The A.K. of this past 22nd of February stood out for its freshness. Many new faces, some unexpected returns and a surprising repertoire of songs. It’s not common at Anti-Karaoke for performers to sing songs like Van Halen’s “Jump,” Fleetwood Mac’s “Go Your Own Way,” Julie London’s “Cry Me a River,” or Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart.”
Jessica was one of the newcomers this night with a very energetic version of Arctic Monkeys’ “I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor,” one of the songs Rachel has recently added to the show’s repertoire.
Robby also debuted with U2’s hit “One.”
Jen ruled in a big way with an absolutely visceral “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Great, great dramatic performance.
Txus brought back one of my favorite 80’s songs, that irresistible “Jump” by Van Halen, with an enormous version.
Marguerite, who debuted this night at Anti-Karaoke, performed Julie London’s greatest hit, “Cry Me a River.” Some might remember this song from the legendary Jayne Mansfield movie, “The Girl Can’t Help It.”
Others perhaps have heard the version that Aerosmilth recorded for the album “Rock in a Hard Place,” which in my opinion was just as brilliant as the original.
The biggest surprise of the night was, without a doubt, the debut of Riccardo Ross, who offered a massive performance of Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.” We hope to see him again soon at the show!
In the first half of the show, Rachel sang AC/DC’s “Whole Lotta Rosie.”
Kari surprised with her choice, nothing other than Fleetwood Mac’s super-hit, “Go Your Own Way,” a song we’ve only heard a few times before in the whole history of A.K.
And continuing with the newcomers, John Handley sang Electric Six’s “Gay Bar.”
The version that Barbarah provided of “The Pretender” was awe-inspiring. These types of songs really take on new life every time this woman sings them.
Duro de Oído completely gave it all on stage with Marilyn Manson’s rendition of “Sweet Dreams,” in what was one of the most powerful performances of the night.
An old friend of the show, the one and only Matthew Böhner-Föcker, returned to Anti-Karaoke to delight the crowd with his presentation and charisma. It would be difficult to sing “Born to Run” with more passion.
Yasser, recently arrived from Brazil, sang the Ramon’s hit anthem “Blitzkrieg Bop.”
Subutai opted for something much more classic: Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.”
Another classic Rock anthem that we were able to hear this night was the Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” a very exciting version provided by Roser.
Because we wouldn’t have it any other way, the Jack Daniels and the immortal “New York, New York” performed by Rachel, set a more festive tone to the night.
Lula Mae brought back the Blondie hit “One Way Or Another.
In his first performance at A.K., Geoffrey invoked the spirit of Kurt Cobain with “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”
Iván contributed a few good doses of metallic fury with a monstrous, extraordinary “Walk” by Pantera.
EThe duet between Madskoti and Dani Metal of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On” was simply majestic. Two of the best voices of the show and one of the definitive Rock anthems, what more could you ask for?
Sarduster sang Judas Priest’s most lively song, “Living After Midnight.”
Gerard offered a flawless version of Aerosmith’s “Dream On”.
Prades also performed one of the great Hard Rock classics, AC/DC’s “Back in Black.”
Rachel also performed one of AC/DC’s definitive songs, “You Shook Me All Night Long,” and gave the crowd…slices of Bimbo bread (!).
And more hard rock anthems: Mr. Eddie Harris sang the most popular Guns N’Roses song, “Sweet Child O’Mine.”
Elwood Blues debuted at A.K. with “Science Fiction/Double Feature,” one of the famous songs from the movie “Rocky Horror Picture Show.”
Rachel debuted a new song, nothing other than “Territorial Pissings,” the most furious song that Nirvana recorded.
Miss Koi brought us directly to the golden days of Disco with Kiss’ “I Was Made For Loving You.”
And in the final stretch, Fabri and his droogs hit us with a deadly “Killing in the Name.”
And as the finishing touch on another great Anti-Karaokean night, the essential “Kid in America.” See you this Monday at Anti-Karaoke! As always, the doors open at 21.30h.
CLICK for more pics of this evening! (Photos: Marco Quiroga Marazzato)
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