Damn, I know, I'm getting on some readers titts occasionally. But the memories about past times are there. So when now and then an act comes along , who I have experienced already in the eighties, then of course - I remember immdiately and and draw a comparison in front of my inside eye. I can't help. On the other side I must say, that I'm pretty glad about all those memories in the past, and I don't wanna miss them.
But however, let's start with the supportact, who listens to the name 'Evidence One'. And all you hardrock lovers here in Germany and surrounding, know what I'm talking about. Don't you?!

                                   

Anyway, Evidence One play solid hardrock in a pretty much german stylistik. It's as simple as that. So you put them in the category of all these other HM bands here. That's okay, but......!!!!! The big bonus of this group is surely their singer and frontman Carsten Schulz. And I don't say that, because I know him for a long time as a very nice guy. As small as he is what's up to his body height, as big is his stage presence and his voice. I have experienced this fact a few times before checking him out with a different band. But that's past tense anyway. The advantage is, Carsten can now concentrat a 100 percent on Evidence One. 

 It's good, 'cause I think, this band can even do more and be better then they are, whereby the guitar is playing a major part in this as well. But as you always can argue about matters of taste, some spectators tonight have doubts about Evidence One. I presume this is due to the fact, that they are too much concentrated about the appearance of Mr.Tramp and his White Lion Come Back. In each case, it is or better was another chance for Carsten ans his boys to tighten his status in the scene. Carry on little one, you can make it. I'm pretty sure about it.

I'm not so sure about the performance of the reborn White Lion. Most of all what's up to the first 30 minutes with songs which won't stick in our ears. And all the audiance is pretty quiet as well. The reason therefore are the rather not so familar songs from Mike's latest album which don't go down too well within this first sequence of the set. 

One thing is for sure. White Lion 2006 have nothing to do with White Lion of the Eighties, except the voice, which is the same - Mike Tramp, the only remaining original member from the past. 
Just for a brief memory...White Lion then including guitarist Vito Bratta had several top 10 hits and more then 10 Mill.sold albums between 1984 and 1991. The band played their last gig on sept. 2. 1991 before they split. 
But back to the very day tonight at the Spectrum club. The real concert feeling and right mood is first coming up, when Tramp's White Lion play 'Broken Heart' - the biggest hit from the Eighties. And a wave of nostalgic  is swapping through the audiance, who is consisting of aprox. 300 fans. Yes, that's what the people really want to hear here and some other wellknown songs like for instance 'Wait'.

White Lions today is a multiculti club. Mike is, as you all know, denish, but lives in Australia with his wife and daughter. Bassist Claus Langeskov is also from Denmark and still lives there. Guitarist Jamie Law again is australien, we all know keyboardist Henning Wanner from Jaded Heart here in Germany and last but not least Troy Patrick Farrell, who is a real californian sunnyboy. No question here on stage is a good band playing, but as I've mentioned it before, it has got nothing to do anymore with those White Lion I got to know in the past. I haven't got a clue, how many musiclovers are here tonight, who draw like me this comparison. I don't think there are too many. And sometimes I think, it is maybe better, when you do not know something from before. So you can't be prejusted. On the other hand, in my opinion, sometimes it's better not make a reunion with old legends, to keep the memory in a positive sense. Not every reunion goes so well down, like The Who this summer or Genesis will probably do next summer for whatever reasons, but certainly at least five classes higher. .

So, well, experiences are there to be made. And I'm pretty sure, Mike Tramp will give himself the answer for this reunion after a while. The trip to Augsburg, which is only one hour drive from Munich was certainly worth while in each way with the result: one concert of many, one good band of many, not bad at all, but if they are one thing n o t - for sure, then it is White Lion....

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