(New) Goblin live at Magazzini Generali 12 Feb. 2011. Concert review.

35 years after the last live performance in Milan, the renewed Goblin were back for an acclaimed show at Magazzini Generali. The audience was divided into two 'areas': the younger metal / dark lovers and the ‘over 40’ raised with progressive rock. Goblin played their repertoire of classics, drawing predominantly from Roller (Aquaman, Roller, Dr. Frankenstein, Goblin), an album of little success in 1976 but now fully re-evaluated. Also in the set list of the show Mad puppet, School at Night / Profondo rosso (from Profondo rosso), Suspiria, .. e suono rock (from Il fantastico viaggio del ‘bagarozzo' Mark, played twice even as an encore), L’alba dei morti viventi, Zombi and Zaratozom (from Zombi), Tenebre, Phenomena, Nonhosonno and Death farm (from Nonhosonno), Magic thriller (from BackToTheGoblin 2005). Veterans Claudio Simonetti, Massimo Morante, and Maurizio Guarini appeared in good spirits, well supported by Bruno Previtali (guitarist switched to bass, a Rickenbacker 4003!) and Titta Tani, both called in the unlikely role of replacements for Fabio Pignatelli and Agostino Marangolo, one of the best rhythm section of the Italian music scene. Previtali and Tani worked hard even though they have a metal background. Among the best things of the concert ... e suono rock and Zaratozom, not so good Dr. Frankenstein with the musicians disunited. The sound was not so clean as in other shows (at least from my position), despite the presence of the skillful Giuseppe Ranieri, and were frankly embarrassing the video projections went definitely k.o. after a few minutes.

After the show, in the backstage of Magazzini Generali, I gave to Goblin some copies of "Goblin sette note in rosso". The musicians were amazed by the ‘thickness’ of the book and they really loved the cover. Great appreciations even for the two promotional posters that I designed for the book and promptly signed by Simonetti and Morante. A laughing Massimo Morante said that he will need at least six months to read the book!

The 'Suspiria looking' Italian style poster

The ‘british quad’ style poster with a typical ‘70s sensational tag-line!