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Almost 18 years after the band did the Last Party Tour
and disbanded, Grobschnitt reunited with original member
Willi Wildschwein (guitar and vocals) and his sons Stefan
(electric guitar and vocals) and Michael (sound) and other
musicians Milla Kapolke (bass) with his son Manu (vocals
and acoustic – and electric guitars) and keyboard player
Deva Tattva with his son Demian (drums and keyboards), what
a family spirit!
This 2008 Grobschnitt formation (featuring only two
original members) delivers a sound that has not very much
in common with the acclaimed Seventies sound: straightforward
rock with harder-edged guitar work and bombastic, modern
sounding keyboards in the first two tracks Powerplay Finale
and Film Im Kopf (captivating duel between electric guitar
and synthesizer) and a Biko-like climate with a hypnotizing
atmosphere, moving electric guitar, a catchy beat and vocal
harmonies in Könige Der Welt. The short ‘unplugged’ track
Medley includes the Grobschnitt songs May Day, Wir Wollen
Leben, Morning Song and Waldeslied, I like the warm and
pleasant sound of the acoustic guitars and German vocals.
Only in the very long and exciting composition Sonnentanz
(around 43 minutes) we can enjoy the typical Grobschnitt
sound, from the intro with warm piano, dreamy vocals and
bluesy guitar and strong solos on guitar, bass and synthesizer
to the mindblowing middle-section with a great build-up
and mighty eruptions and great ‘grand finale’ featuring
Grobschnitt in its full splendor with heavy guitars and
sumptuous keyboards, goose bumps!
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