"Live is Life" ...

Even with his last published studio production Udo also set new standards in the eyes of many fans, and laid their best album for many years. Eagerly, therefore, was the live implementation of the new program "longed for - and the already high expectations were at least met, if not exceeded.

Advance has to be said that it has no equal, when a now 78-year-old entertainer again hochprozentig current repertoire the big arenas in Germany sometimes even several times recorded (O2 Arena Berlin, Lanxess Arena Cologne, etc.). I think it is Udo enormous credit that he is not simply convenient scooped from the giant pool of his hits. Ever there are few up (to my knowledge) no such long-lasting, constant careers - and even halfway comparable international stars such as Elton John likes limited to Best Of "concerts or something like look-back concerts" (Grönemeyer) ,

Not so Udo Jürgens - he rearranged (together with his arranger Jörg Achim Keller) for the live program partially very interesting his new songs, so that the world-class orchestra Pepe Lienhard and the great background choir The Voices ", the new title could only really good play to the gallery Thank God comes the live sound of the CD after first hearing impression right across well. "; Chorus and orchestra are well mixed in proportion to Udo's voice, but I have restrictive admit that I have not heard the CDs until the laptop.

In fact, I got goose bumps at first hearing the CDs - too deep is the enthusiasm for the great concert program - in terms of pure music, I'm very excited. Too bad - a CD has not the size of a record - so come along printed in the booklet mini photos as better "Stamps": - (...

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I especially like the funky "version of Against the Wind," the reggae-like you're arranged by looks "or the punchy arranged Everything is so easy". The arrangements of older songs are designed very interesting, for example, the modulation in My brother is a painter, "the very great of the Voices" accompanied song combination Fly with me / Come Fly With Me "and the new version of the classic fire and ice "virtuoso soloist.

Kudos are due at all the many outstanding soloists - in addition to the aforementioned violin soloists Asya Sorshneva ("fire and ice") to know other soloists of the Pepe Lienhard Orchestra convince - from the flugelhorn (Against the Wind ") to the Guitarists (with 66 years ").

The dramaturgy of the concert and thus the live CDs is very well chosen - from the very long desired by many fans wonderful intro song Just three minutes of "on current songs, film music, meditative oldies through to party time and the bathrobe-finals - the proven concept is simply consistent and finds himself on the CD at least from hearing impression even from the jazzy big band sound to the use of classical string instruments;. of verrockten party songs to ballad-like love songs - Udo Heart what you want more?

A DVD was obviously a much more beautiful concert reminder been - and not just because of this painful CDs largely missing announcements, but simply as a beautiful memory - not be there - maybe even for people who - for whatever reason could (for example, because of a physical disability, occupational prevention, too far away Location (abroad), etc.).

The final concert in Berlin was recorded with several cameras - in very a harsh tone the publication of the material but was initially rejected by pointing out that "would require too high a cost, what a lot of fans saddening, because it shows once again, how much emphasis is sometimes placed on the opinion of a fairly large group of fans (in recognized Fan Forum and feel udofan.com "there is a related DVD Post a look at General" - this post is about 10- year history of the Forum is already the most widely read at all (!) - but that speaks volumes, as well as the comments on Udo's own Facebook page).

Maybe think about it yes Udo Jürgens again, but make even this great concert the friends of his music in sound and pictures available to, because a lot of people (like me) connect unforgettable memories with its 2012er concerts.

Tersely to appoint a day before the CD-announcement, the non-appearance of the DVD as an additional selling point of the CD, - 5 stars for a well-mixed CD a sensational tour - 0 stars for a marketing concept, which (unfortunately in the negative sense) has no equal was probably a shot that backfired - let's hope that soon stop off reason and we can think about a DVD review.

To this end, exhaustive two song-quotations from the present LiveCD:

"You're seen through" - this is about the growing dominance of the Internet. Udo commented often in the concerts accentuated to the song: "Every word is-true!" He's probably right. The problem arises, however, when the Internet will be ignored and the opinion of countless fans who eagerly want a DVD, is not heard.

"Fly against the wind" - this Udo in the concerts: "Only a headwind makes us strong" - he's right. And so I sit down with other friends of Udo Music sustainable for the release of a DVD - even if it blows against us fierce headwind ...