Nov 17 2008
Lacuna Coil Live!
Wow, who would have thought Lacuna Coil could perform their great songs live and still get a wide tonal balance. As part of the Bullet For My Valentine series of gigs around Europe, and along with Bleeding Through and Black Tide, Lacuna were able to whip the crowd into a music frenzy.
Although Cristina Scabbia has a tremendous range, and the hall was less than perfect for acoustics, the strength and power of her vocals were clear and crisp.
In an interview Cristina spoke of her image, and power, and gave a message to all: “I didn’t choose, you know, the thing of the sex symbol or the ‘hot woman’ and stuff. I always tried to give the message of, ‘be sexy however you are, even if you’re a supermodel or you’re a little ugly girl that still has to double up her inner beauty’.
“No matter what, be strong because the message that the people will get is from your strength. There is not just one kind of beauty in this world,” she concluded.
That strength of character is evident in the way Cristina controls the stage and delivers the emotion and passion of their songs. Her co-lead singer Andrea Ferro is no slouch, and delivers his vocal lines to great effect, even if his magnetic appeal is less than Cristina’s.
A fantastic show – Lacuna Coil are worth seeing as regularly as you have the opportunity.
