RAMTATTA.DE PRESENTS - BORN TO LOSE!
It’s early in the morning, 3 PM. My alarm goes off. I stubbornly stay in bed.
That was my first thought when I opened my eyes and the sun shone on me.
What an evening it was, yesterday!
It all started quite relaxed. At 9 PM, I arrived at Wild at Heart in Berlin Kreuzberg to conduct an interview with the Texans before the performance of BORN TO LOSE. The Wild at Heart was still quite empty at that time, partly because King Football was being worshipped in the surrounding cafes and pubs. I preferred to worship King Alcohol and ordered my first beer of the evening. After the first sips and a warm welcome from BORN TO LOSE, we settled into the small backstage room for the interview, where the drummer of the opening band HEARTBREAK STEREO was peacefully sleeping throughout the entire interview. The interview will be online soon, and I warmly recommend it to everyone for reading.
After the interview, the club hadn’t filled up much, so I enjoyed the lovely Kreuzberg evening air and met my buddies from the band Fightball, whom I hadn’t seen in a while. I spent the next hour outside. An hour during which more and more punk rock enthusiasts arrived at Wild at Heart.
Around 11 PM, the three Finns from HEARTBREAK STEREO took the stage. I was curious about the Finns, as I own a CD from the guys. In front of the stage, there were about 100 people, some of whom were not used to rock 'n' roll and left towards the bar after the first songs. Apparently, it was too loud. Guys, rock 'n' roll and punk rock should be heard loud; if it’s too loud for you, put earplugs in or go to a jazz matinee.
However, most people in front of the stage were watching the Finns with interest. The band made an effort to engage the audience, which they succeeded in as the set progressed. People danced, and the applause grew louder and longer with each song. HEARTBREAK STEREO clearly enjoyed it, as they had probably never played in front of so many people at Wild at Heart. The audience's enjoyment was also due to the fact that the Finns played a similar style to the main band of the evening. Fast, melodic punk rock with HC influences. HEARTBREAK ENGINES can be described as BORN TO LOSE from Finland. They don’t copy BORN TO LOSE; they have their own style, but for the sake of initial classification, it fits very well.
When BORN TO LOSE took the stage after midnight, there were maybe 200 people in Wild at Heart. It was quite pleasant, of course, but the band deserves a sold-out club. Due to their relentless touring, they should not only be well-known by now, but also because their sound is now communicated as a distinct style in the relevant press. That’s not an exaggeration. No one plays fast, melodic, catchy, guitar-driven punk rock for the fast lane with so much energy and passion.
So it was no surprise that with the first songs of the band, a proper pogo broke out. There were surprisingly many hardcore fans in front of the stage, which hadn’t been the case at the last gigs, but it also means that the band has followers in this scene.
BORN TO LOSE played their songs, as one is used to from the Texans, very clean, very engaged, and very fast. And anyone who has seen singer Chris once, with how much heart and enthusiasm he sings the songs, will not forget it.
BORN TO LOSE turned the concert area of Wild at Heart into a cauldron. Time and again, Chris held the microphone out to the audience and sang along with the sweating crowd. The energy and power Chris can put into his voice is absolutely insane. The band had already been on tour for four weeks and stood on stage that night as if it were the first show of the tour. Anyone who plays their music like that truly lives their music.
In addition to their anthem “Sweet Misery,” the band played songs from almost all decades of their work, with the songs from the album “Sweet Misery” being particularly well received.
The band once again thrilled the audience present. Even though I don’t know a bad show from the band, it was an exceptionally good show that night. Punk rock from and for the fast lane, choruses, melodies, pressure, everything was there.
BORN TO LOSE, the sound for the gas pedal!
BORN TO LOSE is a must-see for all punk rockers!
Make sure to go see them when the band plays in your area, at the latest during their next tour!
It was 1:30 AM when the band left the stage after an encore, of course not without telling the audience that they would see them at the bar soon.
Since the next day only involved a trip to Dresden, we met the band for more than just a drink at the bar.