This
Band, - how shall I describe it best, is sort of a phenomen, and this
not so much because fo their great music, but because of the fact, that
I do hardly know any other rockact, who have not changed a wink
from the visual aspect. No clue how come....
But when you watcht the up there on stage, it could have also been in
1989, the year, when I saw this outfit for the very first time at the
London Marquee. Yeah well, maybe if you take a real close look, then you
might spot one or the other wrinkle. But apart from that D.A.D. are
still the same, visually and also physically and never getting boring a
single second.
Every now and then when these danish guys find their way to Munich,
Germany, I'm really looking forward to their show. Or let me describe it
the other way round - I have never seen a bad show of D.A.D. within the
past 21 years.
And no, there is no new album since 'Monster Philosophy', which came
along in 2008. But who cares. Times have changed anyway. In the past
artists only went on tour with a new record to support, nowadays they
take most chances to present themselves where and whenever they can.
Most of all because of catching up the low CD sales with ticket and
merch sales. Though I don't have the impression that they are doing if
for the sake of money only... In their homecountry Denmark they are one
of the most popular Rockacts filling huge venues and festivals. Here in
Munich they have still to put up with our Backstage Halle and aprox. 400
fans.
Two supportacts will take care for the increase of the temperature in
here - hopefully...
Starting off with Eschenbach....
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Eschenbach
is a small town somehwere in Germany, but I assume these boys are named
after their founder Phillip Eschenbach. The band gets produced by Stefan
Weidner who used to be the bassist and leader of the Böhse Onkelz.
Well, you now could get some weary thoughts about this. But as the band
doesn't seem to follow the path of BO we forget about this now. They do
exist now for 5 years, but it took until 2009 for a full selftitled
album release. Our eye catches immidiately singer Riichy Schwarz from
Munich here, who gives a rather interersting contrast what's up to his
exotic look but performing in german language. - Eschenbach's music is
decent rock, nothing new, but listenable.
They
don't make a bad impression and probably go pretty well down on all
Deutsch-Rock admirer. Just take care boys, that you don't get on the
wrong path, if you know what I mean....
http://www.eschenbach-band.com/
Second strike
is Pussy Sister from Baden Würtemberg in the west of Germany.
And as
their name says, this here is one of these Next Generation Glamrock
Bands, who try to continue the heritage of Poison, Mötley Crüe and
Cincderella. As it is very common in these circles the bandmembers are
listening to such phantastic names as:
Alex Sex (Voc),
Marc O (Git), Mr.Coma (Bass),Vital Roxx (Drums), Ray Crewl (Git)
and auch Chris Nadd (Manager and Boss)
At least these paradise birds can already look back onto 3 albums and 1
EP since 2005, And they slowly start getting a name in the scene.
They
move very selfconfident up there, just as Faster Pussycat or Pretty Boy
Floyd used to back in the past. And our boys here copy those idols 'till
a certain point what's up to choreography and look. Most of all it's
singer Alex who builds up the atmosphere by storming across the stage,
sitting on the edge or climbing up the balcony - to wake up the still a
little laid back audiance.
In any
case it is received very well by the crowd. And the average generell
impression of Pussy Sissters is a decent one and reminds us elderly
generation on the Glory Times of Glamrock, but with a youthful, fresch
energy. So Pussy Sisster is certainly a rockband you should note in your
memory.
http://www.pussy-sisster.de/
The Headliner
is of all offering us a funny contrast first
While
guitarist Jacob Binzer and bassist Stif Peterson and also drummer Laust
Sonne are dressed up nicely, - Jesper Binzer doesn't seem to care about
fashion design and he appears in the almost same outfit as he wears in
day to day life. But he knows exactly, that there is no need, as his
body language and performance doesn't need any visuall addition.
D.A.D. start off with the explosive 'Evil Twins' and carry on
immidiately with 'No Fuel Left For The Pilgrim'. Both songs come from
their, what I think are - their 2 best albums. That's 'Everything
Glows' from 2000 and their break through longplayer 'No Fuel Left For
The Pilgram from 1989. And both songs get the temperature boiling in
here so much, that the containre almost gets castrated.
During
the first part of the show, there is not much talking and the music
flows from one track to the next. First later on, Jesper does comunicate
with the audiance in his best english mixed up with some little german.
Jacob's guitar solos hold the scale with Stig's Bass art on 2 strings.
The exotic instruments are already legendary. And all that without
moving an eye twinkle, but not standing still on one spot either. |