Romantic, Nordic, good.

If Johannes Strate makes a solo album, of course, heard all purely gunslinger fans. In shekel of the singer from the north, there is about to hear some real surprises. Although gunslinger without Strate voice barely conceivable, but this voice can be different. This proves -The signs point clearly to storm.

The opener -I do my peace with me-is refreshingly different. Choral singing, a challenging guitar and determining Bläsersätze leave the piece with vitality almost over Borden. -The Door is always open-is then even more a song from the Mainestream Pop. If there are memories of gunslinger, then they are in songs like -It hurts me to see- so you awake. Quite another is because -If brennt- to us. Only a whispering guitar, a harmonica and Johannes Strate voice make the song a wonderful piece of music purist. The title track -The signs point to storm comes as popular ballad with piano accompaniment therefore. A "Fußwipp song" the special type -Good morning annals; Nordic and beautiful! My favorite song on the album. -Where Is my Zuhause- is for me a rather average song. By contrast, appears to me -You can argue and shout to the world as a high-class untergeht- Minnesong with poetic text. -You Are jazzt with you alone- and bluest to placidly amid the interesting 4:20 minutes. At the end I thought then, Hannes Wader is a guest in the house Strate. But far from it. -An Rosalinde- an almost antique looking song is sung by Johannes Strate and his father. That's just beautiful.

-The Signs point to storm has become a good album. Maybe not for sworn gunslinger fans or friends with songwriter highly intellectual claim. But for students who are on good music, insightful lyrics, gorgeous guitar effects and a bit of poetic romance, is likely to be a real asset Johannes Strate solo album.