Last week I remarked that Anti-Karaoke is on a hot streak. And last Monday, March 30th, was once again a tremendously exciting evening.
AC/DC was scheduled to play in Barcelona the day after the show. Thus, fans of Angus Young from all over Spain made sure that their visit to Barcelona to attend the concert coincided with an evening of A.K.
More than 400 people experienced this memorable night together.
One of the great performances of this evening was that of Aimee, an American girl who had stood out a lot in the last few weeks of A.K.... and, unfortunately for us, had to go back to the USA.
In her last appearance in Anti-Karaoke, she offered us an exception version of “Total Eclipse of the Heart”.
Also saying his farewells to us was David Le, who also had a return ticket to the U.S. waiting for him after this A.K.
He said goodbye with a very entertaining “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” by The Darkness.
Dani Metal, one of the newst stars of A.K., embodied one of the biggest rock-n-roll moments of the night with a crushing version of Lordi's “Hard Rock Hallelujah”.
Kenta celebrated his birthday that night with a “Break Stuff” by Limp Bizkit that was charged with fury. A great performance.
After spending three months in NYC, Lula Mae returned to A.K.by singing one of the definitive anthems of the show, “I Love Rock’n’Roll” by Joan Jett.
It's always a pleasure to see Pauli at Anti-Karaoke.
She also decided to interpret a Joan Jett song: “Crimson and Clover”.
Kali debuted in A.K. with Green Day's “Basket Case”, and his enthusiasm was contagious throughout the audience.
Darren Darren also debuted in the show this night. Though judging by what he asked Rachel once he got onstage, it seemed he didn't quite know what he was getting into.
Nervously he asked, "Where are the screens?"
Rachel settled the question by saying: “Screens are for assholes.” Nevertheless, this guy did a fine job with Queen's “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, without the help of any monitors.
Daniel Ederra also interpreted an old classic of Queen: “Fat Bottomed Girls” from the album “Jazz”.
Rachel gave the audience its “medicine” while singing “New York, New York”, as is the tradition in each Anti-Karaoke.
The Hermanos McFly, led by Señor Gayumbo, sang "Living On A Prayer” de Bon Jovi.
Solo, one of the more “sentimental” performers of A.K., opened his heart to us once more singing “Hopelessly Devoted To You” by Olivia Newton John.
Enormous “Do You Remember Rock’n’Roll Radio?” by The Ramones in the capable hands of Mazafaka, a man who never disappoints.
Dory and Martu sang “Self Esteem” by The Offspring.
One of the big surprises of the evening was Rachel's Vegas/Moulin Rouge number.
She appeared onstage covered in showgirl feathers and sang “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra.
It's been a while since we've seen El Duende Eléctrico, formerly known as Glamurrosa.
In his “comeback” performance, he sang Marilyn Manson's version of Soft Cell's “Tainted Love”.
Lord Vader stripped his soul bare with “Rocket Queen”, one of the most special songs from the now legendary Guns N’Roses album, “Appetite For Destruction”.
Rachel interpreted one of the more recent hits from the A.K. repertoire: “Standing in the Way of Control” by The Gossip, a song that always -- at least to me -- brings to mind the music of The Bellrays.
Other songs that we listened to this evening: “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’Roses (Vato),
“Shout It Out Loud” by Kiss (Mr. Eddie Harris), “Your Really Got Me” by The Kinks in version Van Halen (Sarduster), “Sympathy For the Devil” by The Rolling Stones (Barbarie),
“Sweet Transvestite” from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Frank Sinanthrax),
“Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr. (Tzatzikos Polacos),
“Sweet Dreams” by The Eurythmics, Marilyn Manson version (Vicentin), “Ace of Spades” by Motörhead (Pirata del Caribe),
“Whole Lotta Love” by AC/DC (Prades), “Delivering the Goods” by Judas Priest (Rocksales),
“Enter Sandman” by Metallica (Iván),
and “Run to the Hills” by Iron Maiden (Albert The Undertaker).
The final countdown of the show, as always, was dizzying. Rachel sang R.A.T.M.'s “Killing in the Name” with Chilo El Heavy.
Fabri and various dozens of spectators bestowed upon us an absolutely chaotic “Cowboys From Hell” by Pantera.
And the ceremony ended with a hilarious “Kids in America”, with Rachel surrounded by crazed antikaraokianos onstage.
