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What a great way to change your mind
Quinta Shopping的点评
点评：So nine months on, and I have to eat my own words. Last September I left a somewhat gloomy review of Quinta Shopping bemoaning a decline that I perceived from its glory days in the early ‘noughties’. So, needing to visit for a call into the pharmacy, and a visit to the paper shop for a magazine, my expectations of the wider experience were low. We arrived about 7.30pm.
There was a bit of a buzz coming from Tony’s, the place was quite full and a pleasing noise of enthusiastic conversation drifted from there across the square. We’d had a big late lunch, so it was not our destination of choice because we only wanted a drink and a snack.
So, what’s this? A rig set up for guitar and vocals with looper pedals, and voice harmoniser as per Ed Sheeran…but when we arrived, no musician…but clearly a statement of intent. We had a look at the new wine bar, but the chalk board, which advertised Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, all with appropriate times, seemed to be suggesting we’d need to eat dinner if we had a drink there. The coffee shop BLU was deserted, no customers there, so not especially appealing.
My wife said at this point that she has seen a sign for Tapas somewhere. As we wondered back to where the sound equipment had been set up we saw that it was outside the Melting Pot pub that Tapas was advertised. There was a table for two free almost opposite where we hoped the music man would appear, so it seemed a good choice.
We ordered drinks, some tempura prawns, Thai fish cakes, and nachos to share between us, and before our food arrived, the musician started to get ready. Even we he was practicing you tell that here was a very competent guitar player. Using a looper to record his own backing, and the voice harmoniser to add harmonies and depth to his vocals he proceeded to deliver an eclectic mix of covers but with his own jazz influenced take on all of them. He was excellent. ‘Free Fallin’’ was a highlight for me, more like the John Mayer version than Tom Petty, but perfect for a relaxed summer’s evening. I won’t go through the whole set list but it included a really interesting version of Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish you were here’. There is so much talent in the world…and from an inattentive start the diners in the restaurants gradually started to show their appreciation of this musician as he finished each group of songs.
This was a wonderfully laid back and entertaining evening. If I had I hat I’d gladly eat it, because this has changed my view of the square.
There was a bit of a buzz coming from Tony’s, the place was quite full and a pleasing noise of enthusiastic conversation drifted from there across the square. We’d had a big late lunch, so it was not our destination of choice because we only wanted a drink and a snack.
So, what’s this? A rig set up for guitar and vocals with looper pedals, and voice harmoniser as per Ed Sheeran…but when we arrived, no musician…but clearly a statement of intent. We had a look at the new wine bar, but the chalk board, which advertised Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, all with appropriate times, seemed to be suggesting we’d need to eat dinner if we had a drink there. The coffee shop BLU was deserted, no customers there, so not especially appealing.
My wife said at this point that she has seen a sign for Tapas somewhere. As we wondered back to where the sound equipment had been set up we saw that it was outside the Melting Pot pub that Tapas was advertised. There was a table for two free almost opposite where we hoped the music man would appear, so it seemed a good choice.
We ordered drinks, some tempura prawns, Thai fish cakes, and nachos to share between us, and before our food arrived, the musician started to get ready. Even we he was practicing you tell that here was a very competent guitar player. Using a looper to record his own backing, and the voice harmoniser to add harmonies and depth to his vocals he proceeded to deliver an eclectic mix of covers but with his own jazz influenced take on all of them. He was excellent. ‘Free Fallin’’ was a highlight for me, more like the John Mayer version than Tom Petty, but perfect for a relaxed summer’s evening. I won’t go through the whole set list but it included a really interesting version of Pink Floyd’s ‘Wish you were here’. There is so much talent in the world…and from an inattentive start the diners in the restaurants gradually started to show their appreciation of this musician as he finished each group of songs.
This was a wonderfully laid back and entertaining evening. If I had I hat I’d gladly eat it, because this has changed my view of the square.
翻译：九个月过去了，我不得不收回自己的话。去年九月，我对 Quinta Shopping 留下了一篇略显悲观的评论，哀叹它从上世纪九十年代初期的辉煌岁月中看到的衰落。因此，我需要去药房打电话，去纸店买杂志，我对更广泛的体验的期望很低。我们晚上 7.30 左右到达。
托尼家传来一阵嗡嗡声，这里挤满了人，一阵令人愉快的热情交谈声从那里飘过广场。我们吃了一顿丰盛的午餐，所以这不是我们选择的目的地，因为我们只想喝一杯和吃点小吃。
那么，这是什么？根据艾德·希兰（Ed Sheeran）的说法，为吉他和人声设置了带有循环踏板和声音协调器的装备……但是当我们到达时，没有音乐家……但显然是一份意图声明。我们看了看新开的酒吧，但黑板上写着早餐、午餐和晚餐，都有适当的时间，似乎在暗示如果我们在那里喝了一杯，就需要吃晚餐。 BLU咖啡厅冷清，没有顾客，没什么吸引力。
我妻子此时说她在某处看到了小吃的标志。当我们想知道音响设备的安装位置时，我们发现小吃广告就在 Melting Pot 酒吧外面。几乎对面有一张两人免费的桌子，我们希望音乐人会出现，所以这似乎是一个不错的选择。
我们点了饮料、一些天妇罗虾、泰式鱼饼和玉米片，我们一起分享，在我们的食物到达之前，音乐家开始准备。即使我们正在练习，你也可以看出这是一位非常有能力的吉他手。他使用循环器来录制自己的伴奏，并使用声音和声器为他的声音添加和谐和深度，他开始提供不拘一格的翻唱组合，但他自己的爵士乐影响了所有这些。他很优秀。 《Free Fallin》对我来说是一个亮点，更像是约翰·梅尔的版本而不是汤姆·佩蒂的版本，但非常适合轻松的夏日夜晚。我不会详细介绍整个曲目列表，但其中包括平克·弗洛伊德 (Pink Floyd) 的“希望你在这里”的一个非常有趣的版本。世界上有如此多的天才……从一开始的不经意，餐厅里的食客们逐渐开始对这位音乐家表示欣赏，因为他完成了每一组歌曲。
这是一个非常悠闲和有趣的夜晚。如果我有的话我很乐意吃它，因为这改变了我对广场的看法。
托尼家传来一阵嗡嗡声，这里挤满了人，一阵令人愉快的热情交谈声从那里飘过广场。我们吃了一顿丰盛的午餐，所以这不是我们选择的目的地，因为我们只想喝一杯和吃点小吃。
那么，这是什么？根据艾德·希兰（Ed Sheeran）的说法，为吉他和人声设置了带有循环踏板和声音协调器的装备……但是当我们到达时，没有音乐家……但显然是一份意图声明。我们看了看新开的酒吧，但黑板上写着早餐、午餐和晚餐，都有适当的时间，似乎在暗示如果我们在那里喝了一杯，就需要吃晚餐。 BLU咖啡厅冷清，没有顾客，没什么吸引力。
我妻子此时说她在某处看到了小吃的标志。当我们想知道音响设备的安装位置时，我们发现小吃广告就在 Melting Pot 酒吧外面。几乎对面有一张两人免费的桌子，我们希望音乐人会出现，所以这似乎是一个不错的选择。
我们点了饮料、一些天妇罗虾、泰式鱼饼和玉米片，我们一起分享，在我们的食物到达之前，音乐家开始准备。即使我们正在练习，你也可以看出这是一位非常有能力的吉他手。他使用循环器来录制自己的伴奏，并使用声音和声器为他的声音添加和谐和深度，他开始提供不拘一格的翻唱组合，但他自己的爵士乐影响了所有这些。他很优秀。 《Free Fallin》对我来说是一个亮点，更像是约翰·梅尔的版本而不是汤姆·佩蒂的版本，但非常适合轻松的夏日夜晚。我不会详细介绍整个曲目列表，但其中包括平克·弗洛伊德 (Pink Floyd) 的“希望你在这里”的一个非常有趣的版本。世界上有如此多的天才……从一开始的不经意，餐厅里的食客们逐渐开始对这位音乐家表示欣赏，因为他完成了每一组歌曲。
这是一个非常悠闲和有趣的夜晚。如果我有的话我很乐意吃它，因为这改变了我对广场的看法。
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