Listening to Jane’s Addiction is like listening to the soul of the event itself: creative, resilient and erratic
Here comes the big boss, ‘The Boss’, the man who created it all when he thought about giving his band a farewell tour around the world in 2012. Perry Farrell came with his Jane’s addiction early this saturday night going up to play right in the middle of the Lollapalooza. Their two greatest achievements were there, for the second time (they also performed in the first edition of the event), one inside the other. Jane’s Addiction is a leading creative and resistant rock band originated in the 80’s. Lollapalooza is a leading festival, creative and surprisingly resistant to sponsor harassment to open early as a pop party. If the mentor wasn’t Farrell, it would have happened by now.
Listening to Jane’s Addiction, with former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer filling in for the founder, Dave Navarro, listen to the spirit of Lolla. Nothing is exactly palatable, most of the surprises are good, and everything somehow ends up communicating. The bassist who is with them is Eric Avery, also a founder and who is now making his comeback after a hiatus. Curious are the three contortionist dancers dressed in red who move throughout the show. One of the emotional moments was the closing with Chip Away, extremely percussive, used to pay homage to the drummer friend of the Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins, died exactly one year ago, completed this Saturday. It was a show, a good show, but nothing memorable or “fantastic” or something the musicians “gave their all” to, as Multishow’s commentators put it. Perry’s spirit also reflects the soul of his festival in his inconsistencies.
Source: Terra
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