The Prague style does not have to change style. Lucerna Music Bar conquered perfectly
The Prague selection is a legend and a rock institution. Dot. An essential band that could already hang the craft on a nail, but still occasionally return to the stage. Mostly the big one, often a festival one. Seeing this group at the club is such a very rare opportunity. The sold-out Lucerna Music Bar in Prague did not miss it.
Live: Prague selection
place: Lucerna Music Bar, Prague
date: April 12, 2022
setlist: Airplane, Praguers are hey, At Wenceslas Wenceslas, Snaživec, SOS, Unlucky, Yeah, I’m with me, Man without talent, Infinite party, Why only me, Tatrman, Solo – drums, So take it, Count X, Toothy, Reminiscence , Addition: Braggart
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Being a rock institution, especially when you released your last album a quarter of a century ago, also has its pitfalls. It can easily happen that concerts start to play because to play, ie without inner interest, joy of playing and experience. Just in essence. We would find a number of examples, both domestic and foreign, in music history. And I will not hide the fact that my mind was worried that it would not be similar with the performance of the Prague selection at the Lucerna Music Bar. I couldn’t be wrong anymore! This evening was special in several respects. The Prague selection usually plays on larger stages than the round one in the Lucerna Music Bar. The close contact between the band and the audience ensured a great atmosphere from the first seconds. A special addition was a raffle and quite organically involved karaoke, where selected songs were sung by daredevils from the audience – and it must be said that great. Hats off. And the compliment and the nod nod of the head belong mainly to the band itself. The band Kocáb-Pavlíček-Čok-Kryšpín-Hrubeš (sent by DJ Roxtar, who added a very functional electronic undertone to some songs), the setlist built as expected on big hits from its three records – and the single, let’s not forget “Yeah, I have”. The songs just haven’t aged a bit, There’s still a tension between the musical virtuosity and the new-wave madness, spiced up literally by metal hardness and also by unexpected power.
© Tom Jajo Rozkovec / musicserver.cz
This has k playing by nature miles away. The gentlemen visibly had a lot of fun and finally cut a two-hour set full of admirable energy. And political statements, especially when Michael Kocáb has ammunition, are somehow out of the question. But music had the main say this evening. Timeless music, even after years full of ideas, music with an opinion full of ideas face, which undoubtedly includes the figure of the old Ropotam. It happened to him at the right times. Some performances are in small spaces, but they have enormous power. “Why do I still have to change my style?” asks the band in one of their famous songs. The Prague selection does not have to change anything. He has adhered to his music hoof for many years – and it works great for him. The sold-out Lucerna Music Bar literally exploded with energy and enthusiasm. This was a really big concert.