik die Klassik war und der deshalb, wie das bei vielen Vätern der Fall ist, den Liedern seines Sohnes wenig Gehör schenkte. Die tiefe Liebe zur Musik hat er aber in ihm geweckt und wird ihm nun sicherlich zuhören bei dem, was er zu geben hat. Als kleines Dankeschön an hellmuut2 für den Upload liefere ich hier den Text des schönen Songs. It must have been a silent place without a soul around The morning sunlight creeping in, a clock the only sound I hope you heard a symphony as you left that room behind Now every note that touches me calls you to mind The house filled up with music the minute you'd come home You set a spark that helped me start some fires of my own And trying to please everybody on earth not an easy thing to do When all the time I was only trying to please you It seems to me that dying Has set you free somehow And I know you're out there somewhere And you're listening now We said goodbye a long long time Before you had to go And why that heart stopped beating I'll never know A strong and silent teacher you let the music talk I learned to sing in harmony as soon as I could walk But trying to please everybody on earth not an easy thing to do When all the time I was only trying To please you It seems to me that dying Has set you free somehow And I know you're out there somewhere And you're listening now And I know you're out there somewhere And you're listening now
Jon Davison has a nice voice. But for Yes music, it falls in the "uncanny valley" for me. If they could find someone who sounds exactly like Jon Anderson, that could work. Or if they could find someone (probably a female singer) with the same vocal range but with a completely different voice from Jon Anderson, that could work too. But Davison is in that in-between place, where he sounds too much like Jon Anderson to provide a nice contrast to Anderson's voice, but not enough like Jon Anderson to sound right. So I'm left with the perception that I'm hearing a poor imitation of Jon Anderson's voice -- even though as I said, Davison has a nice voice.
Auftritte in meiner Jugend, ob in Ulm, St. Wendel, der Grugahalle oder wo auch immer bleiben unvergessen. Ich könnte gar nicht mehr sagen, wo und wie oft ich Effendi, den Major, Wolfgang & Co begeistert erlebt habe. Schade, daß das zu Ende gehen mußte.
Moin. Dich gibt's auch noch - viele Grüße! Konzert war prima - hast du ihn auch noch mal gesehen? Wir sind jetzt in Monza - dann erst wieder 2024 bei Bruce 😉
