PINK CREAM 69 - review added 13th October 2009
Live Album Review: Live In Karlsruhe (Live)
For fans of: Hard Rock... and being good being bad
In our absolute stupidity here at Rock Realms we've only ever bothered listening to one Pink Cream 69 album; their latest studio release In10sity. It was a storming album with a bundle of great tracks and a stunning overall vibe. Therefore, we come to this live release with expectations sky high.
The members of Pink Cream 69 - David Readman (vocals), Alfred Koffler (guitars), Uwe Reitenauer (guitars), Dennis Ward (bass) and Kosta Zafiriou (drums) - are all at the top end of their respective games. The guys have worked separately and together on numerous other projects including Voodoo Circle, Place Vendome, Sunstorm and more. That brilliance certainly shines through on Live In Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe is the band's home town in the South of Germany).
The thing with this live album though, kind of weirdly, is that the brilliance is kind of a problem. The band are so good at doing what they do the record sounds like a rougher version of their studio work. It's good, don't get me wrong, but the passion and 'in10sity' you normally expect from a live release is in short supply. I want a live album to be a bit cr*p...but characterful because of that. Live In Karlsruhe is just too good, and therefore annoyingly characterless.
When it comes down to it I'd much rather listen to a Pink Cream 69 studio version. Live In Karlsruhe is nigh on perfect, but sometimes perfect simply isn't good enough.
Check out... The Double DVD, Past And Present - also from the same concert - but with moving pictures!
Track List:
Disc 1:
01. Children Of The Dawn
02. Do You Like It Like That
03. Hell's Gone Crazy
04. Lost In Illusion
05. The Hour Of Freedom
06. I'm Not Afraid
07. Talk To The Moon
08. Carnaby Road
09. Break The Silence
10. One Step Into Paradise
11. That Was Yesterday
12. The Spirit
Disc 2:
01. Livin' My Life For You
02. Welcome The Night
03. Seas Of Madness
04. Keep Your Eye On The Twisted
05. No Way Out
06. Shame
07. So Lonely / No Woman No Cry
08. One Step Into Paradise
09. Better Days (European Bonus Track)
Label: Frontiers Records
Artist's website(s): Pink Cream 69 , MySpace
