His voice is less high-pitched than before which is a good thing. It means it is richer and more powerful. Not only did he make good use of his voice, he definitely made use of his fingers too. Whether he was strumming on his acoustic or plucking away on his electric guitar, both ways, he managed to show off his musical talents to the great appreciation of a captive audience.
His repertory was eclectic to say the least. Besides the standard Spanish ballads and his evergreen hits like Rain, California Dreaming & Light My Fire, he also included rock n roll and pop rock.
But what struck me most about the man was his genuineness, his humility and interest in the humankind. He could be what I would describe as "a man who cares..."
He candidly shared his personal insight into life when he offered his own rendition of Knocking on Heaven's Door. Into the second verse, he changed the lyrics to 'take this gun away from me, America does not need it anymore'.
Later, he very emotively belted out these words, "I have hung up my guitar, for these hands can't play them anymore. I hope my friends will be praying for me, when I am knocking at heaven's door."
He then closed the song with "Bob Dylan is a dear friend of mine. When he can't sing anymore, I will be praying for him, when he knocks at heaven's door."
After watching him live and listening to his story, I am beginning to like him more as a person than just a singer. I walked away knowing, for sure, that Jose is "a man who really feels and cares ..."
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