Puhdys – Live At Rockpalast 1996
“The Puhdys loved the (West) Berlin Waldbühne and the fans loved to see us at the Waldbühne”, recalls Puhdys guitarist and singer Dieter “Maschine” Birr of the band’s performances at the Berlin open-air arena.
In the early 1980s alone, they were guests at the Waldbühne three times. Then they took a short break from the Waldbühne for 13 years and when they returned to the round theatre in Berlin’s Westend in 1996, the wheel of history had turned a lot in the meantime.
Seven years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, WDR-Rockpalast hosted an open-air event with a total of eight bands from both parts of Germany. In addition to the Puhdys, Stern Combo Meissen, Karat, Die Zöllner, City, Die Prinzen, Extrabreit and Selig also took to the stage.
Alan Bangs from ‘Rockpalast’ and Ingo Dubinski from ‘Elf 99’ hosted the show. The atmosphere was great right from the start, with the Puhdys taking to the stage as the penultimate act. The band put on a great show, with big hits such as ‘Wenn ein Mensch lebt’, ‘Alt wie ein Baum’ and ‘Rockerrente’ to round off the evening. As the Waldbühne always had to close at 11 pm, the Puhdys were unfortunately unable to play an encore so that the Prinzen could also deliver their set.
Exactly 50 years ago, the Puhdys released their first album on vinyl on Amiga, this recording from 1996 will be the last Puhdys album. The circle has now come to a worthy conclusion.
Tracklist CD + DVD:
- Kühle Lady 05:49
- Wenn ein Mensch lebt 03:16
- Lebenszeit 04:13
- Was bleibt 04:24
- Ich will nicht vergessen 04:49
- Keine Ahnung 03:42
- Alt wie ein Baum 02:40
- Rockerrente 05:32
Bonus auf DVD:
- Interview 08:09
Total DVD: 42:34 min.
Total CD: 34:25 min.
Tracklist LP:
Side A:
- Kühle Lady 05:44
- Wenn ein Mensch lebt 03:19
- Lebenszeit 04:02
- Was bleibt 04:34
Side B:
- Ich will nicht vergessen 04:34
- Keine Ahnung 04:01
- Alt wie ein Baum 02:40
- Rockerrente 05:27
Total: 34:21 min.