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Rating: Submerged by a thousand doubts, I went to Civitavecchia accompanied by two friends to attend this event organized by Coca-Cola and MTV. The turnout was good even if a larger crowd was expected; Silvestrin will tell us there are 30,000 people, but it seems like less to me...
The Super Elastic Bubble Plastic, a local band from Modena, will warm up the evening by blending noise sounds and punk outbursts with hints of blues. The trio from Modena succeeds in animating the audience, showing a good technical level and a great wall of sound even though there are only three people on stage; most of the songs performed are from their recent album The Swindler. They will leave to applause. Rightly so.
In the meantime, the live TV broadcast begins and one of the most acclaimed Italian rock bands of the moment, Linea 77, takes the stage. Fresh from a new album release, they give the audience a taste of their latest work without forgetting their more famous tracks like Moka or the single Fantasma, triggering a general mosh pit that only repeated with the Korn. Unfortunately, the volumes, especially the guitar, were not high enough and their performance was a bit marred by this setback, but despite everything, the crowd was very satisfied with their performance.
After Linea 77, it’s The Rasmus' turn. Before they take the stage, the audience starts to boo the Scandinavian group, so much so that Silvestrin off-air takes the mic to say: "Guys, I understand that a band can be liked or not... but please, when the broadcast resumes, try to give them a decent welcome!!" No one follows the VJ's instructions and when they come on stage, they're met with boos and silence at the end of each song, to the point that the group will end their performance early without saying goodbye to the audience present. In their defense, they had little to do with the lineup's style and they played well, but their songs honestly sound really banal.
As headliners, finally, the band everyone present had been waiting for hours: the Korn. After a few minutes of waiting due to security issues, the Korn take the stage and set the crowd on fire with Here To Stay, causing chaos in every part of the square.
There's a new development: they're a four-piece on stage, after "Head" left, but even without him the wall of sound remains intact and the Bakersfield four are in excellent shape, especially Jonathan Davis's voice which, despite advancing age, honors their name by screaming and thrashing around throughout the show.
They play even after the live TV ends, continuing for another twenty minutes.
The setlist is a sort of best-of, moving from legendary tracks like Blind, Twisted, A.d.i.d.a.s., Got The Life, Freak On A Leash to more recent ones like the opener, Falling Away From Me, Dirty, and Did My Time.
The highlight is their version of a masterpiece like Another Brick In The Wall rearranged in their style, certainly not comparable to Pink Floyd's version but live it engaged the audience even more, who sang it at the top of their lungs.
The final impression is that of having attended a good concert, where all the bands present performed their duties fully, except for The Rasmus.
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