RPWL Start The Fire

2005, Disc 1 is based on a recording of the WDR "Rockpalast" show from spring 2005 and contains a very good selection of those songs which were part of the tour set-list. The band again was joined by founding member Chris Postl on bass, and live keyboardist Markus Jehle made it possible for front man Yogi Lang to fully focus on his vocal performance. The quintet covers a good mix of songs from the first three albums and the highlights from "The World Through My Eyes", including the 10 minute Indian influenced "Sleep", the ballad "Day On My Pillow", the driving "Wasted Land" (with a wonderful Moog solo) and of course the surprise hit "Roses". As on the studio version, Lang hands the microphone over to Ray Wilson who was a special guest at the show in Bonn. RPWL also insisted on interpreting one of the standout songs from the "Calling All Stations" album, "Not About Us", with the former Genesis singer. Rounding out the band's set are the bombastic, "The Gentle Art Of Swimming" and "Trying To Kiss The Sun", which prove to be crowd favourites and a must for any RPWL concert.
Disc 2 is an absolute feast for music gourmets. Here you can hear RPWL experimenting and exploring another aspect of their music. The band chose not to perform the pulsing electronic album version of "The World Through My Eyes" on their most recent tour and instead opted for an earlier version of the track, which allowed more space and room for improvisation from the band. Following the rather psychedelic opening, Lang, Wallner, Postl, Müller and Jehle pay tribute to that band that have influenced them most throughout their career, Pink Floyd.