Paul Piché revisits the 80s

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Paul Piché has a heart full of nostalgia. After touring Quebec with a tour celebrating his 40 years of career, the songwriter celebrates on stage the 35 years of his album On the way to fires >. For his Montreal premiere, Friday, at the Outremont Theater, the singer served a very pleasant throwback to “ this funny time ” what the 1980s were like.

A sandcastle, On my skin, I call, Because I love you. All of these songs played profusely on the radio waves in the 1980s, and sometimes even today.

After experiencing immense success in the 1970s, Paul Piché was visibly all fired up to write this record in 1988. The album would quickly strike a chord with the Quebec public and would receive platinum certification ( more than 100,000 copies sold).

Accompanied by his faithful acolytes, Rick Haworth (guitar), Mario Légaré (bassist) and Pierre Hébert (drums), who were in the studio with him 35 years ago , Paul Piché decided to revisit these compositions which are still just as good today.

For this new lap, in addition to his three accomplices, Piché added on stage Pierre ” Pedro ” Bélisle (keyboards) and songwriter Chloé Lacasse (percussion, choir).

Generous with the public

It's through the crowd , at the back of the floor, that Paul Piché appeared at the start of the concert. “Thanks for being there, everyone, really!” he launched.

“Fire is feared, but revered at the same time. There are the fires of war, but also the bonfires. There is the burning passion of love. There is the spark that rekindles the flame. Follow me, come with us On the way to the fires. »

Visibly in good shape, not to say “on fire”, Paul Piché put the public in his small back pocket with an inspired, felt, intimate and warm performance.

Very generous between the pieces, he sometimes described at length the creation of certain titles, including J'appelle< /em>.