{"id":5228,"date":"2015-10-11T18:17:05","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T16:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=5228"},"modified":"2018-10-06T13:43:53","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T11:43:53","slug":"the-freeze-conquered-germany-the-punk-rock-capital-of-deutschland-apparently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gehkacken.de\/?p=5228","title":{"rendered":"… The Freeze conquered Germany, the punk rock capital of Deutschland (apparently)!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Their last real effort is from 1999 and their only steady member is Cliff Hanger, the manic singer. But their records are timeless beauties and i can still sing to any song from Rabid Reaction – so the choice between Anti-Pasti at Monkeys and The Freeze at Hafenklang was easy!<\/p>\n

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Punktucke (Hafenklang, 10.10.2015 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Support was Punktucke from Hamburg which was feared to be a bit of a downside, though they proved much better in the end. Me mate said “…they are boring, let’s go and see if we can have a drink outside<\/em>” prior to the show but then we stayed on. They have some good tunes, some even wander into post-punk territory. But what they don’t have is stage presence. And that add’s to the downside i guess. But a tight set and even some appreciation from the audience (120 odd who where there for The Freeze predominantly i’d say).<\/p>\n

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And then the fun started. It took The Freeze like 5 mins to get on stage, plug in, setup the drum and Cliff saying “OK, i think we are ready”. And real, rough and ready they where.<\/p>\n

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And there was no holding back, after Nazi Fun they stormed into American Town.<\/p>\n

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Bang! There are only few bands that could kick off with such a blast from the past i’d say. Sing-a-long galore!<\/p>\n

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The Freeze (Hafenklang, 10.10.2015 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And surprise, Cliff Hanger this time round was almost well behaved – last time in Hamburg he behaved a wee bit more … crazy!<\/p>\n

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Bloodlights! Another classic!<\/p>\n

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And sure no hiding, backed by a rather sturdy band Cliff muffled his way through one classic after the other.<\/p>\n

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The Freeze (Hafenklang, 10.10.2015 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And that gave way to one of my loveliest songs – with just brilliant words:<\/p>\n

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That little story about loneliness is just on of the best songs ever.<\/p>\n

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The Freeze (Hafenklang, 10.10.2015 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And the people thoroughly enjoyed it, loads of singing, head nodding and dancing. And with a lengthy explanation they blasted into 25 seconds of “This is Boston, not L.A.<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

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A nice way to sum it up indeed! Me mate Frosch, who sports a Boston (as in BossTones plus Boston skyline) tattoo had a big smile on his face!<\/p>\n

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The Freeze (Hafenklang, 10.10.2015 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And with some few choice words about how useless walking off the stage and returning is they threw themselves into what was the encore (not to forgetting to place a reminder on watching our backs when out there and facing them cops).<\/p>\n

And a random bloke from the audience gave the classic that makes the headline on this one – trying to convince The Freeze to play another one he screamed famous word “… Germany, the punk rock capital of Deutschland<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

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And Violent Arrest was followed with one of the fewer played old songs, Halloween Night.<\/p>\n

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And that finished off a great show and was some good Boston Hardcore. Loved it. And me mates loved it too!<\/p>\n

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Frosch, Thomas, Nickel (Hafenklang, 10.10.2015 (c) gehkacken.de)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And that gave way for a few more drinks in a dingy bar with some more classic sing-a-long punk. Great night out, best way to prepare for a work week away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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