ZODIAC MINDWARP & THE LOVE REACTION
CONCERT REVIEW    MUNICH 19th. May 2003    Atomic Cafe

         ....not as enthusiastic as he used to be....                               Cobalt 
      still beeing a fantastic guitarplayer
      and not ignoring  the  nice things in
                       Rock'n'Roll Live


Jesus Christ has nothing to do with our Tattooed Beat Messiah - Zodiac Mindwarp alias Mark Manning. But he has risen up again as well, after he had disappeared for several years, not from the dead so. The reasons for that fact are simply explained. Mark Manning alias Zodiac Mindwarp followed his other path of beeing a  writer. He's published several books so far. If I compare his autobiography with the one from Mötley Crüe, called "The Dirt", so is the second one like an innocent snowhite for the poor. Jesus wept, I really wanna go on tour with this band once in a lifetime, just to see, if this all is true. Afterwards I'm probably ready for a madhouse or I recall the philosophy of Rock'n'Roll.  But however, music never went off his mind. Thanks god for that, No, he hasn't really changed over the years, neither visually nor mentally. Okay, only the long hair has gone, because he doesn't want to look like Ozzy Osbourne, as he said in one statement. Cobalt Stargazer (git) , who's real name is Geoff Bird, is the only one, who stayed with Zodiac from the very beginning.  He is responsible for lots of the music. Without Cobalt Zodiac wouldn't be Mindwarp and the other way round, would it?! Can you imagine, this man once worked for Wham? But music is patient and money doesn't smell! -  got me?  And Stargazer is a brilliant guitarist, even his look  hasn't got much to do anymore with the Tattooed Beat Messiah era. But it's still better to look like a Run Dmc meets Hip Hop pocket format cowboy than a possible George Michael copy. Sorry, Cobalt, I think, you look alright - to me. - I didn't mean it bad...

 

But let's get back to the advert-figurehead of the group. 
Although Zod heads towards his mid-fourtees. he is still a dirty, aggressiv rebell on stage and doesn't give a f.... about other people's opinion. He does his thing from
"Prime Mover" to "Backseat Education" 'till "I Am Rock" and brings out the macho within him and the huge sexappeal, - which is  really there,-  I can asure you. But it is his brand, - so what?! I've always been  wondering how this man and his band transfer their attitude so credibly to the audiance. Because in day to day life, Z seems to be  rather  a quiet introverted excentric, - or is he not?, But I guess, it's his aura, which gives him this special touch  and  brings  out every sexual clichee´you can think of. And it seems so real. This man is sex on two legs, not more nor less. Only these antique anti-designer-jeans, which span around Mr. Mindwarp's hips, help us to prevent receiving a multiple orgasm. Whatsoever, the fact is- They  still like  it dirty, loud, intensiv and straight to the climax.... 
....and we all go home with a certain satisfaction, - don't we?  - However you catch that.....right?!
PS.: ...and please come back soon, won't ya'


if looks could kill

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