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Just take a 6 feet tall guy, imported from the sahelzone what's up to his skinny shape, with a babyface. Let him have a band an affair with a topmodel and some drugexcesses, and the new superstar in Rock'n'Roll is born. Sounds simple, but it ain't so. Because getting such a reputation, like our english boy here, is hard work. Thanks to the yellow press, which took care about him so much in the past. But the fact is, Pete Doherty is good for anything but not for a solid lifestyle. And his band - the Babyshambles made more history by cancelling shows in the past then appearing on stage. Whenever such an event took place then, you always had to calculate, that the magic could be over within 30 minutes or even shorter. What else could be more suitabel for Pete Doherty then: genius and madness. No doubt though, that he's a great musician, what he's proved already with his former band - the Libertines. But he was fired by them because of his continuing drugabuse. He then wasn't aloud to use the band name anymore because of legal reasons. And so he formed a new project named - The Babyshambles. They got two albums out so far - Down In Albion’ 2005 and ‚Shotter’s Nation’ from 2007. Now we are here right now at the sold out Tonhalle in Munich in February 2008. And we first believe, that this show is gonna happen, when Mr.Doherty is actually standing up there. Before that, we get a support slot from a rather new young german band named 'Kilians'. i
They are going now for about
3 years. And last year the brought out their debut 'Kill The Kilians'
Musicwise those five youngsters from the city of Dinslaken are situated
somewhere between Travis and The Strokes. And slogan is: highly
delighted - dead sad. And that's how the band wants to transfer the
music from stage to the audiance. At one point very explosive, and then
again a bit melancholic. And once again: they are young, a little naiv
but very talented. And most of all, it's the enthusiasm, which lets the
sparkle jump over to the munich fans. - they receive the kilians very
well.
We photographers take our
pics exactly within the length of one song, then it's totally chaos and
taking any more pics is impossible. The kids go nuts and our pur Munich
security guys soon get absolutely breathless. One body after the other
flys across the barricade and is carried away, - concious or unconcious.
Pete Doherty doesn't care,
and he does not loose a single word between the first 3 or 4 songs. No,
actually I've got the impression the new idol of the young Rock'n'Roll
fans more or less plays for himself. He seems on one hand sober,
on the other totally gone. But somehow he knows what he's doing. And
thats the most important point in the end. Unfortunately the music
is drowning somehow within the chaotic circumstances, and it looses
somehow it's magic, which it definately got on album. (including the bad
sound conditions in here as well) But you've gotta give the music of the
Babyshambles one thing. It is somehow special and has a very individual
touch. Only it doens't get around tonight too well. So I can call this
performance only average right now.
but
honestly they are only neccessary equipment for a liveshow. Because in
the end, it's only one figure up there dominating the scenery. And thats
the one of Mr.Doherty. No, he ain't a spectacular appearance. He is
terribly thin and looks, as if he's just got up from bed including this
look in his eyes. But he can play , h e can sing, and yes, he's got this
huge aura. By time his rather pur speechs between the tracks get more
and more. And he does it in english, though he speaks fluently german
after spending 4 years of his life in this country. Believe it or
not.
He really seems, as if
he's got a very good day/night here in munich and he does like us, don't
he?! And later on, he opens the window of his dressing room and waves
down to all his admirers. Some of them try to climb up to him. And one
is actually making it and gets pulled in.... (hmmmm - it's a guy not a
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