Colorline Arena
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From: Maggie Powell
And that was before the show began. ÊI say "show", but strictly speaking, this was a "production", the
calibre of which I hope I can do justice to.
The pre-show music featuring Tom Petty followed by some early Bob Dylan got a thumbs-up approval from
me... I loved the retro backdrop video scene featuring the radio, the whisky glass and the cigarette smoke...
coupled with the dry-ice effect from the stage, it was all very atmospheric.ÊLovely moment when the
radio frequency is changed and "Waterloo" comes blasting out of the speakers... you could hear the
collective groan echo around the arena followed by the collective sigh of relief when the tuning dial found
another channel which immediately became a groan again as another Abba song was recognised - think vocal
olympic wave and you'll get an idea of the effect!! ÊAll very entertaining and a clear sign that the audience
was indeed, paying attention.
For personal reasons which have no place here, I wasn't the happiest of bunnies as I headed for Hamburg
yesterday afternoon... and yes, the tail-back at the Elbe Tunnel lived up to my expectations... but once I'd
parked my car in front of the AOL Arena which is across the road from the ColorLine Arena, found someone
willing to purchase my spare ticket and made my pilgrimage to the bratwurst counter at the venue, the
world started to look a brighter place. Ê
And so to the first blinding pyroblast which illuminated the stage with an intensity that was to match the rest of the evening.ÊRoger Waters' stage presence was stunning... dressed in black ala Richard Gere-esque, Roger had the audience captivated as he performed his way through a set that blasted the wow-factor into another stratosphere.ÊFrom my second front row seat, I was close enough to see the colour of Roger's shoe laces, so yes... when I tell you that what I saw resembled a proverbial cat that had licked the cream, that's just what I thought every time I watched Roger smile... I overheard someone say "He's a perfectionist." ÊAnd based on last night's experience, I would say that was evident and in that respect, Roger had every right to look satisfied.
The special effects were amazing and there were times when I felt like I was on a white-knuckle ride at a theme park somewhere... at other times I felt like I was on some sort of "trip"... the colours... the shapes... the sounds... the life-size astronaut floating around the arena... the giant pig cum graffiti board... the on-stage explosions... all of which served to enhance a production that was quite simply in a league of its own.
Each band member played their individual part faultlessly and their collective part with an immaculate preciseness that echoed the performance of the man-in-black.
In short, a totally wonderful experience for which I would like to say "thank you".
Comparing this concert to the Berlin In the Flesh concert, I think Mr. Kamen and Mr. White did a very much better solo in Comfortably Numb" during the Berlin 2002 show. Maybe Snowy felt more familiar with Berlin after peforming the Wall back in the early 90's.
All other guitar playing was of course fantastic as always. Carin and Kilminster did very good vocal jobs and the drumming of Mr. Broad was really amazing. The female vocalist are fantastic and "cuts" the air.
I'm really looking forward to the Concert in the Park of the Augustenborg Castle on the 1st. of May.
In Denmark we are very lucky to have Floyd cover band, The Pink Floyd Project. They are playing
2 complete concerts of The Wall this year. They are really fantastic guys.
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