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Concierto en Madrid 2 de julio de 1965
Rock · 2015

Concierto en Madrid 2 de julio de 1965

2015 · El Cocodrilo

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This isn't the polished, multi-tracked perfection of Abbey Road or the curated nostalgia of The Beatles at the Hollywood Bowl.

This is a visceral, sweat-soaked document of four young men at the eye of a global hurricane, performing in the oppressive heat of a Madrid bullring. The sound is thick with the ghosts of 1965: the mid-range punch of Vox amplifiers pushed to their breaking point and the relentless, rhythmic roar of a crowd that is as much a part of the instrument as the guitars themselves.

Moments Worth Listening For
the way the crowd noise swells into a physical wall of sound during the opening of she's a woman
john lennon's raspy, throat-tearing delivery on the closing version of twist and shout
the brief, fragile moment of clarity during yesterday before the stadium roar returns
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