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Bücher, schnell gelesen: Teil 1.032

Jesper Stein – Unruhe (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2013)

Gelesen: 03.-11.02.2014 (Zeit nicht genommen, das Lesevergnügen wurde durch Hospitalbesuche bei meiner Liebsten arg verzögert), netto 471 Seiten.

Wow, das ist mal ein Debüt. Und dazu ein cooles Setting rund um die Räumung/den Abriss des Ungdomshuset (war autonomes Jugendzentrum in CPH, ähnlich der Flora in HH) und mit einem arg verkrachten Mordermittler (der perfekte Einzelgänger). Wirklich glaubwürdig bringt Jesper das Feeling im Viertel, die Probleme der Pauzilei und die Probleme des einzelnen Polizisten unter. Dazu eine großartige Story, der auch Ausflüge auf den Balkan ehr gut tun.

Wer also lernen will was dänische Polizisten können, wie während einer Demoschlacht ein Mord vor den Augen der Pauzilei passieren kann und wer in das Leben eines coolen Ermittlers eintauchen will der ist mehr als richtig hier. Ganz starkes Ding!

Soundtrack dazu: Amdi Petersens Arme, was sonst?

2014/02/12
…ever got the feeling you’ve been cheated?

Sex Pistols Experience (Indra, Hamburg, 07.02.2014)

Flashback 14.01.1978 – the Sex Pistols grace the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco and Mr. Rottern snears his famous “… ever got the feeling you’ve been cheated” to end not only the US of A tour of the Pistols but also the Pistols as such. Now zoom over to Hamburg where quite a lot of young kids that got hooked on Punk all stored a precious treasure at home: A ticket for the Sex Pistols show at the Markthalle in Hamburg – finally the prime punk band (at least according to the local german pop magazins) make it to Hamburg! Little did they know in the pre-internet days that it’ll be a “no show”…

Sex Pistols (Hamburg, Markthalle, 24.01.1978)

Hop into your time machine now and move 13163 days fast forward – the oldpunks in Hamburg finaly get their chance to see a Pistols set (ok, those who make the yearly pilgrimage to Blackpool had a chance already plus those who travelled to London to see Rotten/Cook/Jones/Matlock on stage in 2007). But it ain’t the old farts, it is a travelling circus type of tribute/cover band. In any other case this would make me avoid the show like the plague but this lot has it. Has it realy. A young Sid mockup. A young Rotten lookalike with the same voice and the same starry eyes. A Steve Jones who looks like my old boss in London (and my boss was called by the name of … David C Jones!). And a handsome Cook on drums. And boy do they make a show! The packed Indra was completly taken away and i am sure a lot of wet dreams came true!

But see yourself and listen up:

Satelite!

Liar!

EMI!

God save the Queen!

Stunning! For some more pictures see below…

Some people found it rather odd that you get a 1:1 / chord-by-chord / snear-by-snear / look-by-look copy but take it as “our” ABBA musickal…

Side remark:
Allthough the Pistols came to an end back there on the stage of the Winterland Ballroom greedy promoters sure tried to cash in on them and put them on the poster for the first “big” punk festival in Hamburg. More pictures from that event over at punkfoto.de!

Punk Festival (Audimax Hamburg 16.06.1978)

2014/02/08
my loveliest vinyl, part 41
Zero Boys – Vicious Circle (Nimrod Records NIM-001, 1982)

Boy, there are a couple of records that got me hooked on US/HC and next to Descendents this one comes sure in the top 5. The Zero Boys basicaly came from nowhere (or, as the US of A would put it “The Midwest”) and just like Hüsker Dü took everbody “left field”. I think they easily outplayed much bigger and more successfull bands of the early 80s but due to their location never made it big. Paul Mahern went on to become a producer in demand and they had a mass of re-unions and new line ups etc – their 1982 record though is the testament that there was sound out there in US nowhereland that we could never fathom.

The verdict:

1977 – it ain’t but this is early hardcore without all the metal – just punk rock
published by a cool lable – DIY on a local label, later re-issued by Toxic Shock
found in a cool shop – Konnekschen, where else?
catching sound – genre defining hooks and speed, no surprise that Paul Maherns other band was powerpop!
the lyrics – no bullshit and versatile on viewing the world!

Surprise that i actually like this one most: short, crisp, fast paced and a clear and easy message. But there is no bad song on this record, trust me!
```
You look So good
But i know You're no good
Why do you wanna push me down the drain?
Don't you know your love is drivin' me insane?

What's your name?
Down the Drain!
What's your name?
Down the Drain!
Drain!

(c) 1982 Howe/Mahern/Clough - Zero Boys Music (BMI)
```
Listen up:

And see it live – jot as they where in 1981 (jumpt to 02:57 for “Down the Drain”):

Just class! Nothing to add!
2014/02/02