世良公則 with NAOTO KNOCK KNOCK 2022 Masanori Sera with NAOTO KNOCK KNOCK 2022

本日は敬老の日。

でも、何歳からが老人なのか、自分の中でははっきりしない。

年金を全額もらえるようになる65歳は一つの区切りとも言えるが、どう考えても、それ以上でも老人とは思えない人が沢山いる。

その代表とも言えるのが、昨晩見に行った世良公則さん。

現在66歳で12月には67歳になるが、そのエネルギーは20歳代の若者より凄い。

セクシーな歌声は昔から全く変わっておらず、しかも声量は爆発的。

ギター一本で、ロックバンド以上のリズムとメロディを醸し出す。本当にパワフルで凄い！の一言しかない。

勿論、ゲストのNAOTOさんのバイオリンテクニックも秀逸だった。
彼は、世良さんの即興の振りにも、うまくついて行ってた。

ただ、曲と演奏の素晴らしさを実感したものの、ツイスト時代の曲しか知らない自分にとっては、残念ながら、今ひとつ気持ちの盛り上がりに欠けていた。

最後になって「銃爪」「あんたのバラード」が登場し、ようやく、懐かしさと素晴らしさにちょっと目頭が熱くなった。

両曲ともオリジナルに比べて、迫力と哀愁が当時より数倍優っている。

それが45周年続けてきたボーカリストの実力だと腹の底からよくわかった。

なお、アンコールの最後は、「燃えろいい女」。

総立ちで終わらせるなんて流石。
現役66歳恐るべし！

Today is Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day.

However, it is not clear to me how old a person is.

One could say that the age of 65, when one can receive a full pension, is a milestone, but there are many people who, by all accounts, cannot be considered old even beyond that age.

One of them is Mr. Masanori Sera, whom I went to see last night.

He is now 66 years old and will turn 67 in December, but his energy is greater than that of a young man in his 20s.

His sexy singing voice has not changed at all, and his volume is explosive.

With a single guitar, he creates rhythms and melodies that are more than that of a rock band. Truly powerful and amazing! is all I can say.

Of course, guest NAOTO's violin technique was also superb.
He was able to keep up with Sera's improvisational moves.

However, although I felt the songs and the performance were wonderful, unfortunately, for me, who only knows the songs from the Twist era, the show lacked a little bit of excitement.

Finally, "Gun Claws" and "Anta no Ballad" appeared at the end, and I finally felt a bit of nostalgia and wonderment in my eyes.

Both songs were several times more powerful and melancholy than the originals.

I knew from the bottom of my heart that this was the ability of a vocalist who has been performing for 45 years.

The last song of the encore was "Moero Ii Onna (Burnt Good Woman).

It was a quintessential performance to end with the audience standing in unison.
The 66-year-old active member of the band must be a real terror!