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by Elisabeth Gnuschke A strong solo performance Chris de Burgh enthused his fans during the open air concert at the horse race ground Black. Everything is black. The sky, the stage, the guitars, the piano. And also Chris de Burgh stands on the stage of the Galopprennbahn at the Vahr in black trousers and a simple black shirt. He appeared as if from nowhere, is at first hardly to see, but even better to hear. The lady with the eye on her shirt, the cover of the new CD "The Road To Freedom" claps along enthusiastically. And 1500 other fans do the same. Punctually for the start of the concert the dark sky opens. The audience at the open air on the horse race ground experience a great concert, listen to old and new songs, many ballads but also fresh hits like "High On Emotion" or "St. Peter's Gate". Quickly a lot of fans rushed to the stage, continue to sing the words to "St. Peter's Gate". Chris de Burgh is happy. As always the small Irishman comes across as being extremely nice. He chats with the audience, tells him that he had eaten great food at "Don Camillo" the night before. And ever again there are some side blows for US president George W. Bush. The 56 year old musician who successfully writes and composes his songs since decades, is just a professional. He doesn't need a band. He attracts the fans just with his voice, the piano or the guitar. Solo is his big strength. The album "The Road To Freedom" has especially been created for this and this tour. Nothing is overamplified, the words are very well understandable. His audience is very mixed. There are mid 60s as well as mid 30s with their children. Chris sings about "Fatal Hesitation", the moment of hesitating that lets the holiday love go away. He sings about peace, about war. Subjects like the separation of parents from the viewpoint of a child or the goodbye of a father to his child who goes far away are being wrapped into catchy romantic music. The singer always jokes with the people from Bremen and around, wanders through the crowd without fear of being touched while he sings a medley of his hits. And diligent as ever he stands for two and a half hours on a stage which - due to the light effects - isn't black at all anymore. Until it rains again. |
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