De La Tierra Delivers at The Roxy

By Angel AguilarNovember 13, 2014AB's Top Music News, Music
De La Tierra live at The Roxy
By Angel Aguilar | November 13, 2014

De La Tierra live at The Roxy

After a long wait, L.A. fans were finally able to see De La Tierra perform live and what a better place than The Roxy Theater, the legendary venue on the Sunset Strip that has seen performances of such legendary acts as Neil Young, Genesis, Frank Zappa, Ozzie Osbourne and others and during the late 80’s it became a center piece of the L.A. rock scene that gave way to bands like Guns & Roses, Poison, Ratt and so many others.

Sr. Flavio (Fabulosos Cadillacs), Alex González (Maná), Andreas Kisser (Sepultura) and Andrés Giménez (A.N.I.M.A.L. / DMente) took the stage at the Roxy as if this was their last night on earth. Andrés Giménez took control of the stage and with great charisma and energy led his band mates on a sonic attack that touched on all the senses. Andreas Kisser took the band and the audiences through musical mountains and valleys with his guitar solos that have become world famous with his band Sepultura.

Sr. Flavio on bass, dressed in shorts and over the calf sports socks, looked like a junior high kid on the playground and he looked like he was having the time of his life as he jumped and twirled around as he laid down the bass lines while Alex González kept the beats tight and exciting at the same time.

It was a indeed a treat to see such luminaries of music play in such a small and intimate setting and it was even more interesting to see these guys leave behind the comfort of their bands where they would normally play in large arenas or stadiums and to see them be face to face with the audience and it was evident that the band was looking forward to that close contact with the audience.

The audience was comprised mostly of hard rock and heavy metal fans with a few Maná fans that stuck out like a sore thumb and seemed completely out of place as they several times shouted “Echale Vampiro” (from Mana’s “Me Vale”) alluding to Alex Gonzales, who many people, even so called Maná fans, often confuse with former Maná guitarist, César “El Vampiro” López.

Many people doubted if De La Tierra could deliver as a heavy metal band, mostly because of the background of Alex González as the drummer of Maná, a band that has comfortably settled on making radio friendly albums without taking any musical risks for the past 20 years, but it is refreshing to see Alex step out of his comfort zone and be just another one of the guys in a band that is taking this project seriously and with a lot of humility and dignity and as it has become evident in all of their shows so far, that humility comes through in their music and performances and the fans can feel it and at the Roxy on Monday night, De La Tierra indeed were able to deliver.

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