José González
Live @ Babylon Berlin:Mitte, Berlin, 11/12/07
Having seen José once before as opening act for Logh in December 2004, I went into this concert with very high expectations. Roughly two years and a sharp rise in popularity later, he was now set to play an old cinema in Berlin-Mitte - a beautiful location, complete with plush curtains, balcony and mirror ball. José took the stage exactly on time (the concert was being broadcast live on the radio) and played an equal mix of older and newer tracks. Crowd responses grew more intense during current single "Down the line" and reached a peak in the brilliant encore of "Storm", "Hearbeats", "Crosses" and "Love will tear us apart". Generally, his guitar-playing seemed rougher and more aggressive than before, in line with the anger and darkness of the lyrics from current album "In our nature" (as well as with the closing Joy Division cover) and that made his performance all the more intense. Truly a memorable evening, although maybe a bit short - a second set had been scheduled for about an hour later due to huge demand for tickets.
- Arnulf Köhncke
