Oslo
Friday, August 12th, 2011
 Wohoo! Mal wieder ein Norwegentrip, der sich voll und ganz gelohnt hat! Konzerte in Norwegen sind einfach anders – und diesmal natürlich mit der Uraufführung von Violeta Vol II ganz besonders.
Ich hatte vorher ziemliche Bedenken, ob ich denn überhaupt irgendwas zu schreiben hätte – normalerweise brauchen neue Kaizers-Lieder einige Durchläufe, um bei mir zu landen. Und jetzt jedes Lied einmal, live, ohne Texte zum Mitlesen, ohne auch nur die Titel zu kennen?! Nun ja, die Bedenken waren völlig grundlos, denn es war superschön, und meine imaginäre “Liste mit Dingen die in den Bericht müssen” wuchs und wuchs.
Wobei ein Bericht ja aber irgendwie ziemlich sinnlos ist, wenn jeder das Konzert via Stream gesehen hat und es voraussichtlich auch noch eine Weile anzusehen sein wird… Aber das ignoriere ich jetzt einfach mal. =;-) Und ICH hab den Stream (noch) nicht gesehen, ist also durchaus möglich, dass ich Sachen falsch mitbekommen habe.
Das Øya-Festival ist für norwegische Verhältnisse doch SEHR groß – nichtsdestotrotz war es kein Problem, sich zwanzig Minuten vor Konzertbeginn einen tollen Platz zu sichern. Und dann galt es, dem Konzert entgegenzufiebern! Und wie erwartet war der Beginn “seltsam”. Es ist einfach ungewöhnlich, beim Konzert der Lieblingsband die Lieder nicht zu kennen. Außerdem versuchte ich natürlich, mir die Lieder ein bisschen zu merken und sie auch irgendwie auseinanderzuhalten… insofern bekamen sie bei mir “Arbeitstitel”. Nur doof, wenn man quasi nichts versteht und sich irgendwelche vermutlich total bizarren Name zusammenreimt. *g*
Los ging’s nach dem Russian Dance mit dem ersten Lied von Violeta Vol. II, I ett med verden. Oder laut meinem Arbeitstitel “Du er meg”. Von Anfang an ging es rockig los, und so blieb es auch (bis auf die Balladen) das ganze Konzert über. Bzw. das ganze Album und damit den ersten Teil des Konzerts über. Was mir sehr positiv aufgefallen ist: Der Jackal hat von Anfang an das Publikum einbezogen. Ob mit Tamburin oder Cowbell (der typische Stil von Vol. II: more cowbell!), das Publikum wusste immer, wann es wie mitklatschen muss – was natürlich wichtig ist, wenn doch keiner die Lieder kennt!
Das zweite Lied war Støv og sand (aka “Rett bak meg” oder so). Die beiden ersten Lieder waren rockig und machten Spaß, aber ich müsste sie öfter hören, um wirklich was zu den Songs sagen zu können.
Zu Lied Nummer drei wurden dann die Korps-Trommler aus Bergen auf die Bühne geholt, die die Einleitung von Tusen dråper regn ausführlich ausschmückten. Ich hatte das Lied vorher noch nicht live gehört (in Europa wird’s ja nicht gespielt…) aber ja: Das funktioniert live perfekt! Lustig auch der erleichterte Aufschrei des Publikums, als es losging. “Endlich mal was, was wir kennen!” *g*
Kaizers dankten uns dann aber auch gleich für unsere Geduld. Und wir sollten uns keine Sorgen machen und einfach entspannen – Kaizers führen uns schon durch das Konzert, wir brauchen nicht nervös sein. Puuuh… na dann!
Dann kam mein jetzt-schon-Favorit vom Album, den ich schon morgens beim Soundcheck (wo ich wegen Tickets Schlange gestanden habe – NEIN, ich steh nicht extra morgens auf, um mir den Soundcheck anzuhören!) gehört hatte und den ich sofort wiedererkannt habe: Drøm videre, Violeta (Arbeitstitel: Sommerfugl). Eine wunderschöne Ballade… Und nachdem vorher schon Gast-Trommler auf der Bühne waren, waren jetzt Streicher an der Reihe. Und später kamen dann auch die “alten” Saxofonisten, die Kaizers schon öfter dabei hatten, wieder zum Zug.
Jetzt war es Zeit für einen Wechsel am Mikro. Der Jackal übernahm die Gitarre, und Hellraizer nahm das Mikro in die Hand. Ja, in die Hand! Auch mal was Neues… Er kündigte das Lied Gresk komedie an (daher kein Arbeitstitel *g*). Und auch das gefiel mir sehr sehr gut; sehr tanzbar und locker. Glaube ich. Wenn ich’s nicht verwechsle… =;-)
Es folgte “Psycho under min hatt” – bzw. natürlich Psycho in der Vol.-II-Variante! Sehr schnell, sehr punkig, sehr unverständlich. Und sehr toll! Ich verstand irgendwas von “Farten i bakken”, auf der Setliste stand “Faen i båten”. Hups… ist ja fast dasselbe… *hüstel* Aber das wird ziemlich sicher auch einer meiner Favoriten.
Beim nächsten Lied bin ich mir da nicht sooo sicher. Der Jackal griff sich ein Banjo (“Ich kann ja alles spielen, und diesmal nehm ich das Banjo!”), das Lied fing country-mäßig an, verwandelte sich dann aber doch in eine klare Rocknummer. “Kom til papa” war elementarer Teil des Textes (glaub ich), das Lied heißt aber Far til datter. Und wenn ich es gerade nicht mit einem anderen verwechsle, erinnerte es mich mittendrin ein bisschen an Auksjon und an Toxic blod. Was ja eigentlich zwei wundertolle Lieder sind, aber das war trotzdem nicht so ganz mein Favorit. Aber wer weiß, wie es nach ein paar Runden aussieht. Wunderbar bei dem Lied aber ganz klar Omen an der Tonne. Völlig bewegungslos, wenn er gerade nicht schlagen musste; völlig ausdruckslos, wenn er zuschlug. Einfach göttlich! (Übrigens auch schon bei einem der ersten Lieder, wo er mit Hämmern irgendwas bearbeitete; allerdings war er da für mich hinter Tonne, Keyboard und Schlagzeug versteckt, hab also nicht viel mehr gesehen als dass er Hämmer durch die Luft geschwungen hat. *g*)
Dann ein poppigeres Lied: Silver (bzw. nach meinen Notizen Du skinner). Ja, das war poppiger, war ganz nett, für mehr muss ich es öfter hören.
Nun war noch einmal Hellraizer an der Reihe, diesmal mit Gitarre; denn der Jackal musste sich an der Tonne körperlich verausgaben. Das Lied hieß Domino; vom Klang her überlegte ich mehrfach, ob er statt dem Spiel nicht vielleicht die männliche Version von Domina meinte. =;-) Tat er nicht, aber irgendwie… klang es so. Ja, ich bin die-ärzte-geschädigt. *g*
Und das war’s dann auch schon fast mit Vol. II – als letztes Lied gab es noch Den romantiske tragedien. Für mich ganz klar das Lied, das live am wenigsten zündete; mal gucken, ob es noch wächst. Hat der Jackal da eigentlich wirklich den Text abgelesen, oder schwankte er absichtlich so komisch rum? Schön gemacht fand ich das Ende, was dem Mittelteil von Svarte katter entspricht.
Und damit war Vol. II vorbei! Und äh… ich wollte mich doch eigentlich kurz fassen, da ich gar keine Zeit zum Berichtschreiben habe. Hups. =;-) Auf jeden Fall folgte danach noch ein tolles “normales” Konzert – mit einem sehr enthusiastischen Publikum. Ich vermute, dass das auch teilweise daran lag, dass alle jetzt endlich “erlöst” mitsingen konnten. Zu Beginn von Philemon Arthur gab es wieder einen begeisterten Aufschrei, und natürlich wurde jedes Wort mitgesungen. Es folgten Diamant til kull, En for orgelet en for meg (inklusive großer Trommel, versteht sich), Svarte katter & flosshatter und Hjerteknuser (stilecht angefangen durch einen geworfenen Handschuh). Mittendrin wurde auch noch die Band vorgestellt – oder zumindest Omen, Hellraizer und Killmaster… “den Rest nennen wir ‘Begleitung’”. Äh ja… *lol*
Und dann ging es zeitlich noch weiter zurück – zuerst gab es Ompa til du dør, dann Evig pint und als Abschluss noch Maestro. Wobei ich sagen muss – mit Evig pint haben sie mich kalt erwischt! Den Text kann ich absolut gar nicht… *hüstel* Das Album sollte ich mir vielleicht noch mal anhören, mittlerweile VERSTEHE ich es ja sogar! =;-) Aber toll, dass sie das noch mal ausgegraben haben! =:-D
Und damit war’s vorbei, Kaizers verschwanden von der Bühne – kamen aber natürlich noch einmal zurück. Mit Streicherbegleitung gab es zum Abschluss noch “Die Polizei” – und obwohl der Jackal uns zu Beginn aufforderte, jetzt mal zu zeigen, dass wir auch leise sein können, wurde lautstark mitgesungen. Am Ende setzte der Jackal sich mit seiner Weinflasche an den Bühnenrand und genoss den Publikumsgesang (auch wenn Publikum und Streicherbegleitung nicht wirklich zusammenpassten *g*). Dann verschwanden die Herren von der Bühne – und das Publikum sang weiter, und zwar noch lange nachdem die Nachspielmusik eingespielt wurde. Wunder-wunder-schön! =:-D
Insgesamt ein absolut fantastisches Konzert – der einzige Nachteil dabei, dass sich natürlich gleich der Gedanke “argh, ich muss doch noch nach Stavanger zum Rått & Råde” im Hinterkopf festsetzte… Hach ja, die machen süchtig, und jetzt liefern sie auch noch neuen Stoff… =:-)
Wohoo! Another trip to Norway that was soooo worth it! Concerts in Norway are just different – and this time, with the world premiere of Violeta Vol. II, even more so, of course.
Before the concert, I had been worrying a little if I would have anything at all to write about after the concert – usually, a new Kaizers song needs some spins for me before I can really enjoy it. And this time, I would get to hear each song only once, live, without lyrics to read along, and without even knowing the titles?! Well, nothing to worry about, as it turned out. It was just amazing! And my imaginary “list of things to report from the concert” grew longer and longer throughout the show.
Actually, it seems quite useless to report about a concert of which every fan has seen the stream, especially if the stream will probably be available for quite a while afterwards… But I’ll just ignore that for now. =;-) And _I_ haven’t seen the stream (yet), so it’s fully possible that I understood some things wrong that happened on stage.
Øya festival is REALLY huge (for Norway, at least) – however, it was no problem at all finding a nice space to see the show only twenty minutes before the concert started. And then it was time to mentally prepare for the new songs! And as expected, the beginning of the concert was a bit “weird”. I just feels strange to be at a concert of your favorite band and not know the songs. In addition, I was of course trying to somehow remember a bit of the songs and at least keep them apart… so I tried to give them some “working titles”. Kinda inconvenient if you hardly understand anything at all and you make up titles that are probably gibberish or at least really really bizarre… *g*
After the Russian Dance, they started out with the first song of Violeta Vol. II, I ett med verden. Or, according to my working title, “Du er meg”. It started out in rock style, and that’s how it was throughout the whole concert (except for the ballads of course). Or at least throughout the whole album, thus the first part of the concert. I noticed that the Jackal started getting the audience involved right away – making everyone clap along with a cowbell (the style of Vol. II: more cowbell!) or a tambourine or whatever. We always knew what we had to do, even though nobody knew the songs. Great!
The second song was Støv og sand (aka “Rett bak meg” or something like that). The two first songs were clear rock songs and were a lot of fun, but I’ll need to hear them more often to be able to say more about the songs.
For the third song, Kaizers welcomed the drummers of Bergen’s music corps on stage, who played a long and enhanced version of the intro of Tusen dråper regn. I hadn’t heard that song live before (they never play it in Europe…), but yes: It works great live! What I found very funny was how the audience screamed out in excitement (or relieve? *g*) when the song started. “Finally a song that we know!” =;-)
Kaizers thanked us for our patience – and explained that there was no need for us to worry or be nervous. They’ll guide us through the concert! Puuuh… how nice! *g*
Next up was the song that I decided was my favorite of the album right away. I had already heard it during the sound check in the morning (where I had been in line for tickets – NO, I wouldn’t get up early to listen to the sound check!), and I recognized it again right away: Drøm videre, Violeta (working title: Sommerfugl). A great ballad… And while they had already had guest drummers on stage before, it was now time for guest string players. Later on, there were also the “old” sax players joining in again, who had been supporting Kaizers at a few concerts a few years back.
Now it was time for a little change at the microphone. The Jackal took over the guitar, and Hellraizer put his hands on the microphone. Yes, his hands! He was actually dancing around on stage with the mike in his hand. Now that’s something new… And he announced the song Gresk komedie (so no working title for that one *g*). I liked that one a lot as well; danceable, groovy, and playful. I think. If I don’t mix it up with another one… =;-)
The next song was “Psycho under min hatt” – or rather Psycho in the Vol. II version, of course! Very fast, very punk-like, very incomprehensible. And really great! To me, the lyrics sounded like “Farten i bakken”, but the setlist had “Faen i båten”. Ooops.. almost the same… *cough* But I’m pretty sure this will be one of my favorites as well.
I’m not so sure about the following song, however. The Jackal took hold of a banjo (“I can play so many instruments… this time I’ll take the banjo!”), and the song started out almost in country-style. It changed into a clear rock song later. An important part of the lyrics was “Kom til papa” (I think), but the song is called Far til datter. And if I don’t mix it up with another one, it reminded me a bit of Auksjon and Toxic blod. Which are two songs I adore, but still, that one wasn’t really my favorite. At least not yet. Who knows what I’ll say after listening to it a few times. What was awesome about the song was Omen at the oil barrel. Absolutely motionless when he wasn’t hitting the barrel, and no expression at all when he was. Fantastic! (And not only then, but also during one of the first songs, when he was hitting something with two hammers; I couldn’t really see him then because he was hidden behind the barrel, the keyboard, and the drums; but I did see him swinging some hammers all around. *g*)
Next up was a pop song: Silver (or, according to my notes, Du skinner). Yep, it was much more pop than the other songs. I liked it, but I need to listen to it more often to really make up my mind.
And once more it was Hellraizer’s turn to sing; this time with his guitar, because the Jackal had to work out on the barrel. The song was called Domino – however, according to what the song sounded like, I was wondering a few times if he maybe wasn’t singing about the game, but instead about the male form of a dominatrix. *lol* He didn’t, of course, but that was what it sounded like. Yes, I am kinda influenced by the lyrics of a German band here, I must admit. *g*
And that was almost the end of Vol. II already! As last song, we got Den romantiske tragedien. Turned out this was the song that impressed me the least during this concert; let’s wait and see if it grows on me. Did the Jackal really read the lyrics? Or was he swaying so strangely on purpose? I did like the idea at the end, of having the middle part of Svarte katter at the end of this song (and album) again.
And that was it with Vol. II! And… uh, wait, I wanted to keep it short today, because I don’t have any time to write a report. Ooops. =;-) Anyway, for the next hour, we got a great “normal” concert – with a very enthusiastic audience. It seemed like everybody was really “relieved” now, and enjoying that they could finally sing along. At the beginning of Philemon Arthur, there was a scream of excitement again, and of course everybody sang along every single word. Next up were Diamant til kull, En for orgelet en for meg (including the concert drum of course), Svarte katter & flosshater, and Hjerteknuser (starting with the Jackal throwing the working glove). Some time in between, the Jackal introduced the band – or at least Omen, Hellraizer, and Killmaster… “we usually call the rest ‘accompaniment’”. Hey…! *lol*
And then they went even further back in time and played first Ompa til du dør, then Evig pint, and finally Maestro. And I have to admit – they caught me off guard with Evig pint! I really don’t know the lyrics for that one… *cough* Guess I should listen to that album again; by now I should even be able to UNDERSTAND it! =;-) But awesome that they dug out that song again! =:-D
And that was the end of the concert and Kaizers went off stage – just to come back once more, of course. And since the string players were there, we got “Die Polizei” as final song – and even though the Jackal asked us in the beginning to show that we can also be quiet, everyone was singing along loudly. At the end, the Jackal sat down at the edge of the stage with his bottle of wine, listening to the audience singing. He seemed to enjoy it even though the audience and the strings didn’t quite fit together… *g* And then Kaizers went off stage for good – and the audience kept on singing, until long after the music came on. Awesome, amazing, fantastic, impressive, wonderful – you name it. =:-D
So a fantastic concert, all in all – the only drawback about it is that I now have a very well-known thought in my head again: “Argh, I just HAVE to go to Stavanger and Rått & Råde!” Gnaah… they are just SO addictive. And they hook you up again and again, even with new stuff… =:-)
Tags: Kaizers Orchestra, Oslo, Review, Violeta Violeta Vol. II, Øyafestival
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Monday, April 11th, 2011
 Das sagenumwobene Spektrum-Konzert… 9000 Leute, über ein Jahr im Voraus angekündigt und der krönende Abschluss der Violeta-Violeta-Vol.-I-Tour!
Dazu musste es natürlich auch eine besondere Berichterstattung geben, und die gab es auch. Nämlich live via Twitter. Und da ich a) vor lauter twittern kaum was vom Konzert mitgekriegt habe (was mir aber vorher voll und ganz klar war, hat mich also nicht gestört *g*) und b) es sonst sowieso nichts mehr zu sagen gibt, gibt’s hier also das Live-Protokoll von Twitter!
Meine Einschätzung des Konzertes: Es war toll, Kaizers in so einer riesigen Halle zu sehen, und es hat absolut funktioniert! Der Abschluss mit Die Polizei war absolut atemberaubend – und ich freue mich auf die DVD… Das Konzert selbst war nichts wirklich besonderes, da haben sie während der Europatour teilweise noch mehr Energie und Witz ausgepackt; aber die Atmosphäre machte das Spektrum-Konzert natürlich absolut einzigartig.
08:19:47: Live report from Kaizers Orchestra’s Oslo concert starting in about 10 hours here – if everything works as planned. Cross your fingers!
19:33:26: So, here we go! Sorry for being late, but now everything is set up. And the lights just went out – Micke from Sweden is on stage!
19:34:25: Kaizers told him he’s got 15 minutes before they throw him off stage. =;-)
19:38:00: “It’s like in the old times, in the war – they always send the old guys out first!” Micke from Sweden
19:38:57: Micke wanted to be part of Kaizers Orchestra – warming up for them is the closest he got. He’s known them for ten years now!
19:45:45: Spektrum isn’t filled yet, but Micke gets the audience to sing along – and they do so loudly!
19:51:00: Micke is done – and Geoff Berner just went on stage! Starting with the Maginot Line! Stupid, stupid!
19:52:28: Geoff seems satisfied: “Very good, gigantic mob of people!”
19:55:09: Spektrum before the concert. http://twitpic.com/4itr8v
19:55:58: Geoff’s next song: Fuck the police! And 8000 people are shouting just that…
19:56:47: Micke from Sweden http://twitpic.com/4itrwc
19:59:17: And now – of course – Whiskey Rabbi!
20:03:50: Geoff Berner: http://twitpic.com/4itu88 http://twitpic.com/4itun0
20:11:02: And everything’s very quick here – Jarle Bernhoft just came on and apologized that there is one more support band. =;-)
20:11:28: And Spektrum is almost full by now!
20:15:01: Jarle Bernhoft’s first song: Street lights.
20:19:33: Jarle wants people to watch the bonus material on the DVD. For example: So many faces
20:21:45: Jarle Bernhoft: http://twitpic.com/4iu1y6 http://twitpic.com/4iu2dh
20:28:19: After Jarle played Bittersweet, we got to dance now: Fly away
20:36:17: One more song for Jarle, and of course it’s Tears for Fears’ Shout!
20:41:58: Wait – why is a little club singing “Shout, shout, let it all out” louder than Spektrum? That’s got to change until Kaizers come on!
20:49:34: The audience at Spektrum http://twitpic.com/4iue25
20:52:55: So, while we’re all waiting for Kaizers to come on: Anything specific you want me to report about?
20:58:33: OK – Spektrum CAN be loud! However, we still have to wait a bit for Kaizers to come on!
21:05:48: And now the lights go out and the intro comes on! =:-D
21:07:49: Not the Russian Dance, but Begravelses Polka – and 9000 people can cheer REALLY loudly!
21:09:05: Omen bears his suitcase on stage, followed by Killmaster, Thunder, Mink, and Hellraizer!
21:10:35: And now: The Jackal followed by a film crew!
21:13:17: “Jeg visste det kom til å ta fyr!” First song: Delikatessen!
21:14:29: The whole band suddenly froze under Delikatessen – except for Hellraizer, who was confused what was going on. =;-)
21:15:23: Next song: Djevelens orkester. And 9000 people clapping and dancing. Or no – the stands are still sitting. Get up!!
21:19:37: Will people actually know Señor Torpedo? Sounds like they do, hell yeah!
21:21:13: The intro http://twitpic.com/4iuqsg
21:22:18: Delikatessen http://twitpic.com/4iur93
21:22:57: Next song: Veterans klage.
21:24:08: Kaizers have been on tour for 5 weeks now – total number of attendees: 9000 people. And now in Oslo: 9000 people!
21:25:10: “Let me see 20000 hands in the air!” – Sigøynerblod
21:27:56: “Det finnes ei trapp som går ned til en kjeller” – no, the Jackal does not need to sing Resistansen!
21:30:17: And of course the Jackal jumped into the audience!
21:30:46: Time for a little break – before they’ll start with the Violeta part of the concert!
21:32:18: Birds on the screen, Philemon Arthur & The Dung, and everybody’s singing!
21:34:26: “Kom inn og få deg litt… kaffi!”
21:35:19: The first time the Jackal sang with a lump in his throat…
21:35:35: And now: Five-four time with Femtakt filosofi!
21:36:18: Veterans klage http://twitpic.com/4iuwwi
21:37:08: Hands up in the air! Sigøynerblod http://twitpic.com/4iux9f
21:39:43: If there’s one guy the Jackal would sing a duet with, it’s – of course – Hellraizer! Din kjole lukter bensin, mor!
21:42:11: And a little ballet dancing at the end, while Spektrum sings “Det lukter bensin av den vakre kjolen min”.
21:44:03: Amazing singing! Next song: En for orgelet, en for meg.
21:44:41: The Jackal just ordered everyone on the stands: “Rise up!” And he didn’t have to ask twice!
21:46:01: Hellraizer’s rap part is cheered wildly as well – of course!
21:46:29: Philemon Arthur & The Dung http://twitpic.com/4iv0va
21:47:58: Now the Jackal’s up on the barrel with his bass drum.
21:48:30: Are we happy with the first part of the concert? OH YES!
21:48:50: And now the new song on Norwegian radio: Diamant til kull!
21:49:23: Femtakt filosofi http://twitpic.com/4iv1zh
21:51:05: “Sjå på deg nå – Med en fot i gravå så forsvinner du, go go go – Ah, eg kjenner deg så – Du kunne blitt en diamant, men i stedet er du kull”
21:53:55: There’s people from all over Norway at the concert – “it feels like the cup final in 87!”
21:54:08: Psycho under min hatt!
21:56:24: Hellraizer on guitar with his solo…
21:57:19: And now it’s time for Bond: Svarte katter & flosshatter!
21:59:56: Omen with the megaphone in the spotlight! And he only cares about combing his hair afterwards, tse… =;-)
22:02:20: En for orgelet, en for meg: http://twitpic.com/4iv6gz http://twitpic.com/4iv6to
22:03:44: Kaizers just got platinum for not only Violeta Violeta Vol I and Maestro, but also for the next song: Hjerteknuser!
22:04:33: And the Jackal doesn’t need to sing!
22:07:16: A bit of fishing for compliments – but there’s not really a need for that. But the Jackal is really amazed by the opportunity to play here!
22:07:52: Kaizer chants – and Kaizers traveled over all of Europe to see the Oslo audience.
22:08:23: And now the song that started the whole trilogy: Sju bøtter tårer er nok, Beatrice.
22:11:20: “Og så synger vi folkens!” Og duene på taket, de har aldri stått så stille…
22:12:32: Psycho under min hatt http://twitpic.com/4ivat6
22:13:06: Omen at the megaphone during Svarte katter http://twitpic.com/4ivb0h
22:14:31: And this concludes the second part of the concert. Omen starts the third part on the organ: Ompa til du dør!
22:15:18: Lots of chandeliers on stage – now that is something new!
22:16:01: Det kan bli jævlig varmt der nede!
22:17:41: And now the barrels are used for the very first time tonight! (Except for standing on them, that is… *g*)
22:19:33: So what’s the next song? Bum-bum-bum-bum bum-bum bum?
22:19:51: Right: Bøn fra helvete of course!
22:22:23: RT @Berekvam: Kaizers har satt uoffisiell norsk rekord i lysekroner:)
22:22:56: Henry er ikke en prest og ingen av oss er klokker!
22:23:15: And my first line in Norwegian: Schölischegüüüüt!
22:25:00: KONTROLL PÅ KONTINENTET! And everyone’s on their feet now!
22:26:00: Sju bøtter tårer er nok, Beatrice http://twitpic.com/4ivfwh
22:26:46: Chandeliers during Ompa til du dør http://twitpic.com/4ivg6y
22:27:06: Killmaster’s guitar solo – will he jump into the audience again?
22:27:28: No he doesn’t – at least not now. =;-)
22:27:58: “Do you want me to introduce the band now, just like in old times?” – Halleluja!
22:30:38: No surprise in the band introduction so far – and the Lord made Hellraizer look good in any color!
22:31:28: “And you will know him by his Indian name: He who hides his head under towels and gladly gives his picks away!”
22:32:43: Bøn fra helvete http://twitpic.com/4ivigx
22:33:36: Welcome to all first-timers – welcome to the Kaizers family!
22:33:46: At work! http://twitpic.com/4ivivx
22:34:39: The Jackal himself is the biggest Kaizers fan out there, even if there’s lots of “blodfans”. And now we get to hear his favorite: Maestro!
22:35:42: Sving din hammer!
22:37:54: Note: 9000 people speed up much more when singing “samvittigheten rein” than 500 do. =;-)
22:41:05: And that’s it: A thank-you to the fans, standing ovations for the band, and more than just lumps in the throat on stage…
22:42:09: Stomping on the stands – and they are back!
22:42:39: First encore: KGB!
22:43:39: Oh…. and the Jackal decided he doesn’t need a shirt. =;-)
22:44:45: Det er ikkje slutt før den feite damen synger!
22:45:16: Hellraizer http://twitpic.com/4ivncl
22:47:08: Maestro http://twitpic.com/4ivo0s
22:47:33: Hmm… Kaizers have a plan if we want another song? YES, of course we want!
22:48:02: The next song is maybe the best Kaizers Orchestra song ever: Dieter Meyers Inst.
22:50:13: Legg meg inn!
22:54:33: Good bye http://twitpic.com/4ivqwj
22:55:53: A gigantic conclusion for a great concert!
22:56:17: And off they go… the audience is demanding more!
22:56:33: Good bye http://twitpic.com/4ivrmp
22:57:09: KGB http://twitpic.com/4ivrv3
22:57:28: Dieter Meyers http://twitpic.com/4ivrzn
22:57:54: Dieter Meyers http://twitpic.com/4ivs5o
22:58:25: But yes, we DO get one more! Kaizers are back on stage, and now we’ll get Die Polizei!
22:59:38: If you have a lighter, turn it on!
23:01:22: Everybody’s singing – beautiful!
23:02:02: “And we know where you live….”
23:04:01: And while the audience is singing, Kaizers say good-bye once more…
23:04:53: Kaizers are off stage. And the audience continues singing! Gåsehud… =:-D
23:07:37: The first people are leaving – but the audience is still singing loudly.
23:09:07: Good bye http://twitpic.com/4ivwj8
23:09:29: Die Polizei http://twitpic.com/4ivwo7
23:09:54: Lighters in the audience… http://twitpic.com/4ivwu6
23:10:18: Kaizers chants now instead of the singing…
23:11:00: And now the lights went on – so that’s the end…
23:12:18: An amazing concert! Thanks a lot to Kaizers and to ALL Kaizer fans out there!
23:15:00: So thanks for following – let me know if you liked it! And after all the work it’s now time for partying, so I’ll call it a day.
23:15:18: Have a great night, all of you!
The legendary Spektrum concert… 9000 people in the audience, announced more than a year in advance, and the grand finale of the Violeta Violeta Vol. I tour!
Of course there had to be some special reporting for this concert. And there was – live via Twitter! And since I couldn’t really follow the concert while tweeting (which I had known beforehand, so I didn’t mind *g*) and there’s not really anything else to say anyway, here’s the live report from Twitter for you!
My judgment of the concert: It was amazing to see Kaizers in such a huge venue, and it really fit them! The conclusion with Die Polizei was just breathtaking – and I’m really looking forward to the DVD… The concert itself wasn’t really anything special. Actually, several concerts in Europe topped this one, regarding energy and humor on stage; but the atmosphere at Spektrum made up for all of that, so this concert was definitely a one-of-a-kind.
08:19:47: Live report from Kaizers Orchestra’s Oslo concert starting in about 10 hours here – if everything works as planned. Cross your fingers!
19:33:26: So, here we go! Sorry for being late, but now everything is set up. And the lights just went out – Micke from Sweden is on stage!
19:34:25: Kaizers told him he’s got 15 minutes before they throw him off stage. =;-)
19:38:00: “It’s like in the old times, in the war – they always send the old guys out first!” Micke from Sweden
19:38:57: Micke wanted to be part of Kaizers Orchestra – warming up for them is the closest he got. He’s known them for ten years now!
19:45:45: Spektrum isn’t filled yet, but Micke gets the audience to sing along – and they do so loudly!
19:51:00: Micke is done – and Geoff Berner just went on stage! Starting with the Maginot Line! Stupid, stupid!
19:52:28: Geoff seems satisfied: “Very good, gigantic mob of people!”
19:55:09: Spektrum before the concert. http://twitpic.com/4itr8v
19:55:58: Geoff’s next song: Fuck the police! And 8000 people are shouting just that…
19:56:47: Micke from Sweden http://twitpic.com/4itrwc
19:59:17: And now – of course – Whiskey Rabbi!
20:03:50: Geoff Berner: http://twitpic.com/4itu88 http://twitpic.com/4itun0
20:11:02: And everything’s very quick here – Jarle Bernhoft just came on and apologized that there is one more support band. =;-)
20:11:28: And Spektrum is almost full by now!
20:15:01: Jarle Bernhoft’s first song: Street lights.
20:19:33: Jarle wants people to watch the bonus material on the DVD. For example: So many faces
20:21:45: Jarle Bernhoft: http://twitpic.com/4iu1y6 http://twitpic.com/4iu2dh
20:28:19: After Jarle played Bittersweet, we got to dance now: Fly away
20:36:17: One more song for Jarle, and of course it’s Tears for Fears’ Shout!
20:41:58: Wait – why is a little club singing “Shout, shout, let it all out” louder than Spektrum? That’s got to change until Kaizers come on!
20:49:34: The audience at Spektrum http://twitpic.com/4iue25
20:52:55: So, while we’re all waiting for Kaizers to come on: Anything specific you want me to report about?
20:58:33: OK – Spektrum CAN be loud! However, we still have to wait a bit for Kaizers to come on!
21:05:48: And now the lights go out and the intro comes on! =:-D
21:07:49: Not the Russian Dance, but Begravelses Polka – and 9000 people can cheer REALLY loudly!
21:09:05: Omen bears his suitcase on stage, followed by Killmaster, Thunder, Mink, and Hellraizer!
21:10:35: And now: The Jackal followed by a film crew!
21:13:17: “Jeg visste det kom til å ta fyr!” First song: Delikatessen!
21:14:29: The whole band suddenly froze under Delikatessen – except for Hellraizer, who was confused what was going on. =;-)
21:15:23: Next song: Djevelens orkester. And 9000 people clapping and dancing. Or no – the stands are still sitting. Get up!!
21:19:37: Will people actually know Señor Torpedo? Sounds like they do, hell yeah!
21:21:13: The intro http://twitpic.com/4iuqsg
21:22:18: Delikatessen http://twitpic.com/4iur93
21:22:57: Next song: Veterans klage.
21:24:08: Kaizers have been on tour for 5 weeks now – total number of attendees: 9000 people. And now in Oslo: 9000 people!
21:25:10: “Let me see 20000 hands in the air!” – Sigøynerblod
21:27:56: “Det finnes ei trapp som går ned til en kjeller” – no, the Jackal does not need to sing Resistansen!
21:30:17: And of course the Jackal jumped into the audience!
21:30:46: Time for a little break – before they’ll start with the Violeta part of the concert!
21:32:18: Birds on the screen, Philemon Arthur & The Dung, and everybody’s singing!
21:34:26: “Kom inn og få deg litt… kaffi!”
21:35:19: The first time the Jackal sang with a lump in his throat…
21:35:35: And now: Five-four time with Femtakt filosofi!
21:36:18: Veterans klage http://twitpic.com/4iuwwi
21:37:08: Hands up in the air! Sigøynerblod http://twitpic.com/4iux9f
21:39:43: If there’s one guy the Jackal would sing a duet with, it’s – of course – Hellraizer! Din kjole lukter bensin, mor!
21:42:11: And a little ballet dancing at the end, while Spektrum sings “Det lukter bensin av den vakre kjolen min”.
21:44:03: Amazing singing! Next song: En for orgelet, en for meg.
21:44:41: The Jackal just ordered everyone on the stands: “Rise up!” And he didn’t have to ask twice!
21:46:01: Hellraizer’s rap part is cheered wildly as well – of course!
21:46:29: Philemon Arthur & The Dung http://twitpic.com/4iv0va
21:47:58: Now the Jackal’s up on the barrel with his bass drum.
21:48:30: Are we happy with the first part of the concert? OH YES!
21:48:50: And now the new song on Norwegian radio: Diamant til kull!
21:49:23: Femtakt filosofi http://twitpic.com/4iv1zh
21:51:05: “Sjå på deg nå – Med en fot i gravå så forsvinner du, go go go – Ah, eg kjenner deg så – Du kunne blitt en diamant, men i stedet er du kull”
21:53:55: There’s people from all over Norway at the concert – “it feels like the cup final in 87!”
21:54:08: Psycho under min hatt!
21:56:24: Hellraizer on guitar with his solo…
21:57:19: And now it’s time for Bond: Svarte katter & flosshatter!
21:59:56: Omen with the megaphone in the spotlight! And he only cares about combing his hair afterwards, tse… =;-)
22:02:20: En for orgelet, en for meg: http://twitpic.com/4iv6gz http://twitpic.com/4iv6to
22:03:44: Kaizers just got platinum for not only Violeta Violeta Vol I and Maestro, but also for the next song: Hjerteknuser!
22:04:33: And the Jackal doesn’t need to sing!
22:07:16: A bit of fishing for compliments – but there’s not really a need for that. But the Jackal is really amazed by the opportunity to play here!
22:07:52: Kaizer chants – and Kaizers traveled over all of Europe to see the Oslo audience.
22:08:23: And now the song that started the whole trilogy: Sju bøtter tårer er nok, Beatrice.
22:11:20: “Og så synger vi folkens!” Og duene på taket, de har aldri stått så stille…
22:12:32: Psycho under min hatt http://twitpic.com/4ivat6
22:13:06: Omen at the megaphone during Svarte katter http://twitpic.com/4ivb0h
22:14:31: And this concludes the second part of the concert. Omen starts the third part on the organ: Ompa til du dør!
22:15:18: Lots of chandeliers on stage – now that is something new!
22:16:01: Det kan bli jævlig varmt der nede!
22:17:41: And now the barrels are used for the very first time tonight! (Except for standing on them, that is… *g*)
22:19:33: So what’s the next song? Bum-bum-bum-bum bum-bum bum?
22:19:51: Right: Bøn fra helvete of course!
22:22:23: RT @Berekvam: Kaizers har satt uoffisiell norsk rekord i lysekroner:)
22:22:56: Henry er ikke en prest og ingen av oss er klokker!
22:23:15: And my first line in Norwegian: Schölischegüüüüt!
22:25:00: KONTROLL PÅ KONTINENTET! And everyone’s on their feet now!
22:26:00: Sju bøtter tårer er nok, Beatrice http://twitpic.com/4ivfwh
22:26:46: Chandeliers during Ompa til du dør http://twitpic.com/4ivg6y
22:27:06: Killmaster’s guitar solo – will he jump into the audience again?
22:27:28: No he doesn’t – at least not now. =;-)
22:27:58: “Do you want me to introduce the band now, just like in old times?” – Halleluja!
22:30:38: No surprise in the band introduction so far – and the Lord made Hellraizer look good in any color!
22:31:28: “And you will know him by his Indian name: He who hides his head under towels and gladly gives his picks away!”
22:32:43: Bøn fra helvete http://twitpic.com/4ivigx
22:33:36: Welcome to all first-timers – welcome to the Kaizers family!
22:33:46: At work! http://twitpic.com/4ivivx
22:34:39: The Jackal himself is the biggest Kaizers fan out there, even if there’s lots of “blodfans”. And now we get to hear his favorite: Maestro!
22:35:42: Sving din hammer!
22:37:54: Note: 9000 people speed up much more when singing “samvittigheten rein” than 500 do. =;-)
22:41:05: And that’s it: A thank-you to the fans, standing ovations for the band, and more than just lumps in the throat on stage…
22:42:09: Stomping on the stands – and they are back!
22:42:39: First encore: KGB!
22:43:39: Oh…. and the Jackal decided he doesn’t need a shirt. =;-)
22:44:45: Det er ikkje slutt før den feite damen synger!
22:45:16: Hellraizer http://twitpic.com/4ivncl
22:47:08: Maestro http://twitpic.com/4ivo0s
22:47:33: Hmm… Kaizers have a plan if we want another song? YES, of course we want!
22:48:02: The next song is maybe the best Kaizers Orchestra song ever: Dieter Meyers Inst.
22:50:13: Legg meg inn!
22:54:33: Good bye http://twitpic.com/4ivqwj
22:55:53: A gigantic conclusion for a great concert!
22:56:17: And off they go… the audience is demanding more!
22:56:33: Good bye http://twitpic.com/4ivrmp
22:57:09: KGB http://twitpic.com/4ivrv3
22:57:28: Dieter Meyers http://twitpic.com/4ivrzn
22:57:54: Dieter Meyers http://twitpic.com/4ivs5o
22:58:25: But yes, we DO get one more! Kaizers are back on stage, and now we’ll get Die Polizei!
22:59:38: If you have a lighter, turn it on!
23:01:22: Everybody’s singing – beautiful!
23:02:02: “And we know where you live….”
23:04:01: And while the audience is singing, Kaizers say good-bye once more…
23:04:53: Kaizers are off stage. And the audience continues singing! Gåsehud… =:-D
23:07:37: The first people are leaving – but the audience is still singing loudly.
23:09:07: Good bye http://twitpic.com/4ivwj8
23:09:29: Die Polizei http://twitpic.com/4ivwo7
23:09:54: Lighters in the audience… http://twitpic.com/4ivwu6
23:10:18: Kaizers chants now instead of the singing…
23:11:00: And now the lights went on – so that’s the end…
23:12:18: An amazing concert! Thanks a lot to Kaizers and to ALL Kaizer fans out there!
23:15:00: So thanks for following – let me know if you liked it! And after all the work it’s now time for partying, so I’ll call it a day.
23:15:18: Have a great night, all of you!
Tags: Geoff Berner, Jarle Bernhoft, Kaizers Orchestra, Micke from Sweden, Oslo, Review, Spektrum/Oslo
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Saturday, September 18th, 2010
 Blood, Sweat and lots of Rock’n'Roll
Bericht von Marlene
Zusammen mit zwei Freunden war ich eine der 150 glücklichen Menschen, die dem Skambankt-Lydverket-Event im Internasjonalen beiwohnen durften, for free und einfach so.
Mehrmals wurde uns mitgeteilt, dass punktgenau um 20.00 der Einlass wäre und deshalb alle dann bitteschön auch da zu sein hätten. Also fanden wir uns, um auf Nummer sicher zu gehen, schon kurz vorher am Ort des Geschehens ein, bestellten Getränke und stellten fest, dass allgemeine Entspanntheit vorherrschte. Um 20 Uhr wurde es für meinen Geschmack innen zu voll. Das Volk wartete auf Einlass. Mit Punktgenauigkeit wurde es jedoch nichts, da sich der Tollak verspätete, wie sich rausstellte, als er sich durch die Menge wühlte.
Dann durfte auch das Publikum die Wendeltreppe rauf und rein in den Raum mit Bar und kleiner Bühne, die reich bestückt war mit Instrumenten und deshalb den Musikern wenig Bewegungsfreiraum bot. Alles Gute auf ca. 7qm also.
Nach kurzer Instruktion (“Bitte nicht auf Kabel treten, Kameras aus dem Weg gehen und nicht böse sein, wenn mal eine Einstellung wiederholt werden muss.”) begannen die Aufzeichnungen. Asbjørn Slettemark, Moderator der Sause, positionierte sich an diverse Stellen mitten im Publikum und berichtete über Neuigkeiten der Musikwelt wie Röyksopps Besuch im Altenheim ob des neuen Albums “Senior”, Indiemusik in amerikanischen Fernsehserien, splitterfasernackte Bühnenauftritte Kvelertaks.
Das Skambanktinterview entpuppte sich leider als nur zweiminütiges Gespräch über Terjes favorisierte CD-Neuerscheinungen des Herbstes und das war’s.
Aber eigentlich ging es ja eh primär ums Konzert, weil wir höchstwahrscheinlich nicht die Chance haben werden, an der kommenden Tour teilzunehmen.
Die Bandmitglieder bahnten sich ihren Weg durch das gespannt wartende Publikum zur Bühne, das heißt Børge, Terje, Tollak und der Christer Knutsen. Ja, derjenige welche, und er sollte nicht etwa Hans Panzer an der Gitarre ersetzten, eine Vorstellung, mit der mein Kopf kurz eine Menge Freude hatte, sondern verkroch sich in eine Ecke, in die kein Licht mehr kam und haute zum Beispiel bei Amnesti ordentlich in die Keyboardtasten. Und wenn doch mal Licht auf des Christers Kopf fiel, konnte man ein breites Grinsen sehen.
Als die Programmleiterin ein wenig nervös nach Hans fragte, meinte Terje nur: “Ach, der kommt gleich.” Enspannt waren sie alle. Das machte sich auch beim Spielen bemerkbar. Sie hatten sichtlich Freude daran und zumindest das Publikum um uns herum auch.
Den Anfang machte “Kaos, så inferno”, gefolgt von “Mantra” und nochmal “Mantra” für eine andere Kameraperspektive. “En gang til!” wurde danach zur Belustigung der Band gefordert, aber wir bekamen “Amnesti” auf die Ohren. Genug mit neuen Liedern, dachten sie sich und packten “Slukk meg”, “O Dessverre” und “Stormkast” aus. Bei letztem wurde von einem übermütigen Gast leider ein Glas gen Bühne geworfen, welches an einem Scheinwerfer zersprang und so über den vorderen Bühnenbereich niederregnete und den Terje leicht erwischte. Das Lied wurde unbeirrt zu Ende gespielt und kleine Wunden abgetupft.
Der Vorfall konnte der guten Laune nichts anhaben, und auch unsere Euphorie begleitete uns durch den Rest der Nacht.
Blood, sweat, and lots of rock’n'roll
Report by Marlene
Together with two friends, I was one of the 150 lucky people who could attend the Skambankt Lydverket event at Internasjonalen, for free and just like that.
We had been told several times before that the doors would open precisely at 8 p.m. and therefore, everybody had to be there at that time. So, to be on the safe side, we arrived a bit earlier, ordered our drinks, and found out that the whole atmosphere was very relaxed. At 8 p.m., it was way too crowded inside for my taste. Everybody waited for the doors to open. But that didn’t happen on time, because Tollak was late, as it turned out when he fought his way through the crowd.
Soon after, the audience was allowed up the spiral staircase as well, into the room with a bar and small stage, which was richly equipped with instruments so that it didn’t offer the musicians much room to move. Thus all the best on just 7 square meters.
After a short instruction (“Please do not step on cables, make way for cameras, and don’t be angry if a shot must be repeated.”) the recording started. Asbjørn Slettemark, moderator of Lydverket, positioned himself at various places in the audience and reported on music news, like Röyksopp’s visit to the nursing home in conjunction with the new album “Senior”, indie music in American television series, Kvelertak’s naked stage performances.
The Skambankt interview unfortunately turned out to be no more than a two minute conversation about Terje’s favorite CD releases of the fall, and that was it.
But actually, the concert was the highlight anyway, because most likely we won’t have the chance to see Skambankt during the upcoming tour.
The band members made their way to the stage through the excited crowd, that is, Børge, Terje, Tollak, and Christer Knutsen. Yes, Christer Knudsen himself, and he wasn’t there to replace Hans Panzer on guitar, an idea which enlightened my head for a minute, but he crept into a corner where there was no light and worked the keyboards, for example during Amnesti. And if some light actually made it to Christer’s head, you could see a broad grin.
When the program director asked about Hans a little nervously, Terje just said: “Oh, he’ll arrive soon.” They were all relaxed. This was also noticeable when they were playing. It was obvious that they enjoyed it, and the audience – at least those around us – did too.
The first song was “Kaos, så inferno”, followed by “Mantra” and again “Mantra” for a different camera angle. “En gang til!”, the audience shouted afterwards, which amused the band, but we got to hear “Amnesti”. Enough new songs, they thought and played “Slukk meg”, “O Dessverre”, and “Stormkast”. During the latter, some mischievous guest unfortunately threw a glass towards the stage, which broke at a spotlight and rained down on the front of the stage, hitting Terje. Unflinchingly, they finished the song and dabbed small wounds.
The incident couldn’t harm the good mood, and our euphoria accompanied us through the rest of the night.
Tags: Christer Knudsen, Internasjonalen, Lydverket, Norway, Oslo, Review, Skambankt
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
Tja, und das war es dann auch schon wieder… =:-( Zwei Konzerte einer Tour sind eigentlich viel zu wenig – aber andererseits ist es irgendwie auch herrlich unstressig, und billiger sowieso. Und ich glaube, ich habe mir die richtigen zwei Konzerte ausgesucht! =:-D … weiterlesen!
Well, and already it’s all over again… =:-( Two shows of a tour is really way too little – while on the other hand, it is amazing to see how much less stressfull it is, and cheaper as well, of course. And I think I picked the right two concerts! =:-D ... read on!
Tags: Kaizers Orchestra, Oslo, Review, Sentrum Scene/Oslo
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Friday, May 1st, 2009
Das nächste Konzert – Oslo, Mono. Vorher wollten wir uns eigentlich noch Killmasters Fotoausstellung ansehen, aber nein, die war natürlich wegen Feiertag geschlossen. *grmbl* Also ging’s stattdessen zur Autogrammstunde, wo ich dann tatsächlich meine CDs kaufen konnte, oh Wunder! Den Rest des Nachmittags verbrachten wir draußen im strahlenden Sonnenschein – Frühling at its best, was will man mehr?
… weiterlesen!
The next concert – Oslo, Mono. Actually, we had planned to see Killmaster’s photo exhibition, but no: It was closed because of the holiday. =:-( Too bad, but so we went on to the signing instead. And yes, I actually managed to buy my CDs! I had almost given up on that…The rest of the day, we enjoyed the great sunshine outside – spring at its best, not really what you would expect for Norway at this time of the year!
... read on!
Tags: Kaizers Orchestra, Mono/Oslo, Oslo, Review
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