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23. September 2012

THE CULT & GUN @ Kulturfabrik – Krefeld – 21.09.2012

The Kulturfabrik at Krefeld was the host for the only concert of The Cult in Germany on their European Tour 2012 promoting their album “Choice Of Weapon”. So it was not unexpected that a lot of music maniacs come from more far away, even a car from Munich was sighted. And before the concert evening started the venue could claim sold-out and everybody was in excellent mood and looking for a great gig. Everybody??? No, not the press-photographers. What the hell was going on with The Cult or their tour-manager??? It was given permission to photograph only for two songs of both bands and from the sound-mixing-desk only. And there they were not liked to be seen by the lighting-engineer. Hey, they want a most hyper-excellent resume and good representative photos and treat these people and let em do their job like that? No British act of courtesy!

The GUN from Glasgow, Scotland were the special guests on the whole tour and they were ready to rumble live by their modern hard & heavy rock’n roll. Good to see brothers  Dante on forte vocals and Jools Jizzy on chameleonic guitar. In the 80’ies they even had the pleasure by their debut album “Taking On The World” to be special guests of The Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi and even Bryan Adams. They started with ‘No Substitue’ and the addicts went immediately crazy. Paul McManus as energy drummer and Derek Brown on dynamic bass were the modern rhythm-section by their drive and rhythm. ‘Steel Your Heart’ was very kick-ass and the crowd was rumblin’ like wild lions on the hunt. ‘Shame On You’ was following with hooky rockin’ melodies and sizzling vocals by Dante. The frenetic applause asked for the next song, but this was already the end. What a harsh end after such a short time. But anyhow brilliant to see GUN live again, please do us the favour and visit us soon again in Germany or the Benelux.

After a way too long stage-reconstruction-time and tuning of the instruments, THE CULT started by ‘Lil’ Devil’. They could have not started in a better and utmost explosive way. The fire was lighted and the headbangers in frenzy. Ian Astbury was to ensorcell this night by his stage-character and power-voice. He was the wolf-man, as being dressed with a waistcoat and a fox-fur. The white breams of the female devotees were naturally on him. In the first half he had his eyes hided by over-dimensional sunglasses and did not wear his long mane open, but braided as a plat. A big projection screen presented visionary illusions to each song title and the show started by projection of the cover-artwort of “Choice of Weapon”. The second title ‘Rain’ fortified which exclusive rhythm-fraction by the quiet pole Chris Wyse on bass and lead backup-vocals and specially monster-drummer John Tempesta. He was also formerly the manimal on the sticks for White Zombie, Exodus and Testament. Mike Dimkich was the very solid second guitarist. Mr. Astbury was very communicative this evening, thanking his fans in the interludes and spreading a word with them.  And lost not least there was guitar-wizard and musical mastermind Billy Duffy.  His solos were again extraterrestrial, like in his excessive solos in ‘Honey From A Knife’. Billy and Ian were rarely having eye-contact or posing together. They seem to be still the hate-love brothers like Richards & Jagger. But live and musically what a ingenious inspiration, cooperation and brotherhood* What a live-performance of ‘Fire Woman’ by the gloomy guitar-play of Billy and the devilish vocals and tambourine-percussion by Ian. At the end he donated it by throw to the audience. It was a desired catchy-souvenir. He was in trance-like performance and even to salivate on the stage floor or in the audience by ecstasy.  How wild he
was. ‘Spiritwalker’ and the culty hit ‘She Sells Sanctuary’ as regular set end were the performed song-highlights. The non-ending auditory applause made the band come out again and to enravish by a over-the-top performance of  ‘Love Removal Machine’. The harmony and thrill of the voice and guitar of Misters Astbury and Duffy concluded this luxury concert-experience. Power till exhaustion. 

THE CULT STILL MYSTERIOUS, DEMONIC AND GHOSTLY WOLVES ON THE TRAIL!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setlist:

Lil‘ Devil

Rain

Honey From A Knife

Nirvana

Embers

Fire Woman

Lucifer

The Phoenix

The Wolf

Horse Nation

Life Is Greater Than Death

Rise

For the Animals

Spiritwalker

Wild Flower

She Sells Sanctuary

Encore:

Love Removal Machine

 

 

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