Maná - Staples Center - 4/19/12

By Erica E. Phillips Fri., Apr. 20 2012 at 4:30 AM

Timothy Norris

Fher Olvera at Staples Center on June 23, 2011

Maná
Staples Center
4/19/12

Better than ... Britney Spears at Staples Center. Seriously, though. With this round of concert dates Maná has now surpassed Brit's record for appearances there. Staples even held an official press conference about it.

But let's talk about the show.

Ultra huge Mexican pop rockers Maná can bring it. Hell, we were totally floored -- along with the screaming crowd -- by the booming, big-haired, broad-bellied Fher Olvera when he and his crew swept through L.A. on the first leg of their Drama y Luz tour last June. So, naturally, we had high expectations for round two. But things were a bit uneven.

Timothy Norris

Fher Olvera on June 23, 2011

It was nothing big poppa Olvera couldn't shake off, and most of the mesmerized crowd probably didn't notice anything amiss. But we felt there was a certain darkness to the evening, that raw edge that starts to show after a band's been on the road for nearly a year straight.

Olvera was resigned and contemplative at first. Several times he raised one hand in the air and closed his eyes for dramatic effect. Girls in the crowd held each other and sang along solemnly. Grown men mouthed the words with furrowed brows. And when Olvera held his mic out to the floor and waved his hands like a choir director, the response was uncharacteristically muted.

Even a surprise appearance by celebrated Spanish rocker Enrique Bunbury -- who duetted with Olvera on "El Dragón" -- couldn't rouse our section's front row out of their seats.

But these guys are old pros. After somber renditions of "Vuela Libre Paloma" and "Bendita Tu Luz," one roadie handed Olvera a bottle of tequila -- the legit stuff, straight from Jalisco. He tipped the bottom up and downed half of it, and a strange sort of chaos ensued.

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1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA

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Guest

Suavecito, mi linda, hey there now...err, whoops never mind, that was Malo!!!

Vanessa3po@hotmail.com

I went to see the show at the Madison Square Garden and to be honest you are clompletly speaking for yourself if you did not liked it then too bad but I don't think people agree, they wouldn't have been to the Staples Center in LA too many times and even made it Sold Out!!!!

Musicólogo Boricua

There's something strange in that RunDown List, there's no songs from one of the band best albums " No a Parado De Llover" Songs lije.. Déjame entrar, No ha parado de llover, Hundido en un rincón, El reloj cucú. It's there's a prohibition to play any of those songs for any reason?

Musicólogo Boricua

There's something strange in that RunDown List, there's any song from one of the band best albums " No a Parado De Llover" with songs such as Déjame entrar, No ha parado de llover, Hundido en un rincón, El reloj cucú. It's there's a prohibition to play any of those songs for any reason?

manámegafan

Actually, they did interpret Déjame Entrar & Undido en un Rincon. In fact, the list is missing a few other songs.

Jackhammer847

Maná lost their rock cred years ago. Too pop now. But if you like hearing the word "amor" and "corazon" (or other corny sh*t like lyrics they have in their repertoire) every other song, then cool beans. Would much rather see Caifanes.

ManaFan

Too bad you missed the first couple of songs. They were rocking. They started with "Oye Mi Amor," which was highly energetic. I can see how you might have thought that the first half of the concert was a little subdued. Actually, if I remember correctly, by the 3rd song or so, the lead singer actually asked the crowd to sit down / settle down, and listen to the words of the song.