Axel Rudi Pell: Live Over Europe [2001]

i have just JUST witnessed the most near perfect metal hero blow away my senses his band his show a maester Klass in heavy metal ,from Clapton,Hendrix,Page,Iommi;the quality from Rudi simply flows ,his axe doth sing ,weep and more much more ;i am literally speechless at what ive seen and HEARD ;man im 50 yrs old and been a devout metal head for 33 of them years and this performance had me right by the balls and dare i say it by the heart oh sweet tears of a metal jester im a very ,very happy man.Maximus Metalicus.

Husband pleased with purchase

Fantastic footage of a brilliant guitarist and 'VOCALIST, Dummer and effectively 'BAND!

Well you can never accuse SPV of stinting on quantity when it comes to DVD releases. Five years on from "Knight Treasures (Live and More) ", this one features three and a half hours, yes 3.5 hours of Axel Rudi Pell and assorted backing musicians playing live. In Europe. And even one track from Her Majestys Great Britain.Now that's a lot of Blackmore / Ynqwie inspired Euro power metal to sit through, so yo umay want to content yourself with the main course on offer, which is a full 75 minute show recorded at the Rock Hard Festival, Germany in 2007. The current line-up features American vocalist, Johnny Gioeli, who first came to prominence with Neal Schon, Journey's guitarist, in a band called Hardline. He was a quality vocalist then, and time has not withered his storm, as he powers his way through the songs.Of course, Axel Rudi Pell is no slouch on the guitar, although he's never too far from a widdle, but the constraints of the songs keep his exuberance in check. Most of the time. But there's still room for a drum solo from ex Yngwie and Rage fella, Mike Terrana. Ouch! Fortunately, you can always rely on Herr Pell to come up with some nifty melodic metal tunes, with a chant-a-long chorus, which will always go down well in a live situation.Highlights are a-plenty with some excellent performances of 'Strong As A Rock', 'Mystica', 'Fool Fool' and Mr Blackmores 'Temple Of The King'. They're not the most visual of bands, and there's not much in the way of special effects, well, none, but as souvenir of a show that I'll probably never see, it does the trick. And for his legions of fans over in Euroland, well they'll lap it up.The second DVD comes with a warning message to indicate that it's not professionally shot footage, rather it's been living in Axels capacious vaults over the last few years, with the tracks coming from a series of shows betwwen 2004 and 2006, from Wacken Open Air, Bang Your Head, Sweden Rock, Bloodsrock and a few others. It varies enormously in quality, withsome of the club shows little more than mobile phone footage, but there are a few gems tucked away there including an acoustic cover of 'Love Gun' by Kiss!. Just keep the remote control handy.