Jessas what is that!?! The year before last at AC / DC in Stuttgart and at the Toten Hosen in Konstanz, this year Green Day in Konstanz. And the dates for next year for already securely in May at the Schwarzlsee and in November to Stuttgart at Andreas Gabalier. Gabalier is not a folk musician, not a rocker, not punk, not Mundartler, no origin or pop singer, not a chansonnier - Gabalier is both. It makes Obersteirische "fusion", Styrian world music. He can not be pigeonholed - and that's good! Gabalier makes the distance between the chairs on which he never sits down to a hugely great, witty, musical space. This live CD of the now legendary concert at the Wiener Stadthalle is a musician who is himself, the whistles on the genre and would like Udo Lindenberg say doing his thing. This thing is rattling guitars, diatonic harmonicas, Hollarädulliös, Lederhosen and Dirndl, a little rock and roll, a little punk, a little folk, a little pop - and all this without playback. Handmade, honest, authentic music. And that's the whole point. You can feel every second that Gabalier stands behind what he does. Since the crash of "Upper Styria" and the goosebumps come solubilizing "Amoi seg'n ma us again". Since the meantime famous is "I sing a Liad for di" in an 8-minute version next to the thundering "Bergbauernbuam". Gabalier is proud without being ever embarrassing to his homeland. He 'tümelt' never. I do not know if he is aware, but with his Heimatlieder "Steirerland", "homeland" or "Auf der Alm" it provides access for people from Austria, Switzerland or Germany, to its roots to stand without ask about someone want to. No "on everything", but roots that require freedom. As a Swabian "Bua vo dr Alb ra" I know what I'm talking about. Gabalier has recorded one of the best live albums of recent years. You have to hear him if you want to know what is really nice, jazzy, loud, gentle, caressing and never embarrassing homeland, folk music
