Rock classics with an Asturian touch |Trade

2022-09-24 01:42:53 By : Ms. Elsa Lee

This is your last news to see this monthBack to school!Find out until the end of the year for only €2/monthAlready a subscriber?Log inYou have news to see this monthYou have 1 news left to see this monthBack to school!Find out until the end of the year for only €2/monthAlready a subscriber?Log inThe Back to School offerON+: Find out until the end of the year for €2/monthMagadán, De la Vega, Lozano, Espina and Fernández perform a song from their repertoire./ Susana San MartinThere is no party that doesn't come to a head when 'Highway to hell', 'Smoke on the water' or 'We will rock you' are played.The components of Blister know this well, as they liven up all kinds of events with the most popular rock classics.This band from Lugones adds more and more dates to its concert schedule, given the good reception of its performances among the public.In fact, on September 30 they plan to play at the Lugones Food Truck Festival and, at the beginning of October, at the meet-up organized by the Los Pistones biker association, in Llanera.«Blister was born as a result of the breakup of another group.I contacted Manuel de la Vega and we started a project with other components that are not the current ones”, explains Víctor Manuel López Magadán, guitarist of the group.The band was completed with the addition of Juan Lozano, Fernando Espina and Carlos (Kay) Fernández.In addition, the musicians have the help of two technicians: one is in charge of sound and logistics and the other is in charge of lighting."It's going one step further to have them and the end result is obvious," says the guitarist.So much so that «where we play, we repeat and it's because of the surprise factor.The public does not expect the quality we offer.Think that we are a group of four friends, but behind there is a lot of work.Performing songs by groups as disparate as Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd is not easy, because each one has its own stylistic features, very marked and recognizable.Blister's secret weapon is the media they have.«Guitarists carry two guitars.In the first place, in case a string breaks, having an immediate replacement and, secondly, because of the character of the music.Playing Led Zeppelin with a Les Paul is not the same as playing Deep Purple, for which you need a Strat”, says López Magadán.In this sense, "the one who has it the most difficult is Juan, because of his voice," he adds.Regarding the repertoire, the catalog of songs played by Blister is very wide.Since each member of the group has professional occupations outside of music, it is not easy to renew it."We choose a song, each one works at home and then we stay one day in the local to paste", explains the guitarist.Despite the difficulties, they introduce new themes every year "to oxygenate" and not get tired.«I always ask those who come to see us what they liked and what they didn't like.It's great to be complimented, but I want to know where we failed to improve it.The repertoire stands out a lot because they are popular songs;if you don't like one, you like another », he says.