The Black Friday know their stuff. Suffice to say that the band consists of just two elements, but that what comes out from the speakers like a tidal wave sweeps. Or maybe you just know that the only tool they use is an acoustic guitar. To be precise, use it, that tool is Viterbini Adriano, whose skills and style over the top of which are already known to the followers of Bud Spencer Blues Explosion, which I personally had the pleasure of listening to Dances with wild boars, 2010. We have listened to the artery to Bologna on 26 January. A few minutes after the performance of splitting the silence, a gentle and engaging songwriting with sudden changes of intensity, take the stage with the aforementioned guitarist Luca Sapio, the voice of Quintorigo. The ideas of the power duo immediately appear very clear: the twang of the six strings caressed with the bottleneck effect of glass worn by the right little finger of Hadrian and his voice hoarse but powerful, a little 'Ben Harper a little' Tom Waits, Luke evoke the ghosts di leggende del blues. Ed ecco sfilare davanti a noi mostri sacri come Robert Johnson, Sam Cooke, James Carr, Charlie Patton, Son House, Blind Willie Johnson, reinterpretati nei loro brani storici con evidente devozione e rispetto, quasi con perizia filologica per quello che riguarda il suono e l'approccio, ma con elementi stilistici molto peculiari, soprattutto nell'uso della chitarra. Adriano infatti massacra le corde del suo strumento percuotendole e strappandole, facendolo urlare di un dolore e di una passione che sembrano appartenere al musicista stesso: le sue smorfie e il piede sinistro sbattuto con forza sul legno del palco sono solo ulteriori conferme del demonio che sembra possederlo. L'assenza di una base ritmica convenzionale non si fa per nulla sentire, indeed, difficult to leave the addition of other instruments such freedom of expression autarky Bud Spencer's boy, especially as the hallmark of his style are the frequent changes in rhythmic syncopation, triplets, backbeat, often real exciting virtuosity that rejoin the channels of the basic rhythm with perfect sync. Among the many historical pieces of cover is part of an occasional original song, which does not betray the approach taken by the group and becomes part of courage among the pillars of the genre as John the Revelator or A Change Is Gonna Come .
After a dozen songs from Luke makes a base of Indian music and begins to show his vocal abilities, the evident result of extensive studies, simulating the sound of a didgeridoo, singing scales typical of Hindu music, and modulating the voice with rapid movements of the throat, like a sort of yodeling. The performance of the singer, maybe a little 'end in itself, leads to a spiritual calling to the Lord in a passionate prayer. The following piece reaches the climax of the concert: a hypnotic guitar around, interrupted frequently by rapid turnover, overlapping powerful and prolonged screams. Luke has already greeted the audience, but everyone expects that they play a few songs, as is normal, while the singer joked saying that is the first time allow an encore. Party a poignant ballad that unfortunately suffers the insult undeserved chatter of the audience probably tired. The concert ends with the tone in which it began: as a classic Death Letter Blues is a perfect farewell by the two guys that give you the delta of the Mississippi. Luca Manni
