Concert Review: Freiburg, Germany - July 10, 2003
Franziska Huber:
Hi folks I'm back from a wonderful CdeB concert in Freiburg. This is my review: First of all the songlist: 1. Sorry, I don't remember this one 2. Here is your paradise 3. Sailing away 4. Transmission ends 5. Save me 6. Sailor 7. The head and the heart 8. The best that love can be 9. Natasha Dance 10. St. Peter's Gate 11. The same sun 12. Where peaceful waters flow 13. A spaceman came travelling 14. Parts of a new song. CdeB did not mention the name. 15. Parts of a new song about people who leave for a long time (2 years or more) and leave their loved ones behind 16. Parts of a new song called The road to freedom 17. Borderline 18. Say goodbye to it all 19. Lady in red 20. Living in the world 21. Ship to shore 22. Lebanese nights 23. The Revolution 24. Missing you 25. Don't pay the ferryman 1st encore: High on emotion Snows of New York 2nd encore: A hard day's night American Pie Pretty Woman Hey Jude The concert took place in a tent at a music festival. It was around 30 °C outside and I guess you can imagine what the temperature must have been inside that tent. CdeB started the concert saying that he will play a selection of his favourite songs. He was in a very good mood, made some jokes and spoke to the audience all the time. I am sure he enjoyed the concert as much as the audience did. CdeB said that he had a wonderful massage in the afternoon by an Argentinian girl (why am I Swiss??????). Chris announced that his new CD will probably be released in spring next year and that it will be an accoustic record. The bits of the new songs he played are just wonderful, slow ballad type songs. I wish it was spring 2004 tomorrow :-)))). When he started to sing The Revolution some girls ran towards the stage to dance. A few securities tried to immediately chase them away but Chris wanted them to stay and sent the securities away instead :-). Some fans went to the stage and asked Chris for an autograph during the concert and guess what, he did it! They got an autograph! Isn't it fantastic how much he cares for his fans? When he started to sing Don't pay the ferryman the audience went wild and got off their seats. Everybody danced and clapped their hands and did not stop until the end of the concert. During the last encore he shook the hands of all fans in front of the stage and even grasped the bald head of a security. That was great fun ;-))). It was a great concert. I must admit I did not miss the band. It was so beautiful to just hear Chris's powerful voice and the piano or his guitars. I haven't seen Chris performing live for at least 20 years. Yesterday I asked myself how I managed to live without his great concerts for such a long time. I failed to find an answer but I promise that I won't wait another 20 years. This time I will wait 2 days only!!!! After the wonderful evening I had yesterday I decided on the spot to see Chris again in Karlsruhe on Sunday. This will be a concert with his band. I wonder if the playlist will be the same. See you on Sunday, Chris :-))). Going back to lurking mode now and start listening to some CdeB songs. Franziska from Switzerland