Photo: Cris Sille
Divided gave away last Saturday night a dream party for his 35th birthday with a return to the Vélez stadium Sarsfieldwhich did not lack any of the ingredients that made the group one of the biggest on the local scene and which also brought some great surprises to the fans who overflowed the place, such as the presence of La Renga, who was he gave up the stage entirely for one song.
Beyond this invitation and some guests, among which stood out Gustavo Santaolalla and Chizzo Napolithe trio made up of Ricardo Mollo, Diego Arnedo and Catriel Ciavarella did not need to write their memorable night more than their well-known skills to display a vigorous rock and present it in its purest state, almost 30 years after having crowned their moment there. maximum popularity.
🎶 @DivididosOK returned to Vélez almost 30 years after his remembered show for the official presentation of his album “La era de la boludez”, the most successful production of the band in its history pic.twitter.com/dsF6RwNH4B
– Telam Agency (@AgenciaTelam) May 14, 2023
So, in three hours of concert, in which of course songs abounded from “Caressing the rough” and “La era de la boludez”, his two most celebrated albumsAlthough there was also a good dose of compositions from other albums, especially “Narigón del siglo”, Divididos did nothing more than bring to the stage in Vélez what they usually do at the Teatro Flores in Buenos Aires, where they frequently give concerts.
“We wanted to turn the place into the Teatro de Flores but giant. I hope that was the impression,” Mollo explained. in the final stretch of the concert, as if to clear up doubts.
Perhaps the most powerful symbol of the great capital of the group was the row of speakers for the bass and the guitar as the only stage design. A true declaration of principles from a band whose sound emanates exclusively from the instruments they play, without recorded tracks, and which dispenses with all stage gadgets.
Photo: Cris Sille
Indeed, As soon as the concert began, the center of the show was the devastating performance of the trio, which unleashed a veritable “electrical storm”. which he could not tame not even the passage in which the autochthonous rhythms that are also part of the band’s DNA appeared.
However, the group also wanted to treat themselves, such as invite some friends who added colors to various themes, in a parade in which Santaolalla, in “What do you see?”, and the frontman of La Renga, in “Sobrio a las piñas”stood out as the most recognized.
The great icing was when he allowed, even for a song, that La Renga can perform in the City of Buenos Aires by giving her the stage, which was shaken with “The end is where I started.”
Photo: Cris Sille
Divididos had announced last year at a press conference that it was going to celebrate its 35-year history with a national tour that would have its Buenos Aires stop in Vélez Sarsfield, which would mean the return to the stadium where in 1994 it crowned the presentations of “La era de la boludez”, his most successful album.
The long-awaited night began at 9:50 p.m. with “Paisano de Hurlingham” and, until closing, minutes before 1 on Sunday, with the Sumo classic “El ojo blindado”, Divididos staged its entire history.
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Before the start of the concert, against the background of the scenario described above, The symbolic charge was also noted with the projection of a long scene in which a farmhand calmly and silently observes the immensity and stillness of the landscape.to then get on a tractor and destroy all the grassland of the place.
The “rock steamroller” took everything in just the first hour of the showwith a high-voltage sequence that included “Sábado” –with an intro with a nod to “Another One Bites de Dust”, by Queen-, “El 38”, “Cuadros colgados”, “Haciendo cosas raras” without interruptions. , “La ñapi de mamá”, “Tanto anteojo”, “Dreams and wars”, “Gargara larga”, “Vida de topos”, “Cavalgata deportiva”, “Azulejo”, “Qué tal” and “La rubia tarada ”.
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Chronology of a unique night
The calm, although only in sound intensity, came with “What do you see?”, where Gustavo Santaolalla with a charango and the violinist Javier Casalla masterfully impregnated electric reggae with sounds from the altiplano. “A song that cost but is like a great love,” defined Mollo.
After a brief silence, the guitarist himself appeared on a mini stage set up in the middle of the stadium, for a solo version of “Spaghetti del rock”. The return to the central stage with the band in full was with “Vientito del Tucumán”, which had a wonderful Nadia Larcher as a guest.
The telluric block continued with “Guanuqueando”which included the group Tres Mundos in winds.
The next guest, the guitarist Nana Arguen he brought back the rock sounds, first with a brief bluesed passage from “Wake up Baby”, by Pescado Rabioso; and then with “Sisters”.
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The great synthesis between folkloric rhythms and power rock brought him “El arriero”, interpreted under the intimidating eyes of Atahualpa Yupanqui projected on the screens.
A section of flutes, violin, sax and bagpipes joined in the live premiere of “San Saltarín”, the recent release of the group, and the singer Leticia Lee added to the guest list by standing out in “Amapola del 66”.
“We are close to La Paternal, so we are going to Artigas street, where Pappo lived,” said Mollo, who added that “Hendrix was there but Pappo appeared and I said: `Ah, that can be done here`”. It was the obvious prelude to “Dirty and messy.”
“Crua Chan” once again reminded Sumo and “Cielito lindo” He fired an announced pogo, which was extended with “Rasputín” and “Paraguay”.
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“It is very difficult to thank for this. This moment is unforgettable, ”expressed an ecstatic Arnedo when he was already closing the night.
“I’m not going to introduce it. come in He is a much-loved guitarist, ”Mollo slipped before starting with“ Sobrio a la piñas ”, to which Chizzo Nápoli joined.
Absolutely off the charts, as in a generous two-for-one offer, Those who attended the Divididos show took as a yapa the privilege of seeing La Renga in Buenos Aires. Divided did.
“Ala delta” and “El ojo blindado” put the bow on an evening that was a gift for everyone.
