Helloween's Reviews
Live In The UK (Live) (Average Rating: 8.24 out of 10)
A breathtaking live performance by the fathers of powermetal (Rated this album with 8 out of 10)
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from Greece
Helloween at their best! I get the chills whenever I listen to this concert, every band member gives his soul for this live. This is without dought Helloween's best concert ever recorded.
This concert was recorded in late 1988 in Scotland, when Helloween were at the peak of their career and is the last recording featuring legendary guitarist and songwriter Kai Hansen . From the first song to the last, the band plays almost flawlessly with a lot of energy and emotion. The highlights of this album are "Dr. Stein" (unbelievable performance), "We Go The Right" (outstanding!), the extended "Future World" and "How Many Tears". The vocalist, Michael Kiske though is the star of the night! Throughout the whole concert his voice reaches to the heavens, hitting high notes with such emotion, never heard before by any other singer in metal. Especially his outstanding performance in the track "We Got The Right" is breathtaking, the song shows the depth, emotion and charisma of the vocals this 19 year old (back in 1988) possessed (After listening to this live album I have to place Kiske amongst the 3 best metal vocalist ever, the others being Bruce Dickinson and Ronnie James Dio). As for the guitarists, both Hansen and Weikath are incredible, great solos and wonderful execution of twin-guitar reefs.The last track of the album "How Many Tears" was a perfect selection to close the concert. A really fast track with a very slow, wonderfully played harmonic part in the middle and a very melodic and fast ending, that makes drummer Igno stand out. The only drawback of the album is the sound quality, which is quite satisfactory but could have been a bit better and the set list which leaves out epics like Eagle Fly Free, Twilight Of The Gods and Halloween. That being said, there isn't a filler or weak-played song(maybe only I Want Out?)in this album and the interaction Of Michael Kiske with the crowd is quite interesting. If you enjoyed "Keeper...part I & II" you will LOVE this album, as it is the only live experience with this line up. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I & II together with this live album are the best material ever recorded by Helloween!
Again if you liked the Keepers, this is a MUST BUY, if you enjoy live albums in general this is again a must buy.
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