Bad News Reunion - Last Orders, Please! (1983)

Started at the end of the 1970s, the Hamburg formation Bad News Reunion is still one of the most revered rock acts in their north German homeland to this day.
After the three great albums "Live Im Logo" (1978), "The Easiest Way" (1980) and "Two Steps Forward" (1981), the Hamburg music legend announced its (temporary) dissolution at the end of 1982.
Michael Schlueter (vocals, guitar), Peter Urban (organ), Abi Wallenstein, Jochen Brückner, Karsten Hook (all guitar), Tom Garn (bass) and Holger Zülck (drums) gave their celebrated farewell concert on November 21, 1982 in Hamburg Factory.

Now the great concert recording of this memorable evening »Last Orders, Please« (which was originally released on Line Records) is available for the first time as a double CD edition. The group presented(e) a relaxed, lively mix of West Coast-infected rock sounds, folk and blues, the band, which consisted of three lead singers and four top guitarists, offered a musical firework display of the fine Hanseatic kind, characterized by inspired solo interludes, in the context of which alongside selected original compositions also congenially interpreted cover versions such as "Like A Rolling Stone", "It Takes A Lot To Laugh..." (Bob Dylan), "The Thrill Is Gone" (Roy Hawkins), "Country Comfort" (Elton John) or "Like A Hurricane« (Neil Young). Since then, the musicians have been coming together at irregular intervals - to the delight of their numerous fans - to deliver one of their always euphorically celebrated performances or, as in 2014, with "Lost & Found", even a new studio album.