Pure joy anniversary!

30th band anniversary celebrations this year, the band led by Hartmut Engler. An impressive number. Given this significant birthday, it goes in the spring on large Unplugged tour that will lead the Swabians combo back in the small halls. And when the musicians come from Germany, has been called the whole project acoustically. As a foretaste of the tour, there is the third live album. Here one must not count the live albums that were released as part of the AufSchalke concerts.

Well, the loyal fan base needs another live album? Short answer: Yes! For Hartmut Engler, Ingo Reidl and her colleagues have demonstrated a real knack for the song selection. Of course you will find on this album classics like friends, Funkelperlenaugen, Adventureland, LENA, drunk, because what would the band without these songs? However, the musicians have the songs arranged so that also the owner of all live albums at these songs still have to be their joy. But highlights are older pearls who have discovered for this program again Pur. THE LAST RAIN, it hurts the man by the window, heart for children, REST or KOWALSKI were long the band is no longer in the live repertoire and show why the band has earned such a large and loyal following.

One of my personal highlights is the medley of Seiltänzertraum, MITTENDRIN and powerful lot of theater that the band had in this form already in their last tour in Halle program. With Seiltänzertraum one of the best-Pur songs at all in the program. A wise decision.

Another highlight is the new song The trick that can connect to many pearls from the last album WISHES lyrically and shows that the band after 30 years presenting texts that bring many everyday things just to the point.

Finally, the AC / DC Highway To Hell COVER that impressively shows that Pur also has a large dose of self-humor. Ever one notices Pur the playfulness on every single minute. Those who opt for the double CD gets, in addition to the complete concert, yet the track everything that is not on the IST CD. An eleven-minute compilation of some corny jokes, which is very fun to listen and this album rounds out excellent.

I have followed the path of the band since nothing without reason and you experienced countless times live 'and was never disappointed. On CD often good, sometimes grandiose Pur are a band that develop their absolute qualities in front of audiences. And since it does not matter whether this is done in front of 70,000 fans in Gelsenkirchen or in front of 500 people, as in this live album.

Overall PUR LIVE THE THIRD ACOUSTIC has become a worth listening to live music and a great birthday present for the band and fans. I warmly congratulate! In the next ten years and we'll see you in concert at 29.03. in Berlin.