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But now to the concert. Even though we arrived right on time at 8 in front of the "X", we missed half of the opening act The Headlines. But Dany still had to finish off the canned beer with his fellow student and her boyfriend. A serious mistake, as it turned out later. Not the finishing off of the drink, but the nearly 30 minutes we missed. Because the 4 Swedes played the best punk rock. Especially bassist Kerry Bomb drew attention, not only during the three songs in which she sang herself. But these three songs were particularly special, although all the other songs sung by guitarist Jake were really, really great, but specifically these three songs were sung in German by Kerry, in really good German!!! See for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLvY95KeucM
Even her announcements were partly in perfect German, sometimes also in English... Regardless, it's all about the music, and that was awesome! It didn't matter that The Headlines performed at the "X" with a different drummer....
The two other songs I raved about were both cover versions. They played the ballad "Herz brennt" by Toten Hosen, but even better was their last song after nearly 30 minutes that we had seen from The Headlines. By this now 32-year-old song (!) the last "X" guest also went wild, and that was just before 9 PM with nearly 500 people... Again in perfect German, Kerry sang "99 Luftballons" but in a top punk rock version!!! AWESOME!!!!!
The break was used by the three to stock up on alcohol... Next time, when I don't have to drive, I'll join in too ;-) Exactly 30 minutes later, Kärbholz took the stage and rocked from the very first second. By now, the dance floor of the "X" was full, and the audience stood around, which hopefully can be seen well in these photos...
https://plus.google.com/photos/109994034920158032774/albums/6126506878757830321?banner=pwa
From that, I would estimate about 1000 + a small x in attendance, and they gave 100% full throttle.... The band made it easy with 100% full throttle Rock'n'Roll = 100% fun on and off stage. Joining them on stage, as the 5th man, was Ferdy Doernberg, who has supported many bands live and in the studio. Starting in 1990 with Jingo de Lunch up to 2011 Gonzo from Onkelz (well...). Not to forget his own band, which I had the chance to admire in Hameln, unfortunately in front of very few spectators. But as great as he can play all sorts of instruments, Ferdy Doernberg unfortunately cannot sing. He didn't have to on that Saturday either; he just played, and he played everything, whether it was the keyboard (!) or the trumpet (at times even both simultaneously!), the accordion, or the acoustic or electric guitar. However, he frequently used the slide guitar, also known as the Hawaiian guitar, and that became a bit annoying after a while. Also, his constant grin personally annoys me... But well, that doesn't make the good music he plays any worse. Besides, he was just standing in the second row ;-) Back to Kärbholz, who really gave it their all in the first 45 minutes with both old and new songs from the recently released album "Karma". You can find my review of it here:
http://www.ramtatta.de/s/reviews/f/details/id/7151/
After this first ¾ hour, the guys first shifted down a few gears, and three ballads followed, including "Hier". For this, singer Torben also picked up the acoustic guitar. Overall, this took a bit of the air out of the previously hot gig. On the other hand, this little break did some fans good. Even though the way to the bar in the "X" is quite short, at the latest now, one took the first recovery break ;-)
After that, Kärbholz gave another half hour full throttle until the guys left the stage for the first time. And if there was one criticism of this concert, it was now. Because I found the "encore calls" quite weak.... Nowadays, everything is taken for granted, "the band will come back on stage anyway".... When I remember back to earlier, how we used to call, whistle, and clap... That's just not the case anymore, unfortunately....
Of course, the guys came back again, and at some point during the encore, they also brought Kerry from The Headlines on stage. It wasn't a real duet that Torben and Kerry delivered, but it was nice nonetheless ;-) After that, finally followed "Timmi halt´s Maul", THE song by Kärbholz.
Even in the second encore, the guys left a lasting impression and threw out some old hits before ending the gig in Herford with the last song from the new album "Lauter" after almost 2 hours.
But the evening wasn't over yet; at the latest now, you met more friends who had come to the concert at short notice or hadn't announced it. And so there was much chatting, drinking (I, of course, stuck to non-alcoholic drinks), and watching the now-arrived black disco visitors (Gothic, Industrial, New Wave) dance.... Around 2:30 AM, we finally headed home; Dany was drunk and his voice was hoarse, so it was a very successful evening in every respect ;-)
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