Albert Lee, git, voc, key
Gerry Hogan, steel guitar, git
Peter Baron, drums, voc
Brian Hodgson, bass, backgr voc
Gavin Povey, key, voc
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes at Ansbacher Kammerspiele, Ansbach/Germany - 26 Sep 2011
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Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes' letztes Konzert in Deutschland auf ihrer Herbst-Tour.mehr Fotos im Album auf Flickr. unter o.g. Link.
Ansbacher Kammerspiele ist ein neuer Veranstaltungsort für die Band, aber wie es so oft bei ihnen ist, sie kamen als Fremde und gingen als Freunde. Es handelt sich um ein ehemaliges Kino, in dem heutzutage vielschichtige kulturelle Veranstaltungen stattfinden, man kann die Räume auch für private Veranstaltungen mieten. Zahlreiche Bands aus UK treten dort auf, unter ihnen gute alte Bekannte wie Norman Beaker Band, Chris Farlowe, Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders und nun auch unsere Helden.
Der Saal war teilweise bestuhlt, hinten an der Bar gab es reichlich Stehplätze. Eine nette Überraschung wartete auf mich, gute Bekannte aus dem Münchner Rattlesnake Saloon waren dort: Sigrid, Harald sowie Anna mit ihrem Mann. Wir sicherten uns umgehend Plätze in den vorderen Reihen.Von Beginn an stand das Konzert unter einem guten Stern. Die Zuschauer gingen voll mit und gönnten jedem Musiker seinen wohlverdienten Zwischenapplaus nach den tollen Soli.
Natürlich bekamen Songs wie LUXURY LINER, wo Albert an der Gitarre alles gab, mächtigen Applaus. Jedoch zu jedermanns Überraschung - und besonders zu Peters eigener - war sein Lied THE KING OF BROKEN HEARTS der absolute Publikumsliebling im ersten Set.
Mit RAD GUMBO gings dann nach der Pause flott weiter. Wir waren einstimmig der Meinung, dass die Jungs nochmals eine ordentliche Schippe drauflegten. Sie waren in Spiellaune und ließen nichts aus. Das Lied aus Brians Feder YOU KNOW YOU JUST MIGHT war ein Knaller. COUNTRY BOY und die ausgezeichneten Zugaben bewirkten tosenden Applaus, Fußtrampeln und endloses Klatschen - besser kann man die Deutschland-Konzerte kaum abschließen.
Am nächsten Morgen hiess es Servus Ansbach .... ein weiter Weg nach Hause und den Blues im Gepäck.
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Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes' last gig in Germany on their autumn tour.
Another venue where they 'came as strangers and left as friends' - as the old saying goes. The place was a former cinema now used for live music and all kinds of cultural events - often frequented by UK Bands such as Norman Beaker Band, Chris Farlowe, Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders to name a few.
I was surprised to meet good friends there who are 'Rattlesnake Saloon regulars' like me. The place was partly seated with additional standing room in the back. We were lucky to get some good seats close to the stage, and after having swapped the latest news it was show time! The first set was unbelievable. After Albert's excellent guitar work on LUXURY LINER a storm of ovations broke lose, but the favourite song was definitely THE KING OF BROKEN HEARTS with drummer Peter Baron on vocals, people wouldn't stop cheering and clapping which took everybody - but mainly Pete - by surprise.
The second set started as usual with RAD GUMBO, another crowd pleaser. We all agreed that the band set the bar even higher - if that's possible. The band and crowd were in the mood, each band member got his well-deserved extra cheers. It was difficult to pick a favourite tune, they were all so good. Glad to see that Brian's self-penned song YOU JUST MIGHT was also received with great enthusiasm. After the excellent finale, the audience agreed 'this was an absolute highlight' and a great way to finish the German leg of the tour.
Another venue where they 'came as strangers and left as friends' - as the old saying goes. The place was a former cinema now used for live music and all kinds of cultural events - often frequented by UK Bands such as Norman Beaker Band, Chris Farlowe, Andy Fairweather Low & The Low Riders to name a few.
I was surprised to meet good friends there who are 'Rattlesnake Saloon regulars' like me. The place was partly seated with additional standing room in the back. We were lucky to get some good seats close to the stage, and after having swapped the latest news it was show time! The first set was unbelievable. After Albert's excellent guitar work on LUXURY LINER a storm of ovations broke lose, but the favourite song was definitely THE KING OF BROKEN HEARTS with drummer Peter Baron on vocals, people wouldn't stop cheering and clapping which took everybody - but mainly Pete - by surprise.
The second set started as usual with RAD GUMBO, another crowd pleaser. We all agreed that the band set the bar even higher - if that's possible. The band and crowd were in the mood, each band member got his well-deserved extra cheers. It was difficult to pick a favourite tune, they were all so good. Glad to see that Brian's self-penned song YOU JUST MIGHT was also received with great enthusiasm. After the excellent finale, the audience agreed 'this was an absolute highlight' and a great way to finish the German leg of the tour.
