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One question in the very
beginning.... Why didn't we know 'till today, that Vince Neil of Mötley
Crüe has some relatives in Sweden?! Has he, or has he not?! No rubbish,
of course he hasn't....
But when you have a closer look at Jacob, singer and frontman of
shootingstars 'The Poodles', then you really start getting spiritual
visions, or simply defined, - you ask yourself, whether there is
something like recarnation possible. Whereby Jacob's idol is still very
much alive. -
But let's stop this, because these here are The Poodles and not Mötley
Crüe. Long live Glamrock, though this word rather goes for a certain
look and not so much for a musical style. Because I think this are only
straight hardrock tunes. And Rockmusic is Rockmusic. You can put the
Poodles in one draw with the Backyard Babies or Hardcore Superstar,
coming also from Sweden. - But you have to give this band here that much,
as it's members are great musicians with a strong background who found
themselves for this project.Besides Jacob Samuel, there is Christian Lunquist
on drums,
Pontus Norgren on guitar, and Ponuts Egberg on Bass. Yep they rock,
though it's only for about 30 minutes.
The magic is gonne rather
soon for the first supportband of tonight. Two more things I wanna
mention. First of all, it is truly great, that this band can manage to
lift the audiance into such enthusiasm, which is mainly Jacob's action.
And second, - as great as these guys are live on stage, - in the end
there is only one result: nothing new, no surprise, but they do it in a
sensational great way of acting and playing. So please come back soon
again. And next time please with a bit more time..... We want you back,
that's for sure....
http://www.poodles.se
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Second joker tonight are our beloved Swytzerlies (Swiss Guys) named
Krokus. And the average limelight is okay inMunich, donÄ't worry.
Because on this tour Marc Storace and Co. had to play blind as well on
one occassion because of spotlight failure. However Krokus got 45
minutes to play, where the fit in just about their greatest hits. Yes of
course you can't develope your full potential within this short time, at
least not like in a headlinerset. But like the Poodles also for
Krokus it means mainly - we are in the package, and that's the point to
reach an even broughter audiance.
By the way - Audiance!
You can feel clearly the vibe and the tendences towards Hammerfall.
That's why they actally all came for tongiht. But Krokus don't care
about this. They rock the hell out. Marc with his demanding voice so
soundalike to AC/DC. Tony wiht his ever bare breast and lots of
Sexappeal (superman says hi) and Mandy with hair all over his face like
usal and an excellent guitar performance. My personal favorite tunes are
getting played as well - 'Screaming in the Night' and 'Easy Rocker'. -
Oh what a drag - time passes to quickly and the magic is gonne before it
actually really started. Over all, - like always - it is a solid
performance with straight Hardrock and no bombast or a special
eyecatcher (apart from tony of course :-)))
And the kids scream for ......Hammerfall Hammerfal Hammerfall....
http://krokusonline.seven49.net
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For about 30 minutes we've got to be patient, 'till the come on. But
there is no big band or explosion like usual. Munich burocrathy has won,
and all pyro effects are prohibited and banned from stage. So our city
once again is the only on on a rock'n'roll tour where the rules take
it's tolls, and also these swedish true metal heads start the set rather
innocent. But we've been told, that the fireworks have been banned in
Spain as well. So nothing new for Joacim, Oscar, Magnus, Stefan and
Anders and they stay cool. We are gonna win anyway is the strategy. And
to be honest, - yes they do win.
The venue is crowded, not
quite sold out, but slowly getting moving. the famous ping pong effect
is starting to move on. The music pushes the fans up to overlevel, and
the throw the energy back to the band. And the guys up there get another
kick. - No, that's not quite alright, because left and righthandside of
the stage, they got some fine little computer-screens, showing some
truly hot stuff. And Mr. Bergren and his mates come back here inbetween
for a second to get a fresh inspiration. Or should we rather call that a
- 'must Have' for image care?!!! In any case we got you. The prove you
see underneath. Thank you very much for makeing this experience during a
Hammerfall concert. :-))))
There is not much
more to say. Hammerfall win this round again, also without
fireworks, but therefore with Threshold a 100% at their fans of swedish
metalsounds. And finally everybody is happy and goes home im peace.
Alrighty.... not everybody.....
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