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... and no,
they don't stop, it's not their Fairwell tour and the creative break
will not last longer than one year. That's what I've been told by
Backyard Babies Bassist Johan Blomquist before their show here in Munich.
And when this guy says so, it must be right...
It's a fact, that after
23 years of nonstop activity, there is probably a little bit air off the
drain. We all don't get any younger, do we? And we all need a little
break now and then to pick up new strength and get rid of a Burn Out
Syndrom. And no they are not from
Scandinavia for a change but - guess what? They are from France. Yep,
here we got the very first post-Glam-Goth-band from this country.
Freshly importad from Paris with 4 albums in their luggage, whereby the
latest release carries the simple title 'Number 4'. I have to admit
these french guys rather remind me of some squirly weeping willows
having crashed into some electric pylon. Their music is a mixture of
Glamrock with some punk influences. And it gets rather quickly clear,
that the headliner tonight belongs to their idols. Tracy Gang Pussy
belong to these next generation of Sleaze.Gothic rockers. - Guitarist
Revlos founded the band in 2002. And since then quite a bit water has
run down the Seine. Well, I have seen and
heard worse things, but it's not neccessarely exhilarating either. But
as I always use to say: these young boys have still got all the time in
the world for further development - or not! And yeah well what's up to tired and exhausted.... Slowly these guys could think of another excuse for their upcoming break. Because the Burn Out syndrom is not taken seriously by anybody. Most of all it's guitarist Dregen, who tortures his body and burns at least a 5.000 calories at each show. That's why he doesn't show any bit of fat. Very difficult indeed to freeze him into pictures with all this movement. Nicke Borg is a bit more
sophisticated. Anyway, meanwhile there
is no getting through anymore in this crazy crowd. And I guess, Mastodon
next door would get jealous, if they knew what's going on here. However,
the band has proved, that their general condition ain't gone, and they
still got a lot of chilly in their butts. So let's take this upcoming
one year break as a big holiday. And who knows, with what they surprise
us then..... Oh before I forget....
even this inconspicuous hooded man with these sad eyes, who is holding
to his beer in the very back of the venue, has been affected by the
generell enthusiasm. - But this guy has his own appearance first
tomorrow - same place. And that's my friends, is gonna be a little
different dance on the volcano... (see live review 520 shortly) |