{"id":17625,"date":"2026-10-29T18:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/?p=17625"},"modified":"2026-10-29T18:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T16:17:12","slug":"the-kelly-family-almost-heaven-naivitatea-mai-pretioasa-decat-credem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/the-kelly-family-almost-heaven-naivitatea-mai-pretioasa-decat-credem-17625\/","title":{"rendered":"THE KELLY FAMILY \u2013 Almost Heaven \u2013 Naivitatea, mai pre\u021bioas\u0103 dec\u00e2t credem?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drag\u0103 melomanule, ast\u0103zi \u00ee\u021bi voi scrie despre un disc care con\u021bine unul dintre cele mai siropoase \u0219i, \u00een acela\u0219i timp, memorabile c\u00e2ntece ale anilor \u201990, o pies\u0103 care parc\u0103 a devenit, \u00eentr-un fel sau altul, una dintre baladele supreme ale acelei perioade. Un c\u00e2ntec venit parc\u0103 de nic\u0103ieri, de la care nu se a\u0219tepta nimeni la un asemenea succes, c\u00e2ntat de una dintre cele mai interesante forma\u021bii ale anilor \u201990: The Kelly Family. O familie absolut impresionant\u0103, care venea cumva din America, dar, \u00een acela\u0219i timp, venea \u0219i din Europa, din Spania, Irlanda, Germania, \u0219i care avea \u00een spate o punte fabuloas\u0103 \u00eentre continentul american \u0219i cel european. Iar aici, \u00een Europa, reu\u0219ea s\u0103 creeze una dintre cele mai neobi\u0219nuite trupe ale vremii, cu un spirit complet aparte, aproape desprins din alt\u0103 epoc\u0103, \u0219i cu ni\u0219te c\u00e2ntece care aveau s\u0103 devin\u0103, pentru o \u00eentreag\u0103 genera\u021bie, aproape legendare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cemi aduc aminte perfect c\u0103, \u00een 1996 \u0219i 1997, \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d era dat\u0103 foarte des la televizor, pe MTV \u0219i pe celelalte canale muzicale ale vremii. Era fix genul acela de c\u00e2ntec pe care, dup\u0103 ce \u00eel auzeai, \u00ee\u021bi doreai imediat s\u0103 \u00eel ai \u00een colec\u021bie, pe o caset\u0103 sau pe un CD, doar pentru a-l putea asculta din nou. Imaginea celor de la The Kelly Family era \u0219i ea total atipic\u0103. Parc\u0103 veneau mai degrab\u0103 din spiritul anilor \u201960, din lumea hippie, cu caravane, c\u0103ru\u021be, \u0219i un soi de via\u021b\u0103 nomad\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, \u00een acela\u0219i timp, felul \u00een care ar\u0103tau te ducea imediat cu g\u00e2ndul c\u0103tre Irlanda, Sco\u021bia \u0219i acea zon\u0103 a Europei. Pletele, hainele, instrumentele, toat\u0103 imaginea lor p\u0103rea desprins\u0103 dintr-o alt\u0103 lume \u0219i, tocmai de aceea, era imposibil s\u0103 \u00eei confunzi cu altcineva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bine\u00een\u021beles c\u0103, \u00een cazul lui \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, ceea ce te frapa poate cel mai tare era imaginea relativ androgin\u0103 a lui Paddy Kelly, care c\u00e2nta aceast\u0103 pies\u0103 \u00eentr-un mod at\u00e2t de ap\u0103sat \u0219i de intens, \u00eenc\u00e2t efectiv te f\u0103cea curios. Paddy avea ceva magnetic \u00een apari\u021bia sa, iar c\u00e2ntecul era at\u00e2t de exagerat de romantic \u0219i, \u00een acela\u0219i timp, at\u00e2t de sincer, \u00eenc\u00e2t devenea genul acela de hit capabil s\u0103 \u00eel sensibilizeze p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i pe cel mai dur rapper al vremii. Sincer, nu m-ar fi mirat deloc s\u0103 aflu c\u0103 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u0219i DMX avea \u00een ma\u0219in\u0103 casete cu Kelly Family \u0219i c\u0103, \u00een drum spre Walmart, asculta \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u0219adar, drag\u0103 melomanule, hai s\u0103 vedem cum au ajuns nou\u0103 fra\u021bi \u0219i surori s\u0103 c\u00e2nte o asemenea muzic\u0103, s\u0103 lanseze un astfel de album \u0219i, \u00eenainte de toate, s\u0103 cucereasc\u0103 Europa, iar apoi s\u0103 devin\u0103 cunoscu\u021bi \u00een \u00eentreaga lume. Hai s\u0103 afl\u0103m mai multe despre aceast\u0103 familie absolut neobi\u0219nuit\u0103 \u0219i despre povestea din spatele albumului Almost Heaven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture2-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture2-4.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture2-4-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture2-4-380x252.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture2-4-550x365.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A\u0219adar, s\u0103 continu\u0103m cu contextul din spatele Almost Heaven. Era 1996, iar The Kelly Family nu mai erau de mult ni\u0219te necunoscu\u021bi care c\u00e2ntau prin pie\u021bele \u0219i pe str\u0103zile Europei. Familia venea dup\u0103 succesul uria\u0219 al albumului Over the Hump \u0219i dup\u0103 Christmas for All, iar p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een momentul \u00een care ap\u0103rea Almost Heaven devenise deja un adev\u0103rat fenomen european. De fapt, Almost Heaven nu este nici pe departe primul lor album, ci vine dintr-o discografie care se \u00eentindea deja pe mul\u021bi ani \u0219i \u00eentr-un moment \u00een care Kelly Family reu\u0219iser\u0103 performan\u021ba foarte rar\u0103 de a trece de la statutul unei familii de muzicieni nomazi la cel al unor adev\u0103rate staruri pop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discul con\u021bine 14 piese \u0219i unul dintre lucrurile care \u00eemi plac cel mai mult la construc\u021bia sa este faptul c\u0103 nu avem, \u00een sensul clasic, un solist \u0219i o trup\u0103 care \u00eel acompaniaz\u0103. Aproape fiecare membru al familiei are propriul moment, iar vocile se schimb\u0103 permanent de la o pies\u0103 la alta. Avem \u201eI Can\u2019t Help Myself\u201d, c\u00e2ntat\u0103 de Paddy \u0219i Angelo, \u201eEvery Baby\u201d, cu Maite \u00een prim-plan, \u201eNanana\u201d, cu Jimmy, \u201eLike a Queen\u201d, c\u00e2ntat\u0103 de Barby, \u201eCalling Heaven\u201d, cu Paddy, \u0219i, bine\u00een\u021beles, \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, unde Paddy \u00eemparte vocea principal\u0103 cu Kathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aici apare una dintre cele mai interesante particularit\u0103\u021bi ale celor de la The Kelly Family: familia func\u021biona aproape ca un ecosistem muzical complet. Ei c\u00e2ntau, ei compuneau, ei produceau \u0219i tot ei puneau m\u00e2na pe o bun\u0103 parte dintre instrumentele pe care le auzim pe disc. Pe Almost Heaven g\u0103sim chitare, bass, mandolin\u0103, banjo, vioar\u0103, pian, org\u0103 Hammond, acordeon, harp\u0103, tobe \u0219i diferite instrumente de percu\u021bie, multe dintre ele c\u00e2ntate chiar de membrii familiei, iar Kathy \u0219i Paddy Kelly sunt inclusiv produc\u0103torii albumului. Bine\u00een\u021beles c\u0103 exist\u0103 \u0219i oameni din exterior implica\u021bi \u00een \u00eenregistrare, mixaj sau pe anumite instrumente, \u00eens\u0103 nucleul lui Almost Heaven r\u0103m\u00e2ne aproape surprinz\u0103tor de mult \u00een interiorul familiei. Iar formula a func\u021bionat extraordinar de bine: albumul a ajuns pe locul \u00eent\u00e2i \u00een Germania, Austria \u0219i Elve\u021bia \u0219i a devenit unul dintre cele mai importante succese comerciale ale celor de la The Kelly Family. Almost Heaven nu avea s\u0103 creeze fenomenul Kelly, pentru c\u0103 acesta exista deja, \u00eens\u0103 avea s\u0103 \u00eel confirme \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eel duc\u0103 mai departe exact \u00een momentul \u00een care \u00eentreaga Europ\u0103 p\u0103rea fascinat\u0103 de aceast\u0103 familie absolut neobi\u0219nuit\u0103 \u0219i de acest c\u00e2ntec hipnotic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture3-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture3-4.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture3-4-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture3-4-380x276.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture3-4-550x399.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bine\u00een\u021beles \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 sunt multe piese cunoscute pe acest disc, dar principala pies\u0103 \u0219i, pentru mine, cea mai important\u0103 dintre toate este de departe \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, c\u00e2ntecul care cumva ne-a surprins pe to\u021bi \u0219i a cucerit imediat mapamondul. \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d avea un caracter profund de \u0219oc, pentru c\u0103 nu cred c\u0103 se a\u0219tepta nimeni ca o familie de americani cu aspect de hippio\u021bi, care str\u0103b\u0103tuser\u0103 Europa c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd pe str\u0103zi \u0219i prin pie\u021be, s\u0103 vin\u0103 cu o pies\u0103 despre un tip care se \u00eendr\u0103goste\u0219te de o extraterestr\u0103. Pentru c\u0103, \u00een esen\u021b\u0103, exact despre asta este vorba \u00een acest c\u00e2ntec. \u0218i poate tocmai combina\u021bia aceasta complet neverosimil\u0103, \u00eentre imaginea celor de la Kelly Family, muzica lor folk-pop \u0219i o poveste de dragoste cu o fiin\u021b\u0103 venit\u0103 parc\u0103 din alt\u0103 lume, a f\u0103cut ca piesa s\u0103 fie imposibil de uitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interesant este c\u0103 nu pare s\u0103 existe o explica\u021bie concret\u0103 oferit\u0103 de Paddy despre momentul exact \u00een care i-a venit ideea acestui c\u00e2ntec sau despre vreo \u00eent\u00e2mplare care s\u0103 fi inspirat extraterestra din versuri. Am aflat \u00eens\u0103 ceva foarte interesant: \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d exista deja \u00een repertoriul Kelly Family \u00eenc\u0103 din 1995, fiind c\u00e2ntat\u0103 live cu un an \u00eenainte de apari\u021bia albumului Almost Heaven. A\u0219adar, nu vorbim despre o pies\u0103 inventat\u0103 rapid de o cas\u0103 de discuri pentru a ob\u021bine un single ciudat \u0219i memorabil, ci despre un c\u00e2ntec care crescuse deja \u00een interiorul universului Kelly Family. Iar dac\u0103 analiz\u0103m textul, \u201ealien\u201d nu trebuie neap\u0103rat \u00een\u021beles \u00eentr-un sens science-fiction foarte complicat. Este mai degrab\u0103 imaginea cuiva complet diferit, venit de nic\u0103ieri, a unei fiin\u021be str\u0103ine de lumea ta, de care ajungi s\u0103 te \u00eendr\u0103goste\u0219ti tocmai pentru c\u0103 este altfel. \u00centr-un fel, mi se pare c\u0103 povestea se potrive\u0219te aproape perfect chiar celor de la The Kelly Family, o familie care tr\u0103ise mare parte din via\u021b\u0103 \u00een afara regulilor obi\u0219nuite, mereu pe drumuri \u0219i mereu pu\u021bin \u201ealien\u201d fa\u021b\u0103 de lumea din jurul ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vocile pe care le auzim pe \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d sunt cele ale lui Paddy Kelly \u0219i Kathy Kelly \u0219i de-abia a\u0219tept s\u0103 ajung la capitolul \u00een care voi vorbi despre fiecare dintre ei \u00een parte. \u00cens\u0103 ceea ce r\u0103m\u00e2ne foarte interesant aici este mai ales textul piesei. Povestea este aproape un mic basm: noaptea cade peste c\u00e2mpuri, apare din \u00eentuneric o frumuse\u021be \u00eenconjurat\u0103 de lumin\u0103, iar Paddy se \u00eendr\u0103goste\u0219te de ea \u0219i, mai ales, de ochii ei. Extraterestra noastr\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i caut\u0103 un Romeo, apare o sperietoare care o alung\u0103, ea \u00eei trimite \u00eens\u0103 iubirea \u00eenapoi, iar finalul devine poate cea mai Kelly Family parte a \u00eentregului c\u00e2ntec: cei doi r\u0103m\u00e2n \u00eempreun\u0103 \u0219i ajung s\u0103 \u00eentemeieze o familie mare. Este aproape imposibil s\u0103 compui un final mai siropos dec\u00e2t at\u00e2t \u0219i, cu toate acestea, tocmai aici se afl\u0103 o bun\u0103 parte din farmecul piesei \u0219i, bine\u00een\u021beles, o bun\u0103 parte din farmecul Kelly Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aici se vede poate cel mai bine felul acela pur \u00een care Kelly Family abordeaz\u0103 lucrurile. \u00cen muzica lor, \u00een textele lor \u0219i chiar \u00een felul \u00een care \u00ee\u0219i construiau imaginea exist\u0103 uneori o naivitate extraordinar de puternic\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, \u00een acela\u0219i timp, exist\u0103 \u0219i foarte mult\u0103 bun\u0103tate. \u0218tiu c\u0103 mul\u021bi pot z\u00e2mbi atunci c\u00e2nd aud astfel de lucruri \u0219i pot spune c\u0103, dup\u0103 o anumit\u0103 v\u00e2rst\u0103, nu mai po\u021bi fi at\u00e2t de naiv. Eu cred \u00eens\u0103 exact contrariul. Cred c\u0103 naivitatea este poate unul dintre lucrurile care lipsesc cel mai mult lumii \u00een care tr\u0103im ast\u0103zi. De foarte multe ori, naivitatea \u00eenseamn\u0103 \u0219i bun\u0103tate, iar noi, oamenii, tindem s\u0103 le pierdem pe am\u00e2ndou\u0103 printr-un soi de maturizare for\u021bat\u0103 \u0219i, de multe ori, profund nefericit\u0103. Parc\u0103, pe m\u0103sur\u0103 ce \u00eenv\u0103\u021b\u0103m s\u0103 fim mai suspicio\u0219i, mai calcula\u021bi \u0219i mai greu de impresionat, pierdem \u0219i o parte din capacitatea de a fi pur \u0219i simplu buni. Iar \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, cu toat\u0103 povestea ei absurd\u0103, romantic\u0103 \u0219i profund naiv\u0103, \u00eemi aminte\u0219te exact de lucrul acesta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0218i pentru c\u0103 tocmai am vorbit at\u00e2t de mult despre aceast\u0103 pies\u0103, \u00ee\u021bi las mai jos videoclipul original pentru \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, realizat la \u00eenceputul lui 1997. Film\u0103rile au avut loc \u00een Irlanda, iar regia a fost semnat\u0103 de Paddy Kelly \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Joe Dyer, rezultatul p\u0103str\u00e2nd perfect acea lume ciudat\u0103 \u0219i de basm din versurile c\u00e2ntecului. Contrar numelui melodiei, nu vom avea parte de efecte speciale spectaculoase, ci mai mult de c\u00e2mpuri, natur\u0103, o atmosfer\u0103 rural\u0103 \u0219i misterioas\u0103 \u0219i, bine\u00een\u021beles, extraterestra de care se \u00eendr\u0103goste\u0219te Paddy. Aceasta este interpretat\u0103 de actri\u021ba german\u0103 Julia Brendler, n\u0103scut\u0103 \u00een 1975 \u00een Schwedt, \u00een fosta Germanie de Est, care \u00eencepuse s\u0103 joace \u00eenc\u0103 de la 14 ani \u0219i avea deja c\u00e2teva roluri importante \u00een cinema \u00eenainte s\u0103 apar\u0103 al\u0103turi de Kelly Family. Un detaliu foarte interesant este c\u0103, special pentru videoclip, \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d a fost remixat\u0103, fiind creat un \u201eVideo Edit\u201d diferit de varianta obi\u0219nuit\u0103 a piesei, versiune care, \u00een mod curios, nu a fost lansat\u0103 niciodat\u0103 separat ca track audio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Kelly Family \u2013Fell In Love With An Alien (Official Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/diCf5Sep5Fo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ajungem acum la unul dintre cele mai interesante capitole ale acestui articol. \u00ce\u021bi spun sincer c\u0103 \u00eemi doream de foarte mult\u0103 vreme s\u0103 citesc despre cum a ap\u0103rut The Kelly Family, despre povestea mut\u0103rii lor din America \u00een Europa, despre r\u0103d\u0103cinile lor irlandeze \u0219i, mai ales, despre unicitatea acestei familii. Iat\u0103 ce am descoperit. R\u0103d\u0103cinile irlandeze ale familiei vin de pe linia lui Dan Kelly \u0219i merg \u00eenapoi p\u00e2n\u0103 la Sean O\u2019Kelley, str\u0103bunicul copiilor, care p\u0103r\u0103sea Irlanda \u00een secolul al XIX-lea \u0219i emigra \u00eempreun\u0103 cu familia \u00een Statele Unite. Sean c\u00e2nta la vioar\u0103, iar numele O\u2019Kelley avea s\u0103 fie americanizat mai t\u00e2rziu \u00een Kelly. C\u00e2teva genera\u021bii mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een 1966, Dan Kelly lua o decizie aproape invers\u0103 \u0219i pleca din America \u00eenapoi spre Europa. Dan devenise profund nemul\u021bumit de stilul de via\u021b\u0103 american \u0219i, mai ales, de consumerismul \u00een care sim\u021bea c\u0103 \u00eei cresc copiii. Exist\u0103 chiar o poveste foarte sugestiv\u0103: \u00eentr-o zi s-a \u00eentors acas\u0103, iar copiii au preferat s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 la televizor cu vecinii \u00een loc s\u0103 vin\u0103 s\u0103 petreac\u0103 timp cu el. Pentru Dan, acesta a fost unul dintre momentele \u00een care a decis c\u0103 trebuie s\u0103 schimbe complet direc\u021bia familiei. Astfel ajung \u00een Gamonal, \u00een provincia Toledo din Spania, unde se instaleaz\u0103 \u00eentr-o cas\u0103 rustic\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103lzire \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 ap\u0103 cald\u0103, iar Dan \u00eencepe s\u0103 lucreze \u00een comer\u021bul cu antichit\u0103\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Via\u021ba lor avea \u00eens\u0103 s\u0103 devin\u0103 din ce \u00een ce mai neobi\u0219nuit\u0103. \u00cen 1975, familia ajunge la Ejea de los Caballeros, \u00een Arag\u00f3n, iar copiii mai mari \u00eencep, aproape \u00een joac\u0103, s\u0103 c\u00e2nte c\u00e2ntece tradi\u021bionale \u00een fa\u021ba casei pentru vecini. Caroline c\u00e2nta la acordeon, Paul la saxofon, Kathy la vioar\u0103, John la tob\u0103, iar din aceast\u0103 formul\u0103 avea s\u0103 apar\u0103 The Kelly Kids, prima form\u0103 adev\u0103rat\u0103 a viitoarei Kelly Family. Cur\u00e2nd au urmat spectacolele locale, primul concert pl\u0103tit \u0219i apari\u021biile la televiziunea spaniol\u0103, dup\u0103 care familia a \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u0103l\u0103toreasc\u0103 prin Europa \u0219i s\u0103 c\u00e2nte acolo unde putea, pe str\u0103zi, \u00een pie\u021be, \u00een restaurante \u0219i, mai t\u00e2rziu, din ora\u0219 \u00een ora\u0219 cu celebrul lor autobuz supraetajat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture4-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture4-4.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture4-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture4-4-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture4-4-550x310.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een Roma aveau s\u0103 treac\u0103 chiar printr-un episod aproape cinematografic: ho\u021bii le-au spart vehiculul \u0219i le-au furat practic tot ce aveau, l\u0103s\u00e2ndu-le \u00eens\u0103 instrumentele. R\u0103ma\u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 bani, membri familiei au \u00eenceput s\u0103 c\u00e2nte \u00een strad\u0103, iar Dan avea s\u0103 povesteasc\u0103 mai t\u00e2rziu cum, v\u0103z\u00e2nd p\u0103l\u0103ria umpl\u00e2ndu-se cu bani, le-a spus copiilor c\u0103 via\u021ba lor tocmai ce se schimbase. \u0218i chiar se schimbase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">De asemenea, foarte interesant este \u0219i c\u00e2t de greu este s\u0103 \u00eei consideri pur \u0219i simplu \u201eamericani\u201d: dintre cei nou\u0103 fra\u021bi \u0219i surori care formeaz\u0103 nucleul Kelly Family din anii \u201990, \u0219ase s-au n\u0103scut \u00een Spania, Paddy s-a n\u0103scut la Dublin, Maite la Berlin, iar Kathy \u00een Statele Unite. Spaniola a fost pentru mul\u021bi dintre ei o limb\u0103 a copil\u0103riei, nu una \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat\u0103 t\u00e2rziu, iar familia a crescut \u00eentr-un mediu profund multilingv. Nu exist\u0103 o cifr\u0103 unic\u0103 valabil\u0103 pentru fiecare dintre fra\u021bi, \u00eens\u0103, de exemplu, Kathy vorbe\u0219te englez\u0103, spaniol\u0103, francez\u0103, italian\u0103 \u0219i german\u0103, iar Paddy vorbe\u0219te englez\u0103, german\u0103, francez\u0103, spaniol\u0103 \u0219i olandez\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Povestea aceasta extraordinar\u0103 avea \u00eens\u0103 \u0219i o latur\u0103 profund trist\u0103. \u00cen 1982, Barbara-Ann Kelly, mama copiilor mai mici \u0219i una dintre figurile centrale ale familiei, moare de cancer. Ultimul ei \u00eendemn c\u0103tre familie avea s\u0103 devin\u0103 aproape un motto al Kelly Family: \u201eKeep on singing.\u201d \u0218i exact asta au f\u0103cut. Dup\u0103 al\u021bi c\u00e2\u021biva ani de c\u0103l\u0103torii, inclusiv prin Fran\u021ba \u0219i din nou prin Statele Unite, familia revine \u00een Germania \u00een 1987 \u0219i \u00eencepe practic de la zero, c\u00e2nt\u00e2nd pe Domplatte, pia\u021ba din fa\u021ba catedralei din K\u00f6ln, apoi prin str\u0103zile \u0219i pie\u021bele Ruhrului. Succesul cre\u0219te \u00eencet, ace\u0219tia \u00ee\u0219i cump\u0103r\u0103 propriul cort pentru concerte, iar \u00een octombrie 1988 Dan \u00eenfiin\u021beaz\u0103 propria cas\u0103 de discuri, KEL-Life Music Production, prin care familia urma s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i p\u0103streze controlul asupra muzicii \u0219i asupra propriilor lans\u0103ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture5-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture5-4.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture5-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture5-4-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture5-4-550x412.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un an mai t\u00e2rziu, \u00een 1989, ace\u0219tia cump\u0103r\u0103 la Amsterdam celebrul houseboat Sean O\u2019Kelley, pe care \u00eel renoveaz\u0103 timp de aproximativ doi ani \u0219i pe care \u00eel denumesc, foarte frumos, dup\u0103 str\u0103bunicul irlandez de la care pornise povestea familiei. Nava avea s\u0103 devin\u0103 cas\u0103, refugiu \u0219i spa\u021biu de crea\u021bie pentru familie, iar mai t\u00e2rziu avea s\u0103 fie legat\u0103 inseparabil de imaginea lor. \u00cen 1990 vine \u00eens\u0103 o nou\u0103 lovitur\u0103: Dan sufer\u0103 un AVC grav \u0219i r\u0103m\u00e2ne timp de aproximativ trei luni incon\u0219tient \u0219i incapabil s\u0103 comunice. Din acel moment, copiii sunt obliga\u021bi s\u0103 preia din ce \u00een ce mai mult controlul asupra familiei \u0219i al carierei. Iar ceea ce mi se pare fascinant este c\u0103, numai c\u00e2\u021biva ani mai t\u00e2rziu, ace\u0219ti copii care c\u00e2ntaser\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba unei case din Spania, pe str\u0103zile Romei \u0219i apoi prin pie\u021bele Germaniei aveau s\u0103 umple arene \u0219i s\u0103 devin\u0103 unul dintre cele mai mari fenomene pop ale Europei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture6-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture6-4.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture6-4-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture6-4-380x436.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture6-4-550x632.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dac\u0103 ar trebui s\u0103 alegem figura central\u0103 a Kelly Family \u00een perioada Almost Heaven, probabil c\u0103 Paddy Kelly ar fi primul nume care ne-ar veni \u00een minte. Avea acea imagine absolut imposibil de confundat, cu p\u0103rul foarte lung \u0219i tr\u0103s\u0103turile aproape androgine, \u00eens\u0103, \u00een spatele imaginii de idol pentru adolescen\u021bi, se afla un muzician extrem de important pentru func\u021bionarea familiei. Pe Almost Heaven \u00eel g\u0103sim la voce, chitar\u0103, bass, banjo, mandolin\u0103, clape, percu\u021bie \u0219i chiar tabla, iar al\u0103turi de Kathy este \u0219i unul dintre produc\u0103torii albumului. Tot Paddy c\u00e2nt\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Angelo \u201eI Can&#8217;t Help Myself\u201d, iar cu Kathy \u00eemparte vocile pe \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, dou\u0103 dintre cele mai importante c\u00e2ntece ale discului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture7-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture7-4.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture7-4-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture7-4-380x250.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture7-4-260x170.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture7-4-550x362.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angelo era mezinul familiei \u0219i, probabil, unul dintre membrii pe care publicul \u00eei recuno\u0219tea cel mai u\u0219or \u00een videoclipurile Kelly Family. Imaginea copilului blond putea l\u0103sa impresia unei mascote a trupei, \u00eens\u0103 Angelo era deja un muzician \u00een adev\u0103ratul sens al cuv\u00e2ntului. Pe Almost Heaven c\u00e2nt\u0103 la tobe, percu\u021bie \u0219i timbales \u0219i, bine\u00een\u021beles, folose\u0219te \u0219i vocea, iar \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Paddy este \u00een prim-plan pe \u201eI Can&#8217;t Help Myself\u201d. Tocmai acesta este unul dintre lucrurile fascinante la familia Kelly: inclusiv cei foarte tineri nu erau doar a\u0219eza\u021bi \u00een decor pentru imagine, ci participau efectiv la construc\u021bia muzicii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2-1160x1160.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture8-2.jpg 2180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maite reprezenta \u0219i ea genera\u021bia mai t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103 a familiei \u0219i avea \u00eenc\u0103 de atunci o personalitate care ie\u0219ea foarte u\u0219or \u00een eviden\u021b\u0103. Pe Almost Heaven o auzim la voce \u0219i percu\u021bie, \u00eens\u0103 prime\u0219te \u0219i propriul moment \u00een centrul scenei prin \u201eEvery Baby\u201d, unde este vocea principal\u0103. Mai apare al\u0103turi de John \u0219i Paddy pe \u201eWhen the Boys Come Into Town\u201d, iar pe \u201eHey Diddle Diddle\u201d c\u00e2nt\u0103 \u00eempreun\u0103 cu Paddy, Angelo \u0219i Barby. \u0218i \u00een cazul ei se observ\u0103 foarte bine formula aparte Kelly Family: nu exista un singur solist \u00een jurul c\u0103ruia se construia totul, fiecare dintre fra\u021bi putea, pentru c\u00e2teva minute, s\u0103 devin\u0103 personajul principal al albumului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture9-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture9-3.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture9-3-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture9-3-380x259.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture9-3-550x375.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kathy este poate mai pu\u021bin asociat\u0103 cu imaginea de teen-idol a Kelly Family, \u00eens\u0103, din punct de vedere strict muzical, este una dintre cele mai importante persoane de pe Almost Heaven. Este co-produc\u0103tor al albumului al\u0103turi de Paddy \u0219i c\u00e2nt\u0103 la vioar\u0103, pian, clape, org\u0103 Hammond \u0219i acordeon, pe l\u00e2ng\u0103 rolul s\u0103u vocal. Kathy este cea de-a doua voce pe \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, dar o g\u0103sim \u00een prim-plan \u0219i pe \u201eCome Back to Me\u201d \u0219i \u201eNothing Like Home\u201d. \u00centr-un fel, dac\u0103 Paddy reprezenta una dintre principalele fe\u021be publice ale familiei \u00een 1996, Kathy era una dintre coloanele muzicale din spatele ei, un muzician complet \u0219i unul dintre oamenii care \u021bineau \u00een echilibru acest uria\u0219 mecanism de familie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"698\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture10-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture10-3.jpg 698w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture10-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture10-3-380x285.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture10-3-550x412.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ar fi profund nedrept s\u0103 credem c\u0103 ceilal\u021bi membri ai familiei aveau doar roluri secundare. John c\u00e2nt\u0103 la chitare \u0219i percu\u021bie \u0219i este una dintre vocile de pe \u201eWhen the Boys Come Into Town\u201d, Patricia aduce inclusiv harpa pe album \u0219i c\u00e2nt\u0103 \u201eYou Belong to Me\u201d, Jimmy apare cu chitara acustic\u0103, electric zither \u0219i chiar spoons \u0219i este vocea principal\u0103 pe \u201eNanana\u201d \u0219i \u201eThunder\u201d, Joey c\u00e2nt\u0103 la chitare \u0219i preia \u201eStaying Alive\u201d, iar Barby are propriul s\u0103u moment prin \u201eLike a Queen\u201d. A\u0219adar, c\u00e2nd spun c\u0103 Almost Heaven func\u021bioneaz\u0103 aproape ca un portret colectiv al familiei, chiar asta vreau s\u0103 spun: cei nou\u0103 nu formeaz\u0103 o trup\u0103 \u00een sensul obi\u0219nuit al cuv\u00e2ntului, cu unul sau doi oameni \u00een fa\u021b\u0103 \u0219i restul \u00een spate, ci un organism muzical \u00een care aproape fiecare membru poate deveni, de la o pies\u0103 la alta, vocea principal\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Din punct de vedere al \u00eenregistr\u0103rii \u0219i al produc\u021biei, Almost Heaven este \u0219i aici un produs foarte Kelly Family. Discul a fost \u00eenregistrat \u00een 1996 \u00een dou\u0103 locuri, la Sound Studio N din K\u00f6ln, \u00een Germania, \u0219i la Capri Digital Studio din Capri, Italia, iar conceptul albumului \u00eei apar\u021bine lui Dan Kelly. Produc\u021bia propriu-zis\u0103 a fost \u00eens\u0103 realizat\u0103 de Paddy \u0219i Kathy Kelly, a\u0219a cum observam mai devreme, cei doi av\u00e2nd astfel un rol mult mai important dec\u00e2t simpla interpretare a pieselor. Jan Shurman este creditat pentru partea de mobile recording, \u00een timp ce de \u00eenregistrare \u0219i de ingineria de sunet s-au ocupat \u0219i G\u00fcnther Kasper, Max Carola, Max Volume \u0219i J\u00fcrgen Lusky. Mixajul a r\u0103mas, interesant, tot par\u021bial \u00een interiorul familiei, fiind realizat de G\u00fcnther Kasper, Georgi Nedeltschev, Kathy, Paddy \u0219i Max Volume, iar mastering-ul final a fost semnat de Georgi Nedeltschev \u0219i Dieter Wegner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0218i, a\u0219a cum observam \u0219i mai devreme, poate cel mai frumos lucru este c\u0103 o bun\u0103 parte din sunetul pe care \u00eel auzim pe Almost Heaven vine chiar din interiorul familiei. Vioar\u0103, harp\u0103, acordeon, pian, Hammond, mandolin\u0103, banjo, bass, chitare, tabla, tobe \u0219i tot felul de instrumente de percu\u021bie sunt c\u00e2ntate \u00een mare m\u0103sur\u0103 chiar de membrii familiei Kelly. Exist\u0103, bine\u00een\u021beles, \u0219i c\u00e2\u021biva muzicieni \u0219i tehnicieni din exterior, \u00eens\u0103 nucleul muzical r\u0103m\u00e2ne familia \u00eens\u0103\u0219i. Cred c\u0103 de aici vine \u0219i o bun\u0103 parte din caracterul organic al discului: nu avem senza\u021bia unui produs pop fabricat \u00een studio \u00een jurul unor c\u00e2nt\u0103re\u021bi, ci mai degrab\u0103 a unei familii de muzicieni care intr\u0103 \u00een studio \u0219i \u00ee\u0219i construie\u0219te singur\u0103 muzica, de la c\u00e2ntec \u0219i interpretare p\u00e2n\u0103 la produc\u021bie \u0219i mixaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-550x310.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Picture11-3.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drag\u0103 melomanule, am ajuns la finalul \u00eenc\u0103 unui articol despre un disc legendar. Almost Heaven se lansa cu foarte mul\u021bi ani \u00een urm\u0103, \u00eens\u0103, ascult\u00e2ndu-l \u0219i reascult\u00e2ndu-l pentru acest articol, am realizat c\u0103 este, \u00eentr-un fel ciudat, foarte t\u00e2n\u0103r. A\u0219a c\u0103 am decis s\u0103 caut o imagine mai recent\u0103 cu membri The Kelly Family. \u0218i, chiar dac\u0103 eu mi-i imaginez mereu copii, mereu adolescen\u021bi \u0219i mereu tineri, a\u0219a cu i-am v\u0103zut eu prima dat\u0103 pe MTV, iat\u0103 c\u0103 privind imaginea de mai sus, concluzion\u0103m c\u0103 oric\u00e2t de talentat e\u0219ti, timpul nu iart\u0103 pe nimeni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cens\u0103, chiar \u0219i a\u0219a, dac\u0103 te ui\u021bi atent la aceast\u0103 fotografie vei vedea c\u0103 z\u00e2mbetele lor au r\u0103mas f\u0103r\u0103 v\u00e2rst\u0103. Iar asta m\u0103 \u00eentoarce la o concluzie pe care o am de foarte multe ori atunci c\u00e2nd ascult discuri celebre: unele dintre ele au un caracter teribil de \u201etinere\u021be f\u0103r\u0103 b\u0103tr\u00e2ne\u021be\u201d. \u0218i spun asta g\u00e2ndindu-m\u0103, bine\u00een\u021beles, la celebrul basm al lui Petre Ispirescu, dar \u0219i la calitatea profund\u0103 de basm pe care o are acest disc \u0219i, de fapt, \u00eentreaga poveste a familiei Kelly. Parc\u0103 exist\u0103 ceva acolo care refuz\u0103 s\u0103 \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2neasc\u0103. Naivitatea z\u00e2mbetului lor, nu-i a\u0219a?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cumva, dac\u0103 ascul\u021bi \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d, ascul\u021bi un fel de s\u00e2mbure al anilor \u201990. Piesa te duce imediat cu g\u00e2ndul la vremurile acelea, c\u00e2nd \u00eenc\u0103 exista o ancor\u0103 puternic\u0103 \u00een spiritul libertar ap\u0103rut \u00een anii \u201960 \u0219i \u201970, dar, \u00een acela\u0219i timp, \u00eencepea s\u0103 se simt\u0103 din ce \u00een ce mai puternic fascina\u021bia pentru viitor, pentru tehnologie, pentru anii 2000 \u0219i pentru tot ceea ce urma s\u0103 vin\u0103. Chiar \u0219i cuv\u00e2ntul \u201ealien\u201d c\u0103p\u0103ta atunci parc\u0103 o greutate aparte. Iar aici venea o familie de la care nu te-ai fi a\u0219teptat deloc \u0219i crea un c\u00e2ntec despre o extraterestr\u0103. \u0218i nu oricum: \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d. Adic\u0103 nu doar c\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lne\u0219ti un alien, ci te \u0219i \u00eendr\u0103goste\u0219ti de el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0218i poate tocmai aici se afl\u0103 una dintre cele mai frumoase idei ale c\u00e2ntecului. Nu vorbim despre acel extraterestru \u00eenfrico\u0219\u0103tor pe care \u00eel \u00eent\u00e2lnim \u00een Mars Attacks! sau despre fiin\u021bele misterioase din Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Aici avem parte de o fiin\u021b\u0103 aproape omeneasc\u0103, numit\u0103 \u201ealien\u201d doar pentru c\u0103 este diferit\u0103. Pentru mine, \u00een spatele acestui cuv\u00e2nt nu se afl\u0103 at\u00e2t ideea de extraterestru, c\u00e2t puterea de a fi altfel, de a veni dintr-o alt\u0103 lume \u0219i, cu toate acestea, de a putea fi iubit. \u0218i cred c\u0103 aceasta este una dintre marile calit\u0103\u021bi ale piesei: sub povestea ei aparent copil\u0103reasc\u0103 se ascunde, de fapt, o idee extrem de simpl\u0103 \u0219i de frumoas\u0103, aceea c\u0103 diferen\u021ba nu trebuie s\u0103 ne sperie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bine\u00een\u021beles c\u0103 nu pot s\u0103 m\u0103 despart de tine f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai subliniez \u00eenc\u0103 o dat\u0103 caracterul naiv, poate prea copil\u0103resc \u0219i profund romantic al acestui c\u00e2ntec, lucru la care, a\u0219a cum spuneam \u0219i la \u00eenceputul articolului, \u0219tiu c\u0103 mul\u021bi dintre voi ve\u021bi z\u00e2mbi \u00eentr-un fel anume. \u00cens\u0103, pentru mine, naivitatea r\u0103m\u00e2ne una dintre formele de puritate ale fiin\u021bei umane. Cred c\u0103 s\u0103 po\u021bi trece prin at\u00e2t de multe lucruri \u0219i s\u0103 r\u0103m\u00e2i, cu toate acestea, naiv, cu sufletul deschis \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 prive\u0219ti permanent lumea cu suspiciune, este ceva extraordinar de pre\u021bios. Dac\u0103 sufletul reu\u0219e\u0219te s\u0103 treac\u0103 prin via\u021ba asta f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00ee\u0219i piard\u0103 naivitatea copil\u0103reasc\u0103, bucuria de a face bine, de a tr\u0103i frumos, de a r\u00e2de, de a s\u0103ri \u00een sus \u0219i de a te uita la soare nu cu frica c\u0103 te arde la ochi, ci cu bucuria simpl\u0103 de a-l vedea, atunci cred c\u0103 ai p\u0103strat ceva extrem de important. Iar pentru mine, \u201eFell in Love with an Alien\u201d exact acest mesaj \u00eel poart\u0103 de fiecare dat\u0103 c\u00e2nd \u00eel ascult. Te las cu acest g\u00e2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Silviu TUDOR<br><em>An article written in my sweet spot,<\/em><br><em>and this is what I\u2019ve heard.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Drag\u0103 melomanule, ast\u0103zi \u00ee\u021bi voi scrie despre un disc care con\u021bine unul dintre cele mai siropoase \u0219i, \u00een&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":17626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_appearance_grid":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1167,958,912],"tags":[1172,2392,520,2393,2391,1168,549,538,1202],"class_list":["post-17625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-despre-muzica","category-guest-posts","category-muzica","tag-album","tag-almost","tag-avstore","tag-heaven","tag-kelly-family","tag-recenzie","tag-romania","tag-showroom","tag-silviu-tudor","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"views":13,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17637,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17625\/revisions\/17637"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.avstore.ro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}