Wydany w 1997 album "Defrosted" był pierwszym koncertowym długogrającym materiałem Gotthard. Akustyczne wersje największych przobojów grupy spotkały się z bardzo ciepłym przyjęciem fanów.
Dziś zespół powraca z podwójnym albumem "Defrosted 2", na którym znalazły się akustyczne wersje utworów z ostatniego okresu działalności Gotthard, ale nie zabrakło również przebojów z czasu, kiedy wokalistą grupy był nieodżałowany Steve Lee.
"Defrosted" released in 1997- was GOTTHARD's very first live album. The extremely
popular acoustic version was only the fourth album release from the Lugano based hard
rockers and within three months it reached double-platinum status in Switzerland. Still
to this day it's seen as a cult-milestone within the bands career that helped establish their
reputation as the most successful band from Switzerland. For more than 25 years, GOTTHARD
have thrived in the global spotlight thanks to their outstanding songwriting and
spectacular live shows; with a career that includes 16 No.1-albums, over three million
records sold, multiple awards and over 2000 shows all over the planet.
And now, 21 years after the first edition, the circle is completed as GOTTHARD return to
SONY Switzerland and Nuclear Blast with "Defrosted 2", an ultimate unplugged-compilation
of GOTTHARD's greatest hits, recorded on the "Defrosted Tour" in march. Even
though the concept was the same as it was over 20 years ago - to capture the unique
chemistry between the band and the fans - the circumstances that the band find themselves
in are different. Both the band and their audience have grown, and yet after 25
years it's the same unparalleled intimacy that GOTTHARD bring to their live performances
that makes this record what it is.
After celebrating their "SILVER" anniversary with their latest studio album that achieved
chart records and saw the band play shows at a number of prestigious festivals, "Defrosted
2" combines the pride of their lengthy career by showcasing 22 of the bands
most iconic tracks as well as a sense of ambition as the band look to the future with
2 brand songs all in the same release. It provides a perfect cross section of the bands
formidable career that can be appreciated by all.
As soon as Leo, Freddy, Hena and Marc begin to play the first notes of the purest acoustic
sound while vocalist Nic casually greets the audience in three different languages,
even those who are new to GOTTHARD will soon feel at home. If you're not sold by this
point then the first chorus of the album's first track, the sensual and groovy "Miss Me"
will serve as a stark reminder that the only important thing is the joy of live music. Andy
Pupato is as faultless behind the kit as he was on the first "Defrosted", Ernesto Ghezzi
once again proves his talent as a live keyboard player and "The G-Strings" (the string
quartet centered around Barbara Kubli) who perform live with the band from time to
time, provide a perfect dose of elegance. Newly appointed backing vocalists Maram El
Dsoki and Barbara Comi's velvety soft vocals and radiant power give the band wings
and imbue "Defrosted 2" with an exciting new charm.
Whether it's 1992's "Hush", the gilded "Heaven" from 2000, the 'comeback-single'
"Remember It's Me" after the tragic loss of original vocalist Steve Lee, the hard rocking
"Bang!" from the eponymous 2014 album, the tender "Beautiful" or the recent
"Stay With Me", "Defrosted 2" is a well-paced journey through the years, including
breathtaking solos, wild honky tonk interludes ("Sweet Little Rock'N'Roller") and sincere
declarations of love. And if you think you've heard everything after the wild XY-minute
trip through 25 years of classics, there are two new tracks on top. First, there's the
mighty ballad "What I Wouldn't Give", which tears everything down in a powerful
wave of emotion, and the party-hit "Bye Bye Caroline", which is also the first single from
"Defrosted 2". Lyrically inspired by STATUS QUO's 1973 hit "Caroline", the live-opener
of the UK rockers for 25 years, the track was created with Francis Rossi himself, who
was also involved in contributing guitar and duet vocals. The song was spontaneously
written backstage on the last Rock Meets Classic Tour, when Francis, Leo and Nic sealed
their new friendship directly by writing a new song together.
"Defrosted 2" was produced by Leo Leoni in collaboration with Nicolo Fragile and as
usual, Charlie Bauerfeind was responsible for the mix. The double album, which will be
released in the high-quality Ecolbook format and as a 4-fold vinyl version worldwide
on December 7, 2018 was further refined in the Wisseloord Studio Hilversum, where
legends like the ROLLING STONES, U2 and the SCORPIONS have already worked and
recorded. A lovingly selected array of sophisticated acoustic arrangements and with
two and a half decades of Hits, GOTTHARD celebrate exuberantly great moments, quiet
memories and unsurpassed riffs on "Defrosted 2"- and make both old and new fans a
cheerful unplugged gift that has really earned the best place on the shelf
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