{"id":20221,"date":"2024-11-06T11:48:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T10:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=20221"},"modified":"2025-01-05T17:02:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T16:02:26","slug":"perfect-wall-of-sound-vs-enchanted-power-pop-kuken-the-marked-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=20221","title":{"rendered":"&#8230; perfect wall of sound vs. enchanted power pop: K\u00fcken &amp; The Marked Men!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:198,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/kueken.bandcamp.com\\\/track\\\/rnr-band&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250621055300\\\/https:\\\/\\\/kueken.bandcamp.com\\\/track\\\/rnr-band&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 10:05:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 01:26:54&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 22:44:57&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-08 08:55:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 02:48:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-27 03:41:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-27 03:41:10&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:199,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/razorcake.org\\\/archive-a-marked-men-retrospective-not-tough-enough&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20240221104615\\\/https:\\\/\\\/razorcake.org\\\/archive-a-marked-men-retrospective-not-tough-enough\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-09 10:05:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 01:26:53&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 02:48:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-21 02:48:21&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:403},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>That was a wee bit of a surprise: The Marked Men would grace Hamburg again, 10 years after their triumphant <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=3622\">Get!Lost!Fest! #2<\/a><\/em> set. 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Max mem: 56.00 Mb. -->\n\n\n\n<pre>K\u00fcken (Hafenklang, Hamburg, 03.11.2024 (c) gehkacken.de 2024)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>That paired with the <em>same voice twice<\/em> dual singing is simply a perfect niche in this vast genre. Call it Punk, call it Garage, call it Proto Punk &#8230; or simply stick Rock&#8217;n&#8217;Roll to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the finishing touch, more on that RnR side of things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 630 \/ 360;\" width=\"630\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Kuken-3-Hafenklang-Hamburg-03.11.2024.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It was not a surprise that K\u00fcken came across absolutely tight and near perfect, as this show was the topping of a short run from Leipzig via Berlin back to Hamburg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh my, for my ears this was a perfect set!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/k_tour_poster.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your dose of K\u00fcken below and make sure you order all of their records. Even Jeff Burke scored K\u00fccken III after the show at the merch table!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:center\"> \n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2579645783\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/kueken.bandcamp.com\/album\/s-t-iii\">s\/t (III) by K\u00dcKEN<\/a><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next The Marked Men and in classic unpretentious style they took next to nothing to set themselves up and kicked off with one of their classic hymns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 630 \/ 360;\" width=\"630\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/The-Marked-Men-1-Hafenklang-Hamburg-03.11.2024.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks indeed for giving us again the chance to spend &#8220;<em>A little tim<\/em>e&#8221; with you guys and sing-a-long to this beauty of a pop (like in <em>popular<\/em>) song:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><em>Just give a little bit of time<br>'Cause you know that you can never live before you die<br>Get out of the way<br>You know a little spilled blood will make a nice distraction<br><br>Can\u2019t cap your lid, but booze that mind<br>I don\u2019t care you know it\u2019s not a loss if it\u2019s not our dime<br>It\u2019s just a little hit<br>You gotta grow up with the X on<br><br>[Bridge]<br><br>It\u2019s just a little bit of time outside<br>With the ones who care on our side<br>Just a little bit of time outside<br>Just a world of<br>You\u2019ll get your life to say<br>Just a little bit<br>Just a little of it<br><br>(c) 2006 The Marked Men \/ SESAC<\/em><br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The Internet (<em>damn Internet, never forgets<\/em>) has the simple truth on this one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><em>It\u2019s a perfect song: the way everyone comes in a split second before the vocals hit, the way everything drops away for the guitar lead and the bass drum, the way it breaks after the chorus where the guitars start dueling each other with clean chords being picked at note by note.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/razorcake.org\/archive-a-marked-men-retrospective-not-tough-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Alex Barett for Razorcake (2012)<\/a><\/em><br><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The only item that felt a bit off was somewhat the sound: In front of the stage it sounded less powerful than i would have expected, though overall at the end it felt ok. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My wild guess: The perfect and loud wall of sound by K\u00fcken set a precedence that anyway The Marked Men with their style would never reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n<!-- Start container 2 --><div id=\"wppa-modal-container-2\" class=\"wppa-modal-container\" style=\"position:relative;z-index:100000;\" data-wppa=\"yes\"><\/div><div id=\"wppa-container-wrapper-2\" 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