NEWCOMER Festival in Flensburg @

My first concert in Flensburg was given by locals... It was a special kind of newcomer festival. When I arrived, I was initially shocked; I was really the old guy in the place. All the attendees were around 15 to 20 years old... Some colorful punks and some regular folks, but they were all excited for the event. Six bands were supposed to play, and five showed up. Unfortunately, I missed the band NOTWEHR, so I started with the band TERMINAL... This trio plays a rocky to crunchy sound that can be found somewhere between NIRVANA and BUSH... The band is relatively young, and the singer's voice already has a good sound, but it still needs to mature a bit. His guitar, however, had enough power. The weak point of the band was the drummer... Somehow, I missed the energy and the appropriate rhythm at certain points. He hit the cymbals too often for my taste... You could also hear some missed notes here... If they hadn't jumped around wildly, those mistakes probably wouldn't have happened. But overall, it was a great show with good stage presence. Out of 10 points, I would give them a solid 7! Then came the highlight of the evening, and I had to laugh quite a lot... A four-piece band with female vocals, where the backing singer really took center stage. The lead vocals were whiny, sounded tired, and were very lackluster. The guitar solos were all bad to horrendous. I can only recommend this band: practice, practice, and practice some more... Oh, the band is called IRGENDWO... But IRGENDWO really couldn't convince this old-timer... I'm open to a lot, but that was real garbage, and someone should teach the drummer how to play properly. The fourth band then pulled me back inside from outside... DICK SVENSON rocked... It was a fat sound, and the bassist... My goodness, he could really go off. This band could easily be compared to RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS... The first songs swept me away, but it got boring after the fifth song... The singer's need for self-presentation destroyed the rest of the band; it was no longer a unit. The guitars were very powerful and could keep up with the bass and drums in every direction... Really great! The band should still address the singer... He should step back three levels because as good as he thinks he is, he definitely isn't! The fifth band was called THE SCRUBS... And now the trip to this venue was finally rewarded with classic punk rock a la THE CLASH.... All the musicians were perfectly synchronized... No band member had to show off how great he was, and they blasted one song after another with a straight line, a lot of melody, and plenty of joy in playing! The vocals could convince me, even though the singer had a cold. The songs by THE SCRUBS stick in your mind and are all very singable... Great party music that definitely cries out for more!! One can only hope they find a label soon... The band convinced me and received full marks for the evening! Clean!!

NEWCOMER Festival in Flensburg

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