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Und once again here we got a Melodic Hardcore-Punkrock Band, the present youth has discovered for themselves. Although these guys could easily be their dad's. But well, so the Rolling Stones could be for my generation. So what?! But as I have mentioned in former live reviews quuite often already, these there is a yound new fan base, which follows quite different trends, then we did in the eighties or even nineties. You don't find any long hair anymore or jackets with all those stickers on it. You don't find these guys standing on their spot and just banging their heads of their necks. And there are no blonde girlies, who admire some vain melodicrockers up their on stage. This here are younsters with a good decent short haircut and maybe only wear a band t-shirt. These kids don't practice
the classic headbanging, but much more the whole body training in the
infamous moshpit - the dangerzone. Yiiipppiieehh, The battle of Waterloos
probably was some kind of tea time compared with such a massacre going on
at most of this kind of concerts nowadays. My confusion because of the
missing german accent in the vocals is easiyl explained, as the frontman
ain't german but american. At least his jeans seem to be at least 5 sizes
too big and don't really seem to fit at the right place. The kids in here
think it's cool, so that's okay then. I personally still miss the identity
of this lot, though the apparently have already spent 5 years in the
musicbiz. And the aggressive attitude of singer Samuel El is only halfway
accepted by the kiddies. To get it straight, most of the audiance tonight
rather prefer a few more minutes in front of the main entrance, enjoying
the evening sun and having a cool beer. This second band is young
as well and beat the hell outta themselves and on to the fans with their
aggressive Style. Threetimes AWS had been in Europe so far live on tour.
Twice supporting Anti Flag and Unseen, and once even as a headliner. Now
they are here for the fourth time as supportact again. 'Career Suicide' is
the title of the latest release, which was out last year. This year it
came out as a vinyl longplayer as well. Musically they are even
faster than the collegues from before and AWS have a lot more routine,
what's up to live performance. No we can't complain. Willy and Co. do not
leave a bad impression on me and all Pennywise freaks here. Compared to
before, now there are all 1.100 souls within these walls of the
Backstage Werk. And slowly the adrenalin is rising towards the show of the
headliner Pennywise. these guys are at least in
the middle of the thirties, when not even older. Although this has no
influence on their input and the Clowns from sunny Calfornia start rocking,
that for some of us it feels, like the globe is twisting round 3 times as
fast. No to mention, that meanwhile the temperature is hottet than hot
in here. ..... yes if there wouldn't
be this - once again - politicizing on stage. - "The next song is
dedicated to fuckin Bush etc etc..... Oh how much I hate it...... No don't
get me wrong now. I'm not politically fixed the other way round or
something like this and I rather go for a neutral option in the american
politics. But like I mentioned so often before in my live reviews, I
hate nothing more, then politic propaganda within rockconcerts. Why the
hell do so many american bands leave their frustration about their current
government here in Europe behind. Maybe because they've been told, that it
goes well down over here??? Let's be honest, these few german idiots here in
music fancircles, who are also criticizing the US regime, only repeat what
they've got told from american artists,but actually they don't have the
slightest clue what's all about. And I ask all these american artists,
what the hell have we got to do with the internal politics of your country. This
ain't our business, is it. Your people over there have voted George W.Bush
twice, so put up with it for christ sake. And apart from that, next year
this man is history anyway. And there is not much time left... so what?!
I could easily imagine, that you don't shout out that loud on stage in
your home country because there could be a few fans in the audiance, who
do go for the present government...
Pennywise say good bye with
- of course the „Bro Hymn Tribute“, followed by 2 encore songs. And
the surely have won another few fans. So well and let's wait and see, when
they are back next time, telling us hopefully not their next political attitude.Becaue
maybe then it's F... McCain (in case he becomes President of course) But let's face it....
I'm pretty sure, a new president, no matter who it will be, - ain't gonna change
things so quickly
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