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2010-11-12
DE – Dortmund - Westfalenhalle I |
| Theatre Of Death 2010 Having
experienced a fabulous show during the last tour in 2008 the Godfather
Of Shock Rock and Master Of Nightmares Mr. ALICE COOPER
is back. The Spider still does not have a follower but a brand
new live DVD entitled The Theatre Of Death got released,
which will be likewise supported to bring the master back to minds,
with a tour that draws its name from this freshly unleashed DVD
;) :: pics :: Weather was
apocalyptically shitty; it was raining cats and dogs. The approach
was tough, what also was due to the fact that Dortmund’s
soccer team was about to kill the Hamburg ones next door. Eventually
everything went the smoother way though; we arrived on time and
hey presto!... we quickly stood in our beloved photopit to get
ready fir the first stroke ;)
Ice Age For Bad Girls On time and
in front of a sparsely filled mini hall ::
EISBRECHER
:: climbed the stage and kicked off this evening with
Eiszeit, trying to warm up the audience for the master.
Not the easiest task if you ask me, but fronter Alexander „Alexx“
Wesselsky, also known as the checker, would not be him, if he
could not master the crowd with funny lines and jokes. He’s
a pure entertainer ;) After only 25 minutes the shows was already
over and surprisingly a lot of fans chanting for more. Seems like
this kind of music (a softer version of Rammstein with a bit more
electronics) still works. Not so much my cup of tea, but I like
EISBRECHERs entertaining shows ;)
What Lies Beneath? Half of a
hour later a long intro started alongside an opulent use of the
fog machine. Then petite :: TARJA
TURUNEN :: was twirling across the stage bewitching
the audience with a great voice and likewise great gestures. She
performed songs from her two solo albums and two old Nightwish
classics. Yes, TARJA is a great singer, and yes, she still
attracts more attention that her former band mates do these days,
but it was not any great what I could experience tonight. I of
course could not resist and stole myself away to get me a bag
of wine gums, so also could hear the music from the outside through
thick doors and walls. It wasn’t really beautiful.
Meet The Master Of Nightmares Behind a huge
curtain with the cover of the current DVD The Theatre Of
Death, stage-hands were busy to change the backline. It
did not take long till :: ALICE
COOPER :: jumped onto stage getting in with the
classic trio School’s Out, No More Mister Nice
Guy and I'm Eighteen. Fans were thrilled and enthused
and started screaming. I hardly ever was able to stand still and
to focus on my work *laughs* Of course, tons of requisites were
on board and built up on stage for the different sceneries. And
at least one of his daughters accompanied ALICE COOPER
as victim or offender for all kinds of bloody games ;) Some scenery
is already known, some was new, at least to me. However, it’s
ALWAYS a pleasure to see an ALICE COOPER show, for one
hour or two. He is such a lively man, so cool, nonchalant and
charming. Just great! What struck me was the fact that –
except of two songs – only old material was played, focusing
in the 70’s. Pure nostalgia I tell you ;) Anyway, it
was a nice evening, in the inside ;) ALICE COOPER made
it up for the mixed prelude. Outside it was still heavily raining,
while legions of football fans silently passed by. Appeared like
a funeral procession to me. Did they lose the game? No they did
even win with 2:0… pretty strange, really.
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