{"id":1113,"date":"2012-02-04T13:07:41","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T11:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2012-02-15T14:07:03","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T12:07:03","slug":"you-shook-me-allnight-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passioncolorseverything.com\/blog\/?p=1113","title":{"rendered":"You shook me all night long"},"content":{"rendered":"

Martin and James – Luxor, Cologne; February 3rd 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

5:00 a.m. my alarm ripped me from sleep in Bremen and I had to board a train. It was way to bright in there to continue sleeping but I kept dozing off until I reached home. Had time for some last preparations and took off to D\u00fcsseldorf airport where I picked up my friend R. who had come from Sweden to see a few concerts with me.<\/p>\n

Back home, some food, lots of chat and then to the train station again, Cologne bound. After arrival we met up with A., B. and N., had some food again and set out to wait at the venue. A handful of people where already braving the cold when we arrived \u2013 luckily it was less than an hour until the doors opened.<\/p>\n

We got in, they made some fuss about my camera, but allowed it in after seeing the email from the guys. The front row is so small we barely found room for the five of us. The place filled up quickly, lots of excited chatter going on.<\/p>\n

Instead of Jim Kroft some other guy walked on stage and introduced himself as Dan Dietrich. He played a few songs for us and I really enjoyed his set. He mentioned he was from Darmstadt, so maybe he will show up again.<\/p>\n

Jim followed, A. and I had decided to give him another chance and this time he was surprisingly good. Much more power to the songs and none of the boredom I had felt the previous day. So he can actually do it. Nice. I had been wondering how to survive listening to him so many more times. So I take back what I said earlier. He\u2019s not bad after all. I had fun and even clapped along. He also had one other guy on stage to support him, Jonas Lieber \u00a0who added some nice harmony singing.<\/p>\n

When it was time for Martin and James to enter the stage, the excitement in the room was palpable. They came out to great cheers from the audience \u2013 a much stronger response than the previous night.<\/p>\n

They started with \u2018She\u2019s light guiding\u2019 again, but played \u2018Turn it up\u2019 right after this time. The entire audience was into it from the very first song. By the time they got to \u2018wheels\u2019 every one was singing along and they guys clearly enjoyed it. \u2018Wrong Directions\u2019 is always a crowd favorite and the amazing \u2018One way forward\u2019 got even those who didn\u2019t know it yet. The rocking version of \u2018You\u2019re a window\u2019 got everyone into clapping along and from then on there was no stopping the audience. They were loud and happy and carrying the show. Every new song was greeted with cheers and a generally positive response. The guys really didn\u2019t have to ask if we liked them or not.<\/p>\n

Hearing the new songs for the second time I picked \u2018The Rope\u2019 as my favorite, followed by \u2018Hard to cry\u2019 and \u2018Cynical Skin\u2019, but I find it really hard to decide. They are just all so good. I still don\u2019t understand much of the lyrics though, hopefully that will change during the course of the tour. It\u2019s even more fun when can actually sing along.<\/p>\n

The guys talked much, but not as nervously as they still did in Bremen. The audience loved them, they didn\u2019t need to do much to ignite the spark and later fan the flames, it all seemed effortless. During \u2018All over the news\u2019 there was one point where the audience continued singing before Martin did and he just stood there and smiled. We followed every sing along too and \u2018Crashing into Love\u2019 was extra long with everyone rocking out.<\/p>\n

The noise level when they left the stage was deafening. The cheers and clapping and screams and whistling didn\u2019t stop until they came back out. They looked somewhat overwhelmed by the reaction, but very happy. Since there was a curfew, there was time for only one encore. Everyone came back out and launched into a great version of \u2018I have to fall\u2019 mixed with \u2018Twist and Shout\u2019 and little bits of \u2018You shook me all night long\u2019 thrown in for good measure. It was all a big party and I think nobody wanted to stop. Eventually they had to leave, but the cheers lasted for a while.. When I looked around I saw happy smiles everywhere and also people being a little dazed by what they had just been part of. We all looked at each other and smiled. What a great night and what an amazing tour start for R.<\/p>\n

The lined at he merchandise were endless and we though we would not get a chance to talk to the guys at all, but we manage for a little while and even got a group picture with them. There was no time or room to really talk though, just quick hellos and goodbyes, before they kicked us out of the place. R. and I took accompanied the others to their hotel, warmed up a bit and then went for the long ride home. Around 2 a.m. we arrived \u2013 dead tired, but very very happy.<\/p>\n

Two concerts down, five to go. Next stop: Osnabr\u00fcck.<\/p>\n

Setlist<\/span>
\nShe\u2019s light guiding
\nTurn it up
\nMaybe it\u2019s time<\/p>\n

Wheels
\nWrong directions
\nOne way forward
\nYou\u2019re a window
\nI was blind
\nBad Dream
\nLive Wires
\nLove\u2019s not a Fight
\nCynical Skin
\nHard to cry
\nLittle bits of Light
\nLife\u2019s a Show
\nThe Rope
\nAll over the News
\nCrashing into Love<\/p>\n

Encore:<\/em>
\nI have to fall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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