Phenomenal. Atmospheric, sound technically and overlooking the instrumental diversity inclusion is a milestone.

The compensation for the beautiful but of many BAP fans felt brittle solo album Zusamme Alt did not long in coming: a year later, in July 2014 was followed by the live recording of the current BAP tour. Like the previous album it should purely acoustic, unplugged therefore be produced. That it does not go without electricity, it already indicates the title. But that does not do anything when the purely handmade music predominates. The band creates a variety of sound generators a listening experience that is unparalleled. On stage and during live recording some two dozen instruments are used, including for a rock band so unusual equipment such as violin, viola, cello, mandolin, harmonium, Metallophones, trombone and autoharp, all played by the famous bandmate Anne de wolf coming. Wunderbar! With touring also the world-class was percussionist Rhani Krija who brought also lots of cymbals and bells next bongos and congas. For Helmut Krumminga was in this tour Ulrich Rode, the life partner of Anne de Wolf, on stage. Rode impressed with a variety of Resonatengitarren as acoustic guitar, Spanish guitar, Squareneck, mandolin, banjo, pedal steel and Turkish saz. For this, the old Baptist Werner Kopal on bass and double bass, Michael wet at Hammond, accordion, piano and guitar as well as Jürgen Zöller on drums. This perfectly matched lineup scored a phenomenal series of concerts, which was summarized in two CDs. The result should ultimately belong to the best that was recorded live by rock bands, if you reduce power. So much for acoustics and arrangements.

Atmospheric white BAP on tour always convincing, which is not only but also the frontman Wolfgang Niedecken, who thrilled with witty and clever prompts his audience. The selection of pieces in which outweigh the ballads, and their sensitive musical staging is another win for the live recording. Acoustically clearly understandable texts accompany the listener on a musical journey through 28 Highlights Niedeckenscher creative enthusiasm. So not all songs like Noh dänne Johre, Jupp, couple roof Fröher, Anna and naturally evaporating missing long ago, though with a high recognition effect but rearranged surprising.

New band concept with BAP. Whether the acoustic fine-tuning will now lead the way for future BAP work? After all, the band is after the departure of two long-time members before a new appointment. In September 2014, Helmut Krumminga who as a top guitarist who replaced Klaus Major Heusser 1999 for personal reasons, as it said in the statement, excreted. At the same time gave the 67-year-old Jürgen Zöller, who drummed a total of 27 years for BAP, his resignation around to escape for reasons of age the tour stress and their own way to go. Niedecken announced that he was going under the name Niedecken BAP henceforth import albums in various formations and go on tour. Musically, the frontman will possibly more to the genre World Music oriented after was so well with the exotic instrumentalization of pull the plug Tour. Whether world music and urkölsches idiom is well tolerated in the long run then show yet.

This album is certainly highly recommended, the BAP fans anyway, those who have failed the concert and especially to all those who appreciate the sophisticated rock music in text and instrumentalization. A visual and audible impression of the three concerts that were recorded in the shadow of Cologne Cathedral, offers DVD that comes in the Premium Edition.