RPWL & Silhouette November 2, 2012 - Lakei, Helmond (NL)
There's no better way to start a weekend than going
out and watch live music on a Friday night, especially when a band like RPWL
performs. They added a new leg to their tour promoting their latest album Beyond Man And Time
(2012, see review). The venue
Lakei in Helmond (The Netherlands) was nicely packed with fans. A lot
of them had already seen the show during the concerts in spring, but apart from
them many people showed up not knowing what to expect this evening.
Silhouette
RPWL When RPWL started their show − which was the first one in four months - it was easy to see that the band was willing to do their utmost. The atmosphere on stage was great. I noticed lots of contacts between the musicians and smiling faces when minor mistakes occurred. This is always the case when you attend the first show of a series to come. The band members
In the opener We Are What We Are, ' the keeper' was on stage to perform his vocal duties, wearing an aluminium triangular hat and lighted gloves. Both guitarist Kalle Wallner and bassist Werner Taus started the show behind a transparent screen, so the audience could only see their silhouettes. For the next song, Lang entered the stage blindfolded, but he miraculously found his way to the microphone stand to sing the beautiful title track. Almost looking like a mad scientist and wearing oversized glasses, Yogi sang Unchain The Earth. An impressive character is 'the ugly' with Lang dressed up like the hunchback of the Notre Dame. He acted as if he was a bit afraid of Wallner's guitar. Another character is 'the shadow' entering the stage dressed in black and perfectly copying the movements of Wallner and Taus. During The Wise In The Desert, Lang wore the eyes of wisdom and he sang this song in his characteristic pose: with outstretched arms. 'The fisherman' is a nice act as well. When he came on stage to sing this song, he held a fishing rod in his hands with a camera attached to the end. I think due to technical problems the recorded images didn't reflect on the screen at the back of the stage. Another nice gimmick occurred when the 'real' Kalle Wallner lighted a cigarette that his image, projected on a screen, held in his hand.
Instead of leaving after the show, we stayed a bit longer to get the chance to talk to the band members of RPWL. They always take the time to talk to the people in the audience after a show, which in my opinion is one of the highlights of the evening. Pedro Bekkers (edited by Peter Willemsen) |
Setlist RPWL: TransformedWe Are What We Are (The Keeper) Beyond Man And Time (The Blind) Unchain The Earth (The Scientist) The Ugliest Man In The World (The Ugly) The Road Of Creation (The Creator) Somewhere In Between The Shadow The Wise In The Desert The Fisherman The Noon Encores: Sleep Roses Embryo |
Pictures RPWL by Henri Strik Click on the picture to enlarge. |
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Line up RPWL: (left to right)Kalle Wallner: guitar, vocals Marcus Jehle: keyboards Yogi Lang: vocals, keyboards Marc Turiaux: drums Werner Taus: bass, vocals |
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