Axel Rudi Pell & Friends

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Axel Rudi Pell band - live concert in 2009

Axel Rudi Pell & Friends was the title of the anniversary show by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell , which he played to celebrate his 25-year career on stage at the Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen on July 11, 2014. At this concert there was a one-time reunion of the band Steeler , reunions with former band members, a set of the current band and a cover set with international guests. The show was recorded and was released on April 24, 2015 in Germany as a DVD, Blu-ray or CD box set under the name Magic Moments - 25th Anniversary Special Show .

Emergence

Already at the end of the Bang Your Head Festival 2013 it was announced that Axel Rudi Pell will play a special show there in 2014 with an integrated Steeler reunion. In 2013 there were no concerts, but Bobby Rondinelli replaced the outgoing Mike Terrana on drums , as he was neither available for the recordings of the new album Into The Storm nor for the tour. The album was finally released in January 2014 and reached number 5 in the charts in Germany and number 9 in Switzerland . To promote the album, Axel Rudi Pell went on tour through Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and England from February 7th to February 21st, 2014 .

A list of musicians was announced in advance:

Axel Rudi Pell:

"Friends":

Originally, the former Deep Purple and Rainbow singer Joe Lynn Turner was planned instead of Ronnie Atkins , but he had to cancel a few weeks before the performance due to scheduling difficulties. With him all living Rainbow singers would have stood on the same stage.

Finally it was also clarified who is part of Steeler:

  • Peter Burtz (vocals)
  • Axel Rudi Pell (guitar)
  • Tom Eder (guitar)
  • Volker Krawczak (bass)
  • Roland Hag (bass)
  • Jan Yildiral (drums)

The show was moderated by Thomas Weinkauf , known as "Harry".

success

The DVD "Magic Moments" was in the official music DVD charts in the following countries: # 1 in Germany and Sweden, # 4 in Switzerland, # 6 in Austria and # 17 in the Netherlands.

Setlist

As a Steeler

  • Call Her Princess
  • Night after night
  • Rockin 'the City
  • Undercover Animal

With former members

  • Nasty Reputation (vocals: Rob Rock, drums: Jörg Michael)
  • Warrior (vocals: Jeff Scott Soto, drums: Jörg Michael)
  • Fool Fool (vocals: Jeff Scott Soto, drums: Jörg Michael)

Current band

  • Burning chains
  • Strong as a rock
  • Long way to go
  • Hey Hey, My My ( Neil Young Cover)
  • Mystica
  • Into The Storm
  • Too Late / Eternal Prisoner / Too Late
  • The Masquerade Ball / Casbah
  • Rock The Nation

Set with guests

  • Drum battle (Vinny Appice and Bobby Rondinelli)
  • Black Night (Deep Purple cover, vocals: Ronnie Atkins)
  • Symphathy (Uriah Heep cover, vocals: John Lawton)
  • Tush ( ZZ top cover, vocals: John Lawton)
  • Mistreated (Deep Purple cover, vocals: Doogie White, keyboards: Tony Carey)
  • Since You've Been Gone (Rainbow cover, vocals: Graham Bonnet, Doogie White, Michael Voss , keyboards: Tony Carey)
  • Long Live Rock'n'Roll (Rainbow cover, vocals: Graham Bonnet, Doogie White, keyboards: Tony Carey)

With all

  • Smoke On The Water (Deep Purple cover, with all guests plus Michael Voss, Sabina Classen and Rebellious Spirit )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Axel Rudi Pell ( Memento from January 29, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlists/axel-rudi-pell-6bd6821a.html
  3. ↑ Melodic Rock
  4. ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/axel-rudi-pell/2014/messegelande-balingen-germany-33c1dc2d.html
  5. ↑ Bang your Head 2014 - Part 2 ( Memento from November 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ MetalBilder.de :: Axel Rudi Pell & Friends :: JAENECKE_20140711_2035_53. In: gallery.metalbilder.de. Retrieved August 1, 2016 .