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''Live in Dortmund II'' is the 10th live album by the German
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band
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. It was released on 26 May 2017 by the band-owned label Matapaloz. The predecessor ''
Live in Dortmund ''Live in Dortmund'' is the second live album by German rock band Böhse Onkelz Böhse Onkelz (), sensational spelling of ''böse Onkel'' (German for "evil uncles") is a German rock band formed in Frankfurt in 1980. The band reunited in 2014 ...
'' was published in 1997.


Content

The album contains cuts from the band's live performances at the Dortmunder
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on 24 and 25 November 2016 during their ''Memento'' tour. Both concerts had an attendance of approximately 15,000 people.


Cover artwork

The cover is mostly blue and shows the band's guitarist
Matthias Röhr Matthias "Gonzo" Röhr (born 16 April 1962) is a German musician who has been the guitarist of the rock band Böhse Onkelz since 1981. His stage name derives from ''Double Live Gonzo!'', an album by Ted Nugent. When Böhse Onkelz split up betwe ...
, leaning forward, standing in the spotlight. His guitar touches the ground. In the upper half of the cover is the typical Böhse Onkelz lettering in white, and in the lower half the album's title is featured in blue.


Critical reception

Manuel Berger of
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gave the album 3 out of 5 stars. The band plays in top form, he says, especially Kevin Russell, whose vocals prove that he has recovered fully health- and voicewise. But he was missing the songs "Der Junge mit dem Schwefelholz" and "Nach allen Regeln der Sucht" from the new studio album '' Memento'', while he identifies the ballads "Wieder mal nen Tag verschenkt" and "Wo auch immer wir stehen" as the weaker songs.


Chart performance

''Live in Dortmund II'' entered the German albums chart on 2 June 2017 on no. 3 and stayed in the top 100 for twelve weeks. In Austria, the album peaked at no. 4 and in Switzerland at no. 8. In the 2017 Germany year-end albums chart, ''Live in Dortmund II'' placed no. 84.


Track listing

CD1 # "Intro" – 1:27 # "Gott hat ein Problem" (God's got a problem) – 5:02 (first published on '' Memento'', 2016) # "10 Jahre" (Ten years) – 3:06 ('' Es ist soweit'', 1990) # "Finde die Wahrheit" (Find the truth) – 3:55 (''Hier sind die Onkelz'', 1995) # "Irgendwas für nichts" (Something for nothing) – 3:24 (''Memento'', 2016) # "Nie wieder" (Never again) – 4:07 ('' Kneipenterroristen'', 1988) # "Gehasst, verdammt, vergöttert" (Hated, damned, praised) – 3:05 (''
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'', 1992)
# "Auf die Freundschaft" (To friendship) – 4:09 (''Memento'', 2016) # "Schutzgeist der Scheiße" (Guardian Spirit of Shit) – 4:48 (''
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'', 2000)
# "Lieber stehend sterben" (Prefer to die standing) – 3:48 (''Gehasst, verdammt, vergöttert'', 1994) # "Nur die Besten sterben jung" (Only the good die young) – 3:53 (''Wir ham' noch lange nicht genug'', 1991) # "Jeder kriegt was er verdient" (Everybody gets what he deserves) – 4:35 (''Memento'', 2016) # "Dunkler Ort" (Dark place) – 4:04 (''Ein böses Märchen'', 2000) # "Wieder mal 'nen Tag verschenkt" (Another day wasted) – 4:02 (''Wir ham´noch lange nicht genug'', 1991) CD2 # "52 Wochen" (52 weeks) – 3:11 (''Memento'', 2016) # "Danke für nichts" (Thanks for nothing) – 3:38 (''Hier sind die Onkelz'', 1995) # "Bomberpilot" (Bomber Pilot) – 3:29 (''
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'', 1987)
# "Wo auch immer wir stehen" (Wherever we stand) – 6:36 (''Memento'', 2016) # "Mach's dir selbst" (Do it yourself) – 3:30 (''Memento'', 2016) # "Auf gute Freunde" (To good friends) – 7:19 (''
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'', 1996)
# "Wir ham' noch lange nicht genug" (We have by no means had enough) – 4:03 (''Wir ham' noch lange...'', 1991) # "Kirche" (Church) – 5:48 (''E.I.N.S.'', 1996) # "Mexico" (Mexico) – 3:02 (''
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'', 1985)
# "Erinnerungen" (Memories) – 5:26 (''Onkelz wie wir'', 1987)


Personnel

* Kevin Russell – vocals *
Stephan Weidner Stephan Weidner (born 29 May 1963), also known as Der W, is a German musician, songwriter and producer. From 1980 to 2005, he was the bassist, songwriter and leader of the German rock band Böhse Onkelz. He was also a singer with Nordend Antis ...
– additional vocals, bass guitar *
Matthias Röhr Matthias "Gonzo" Röhr (born 16 April 1962) is a German musician who has been the guitarist of the rock band Böhse Onkelz since 1981. His stage name derives from ''Double Live Gonzo!'', an album by Ted Nugent. When Böhse Onkelz split up betwe ...
– guitar *
Peter Schorowsky Peter "Pe" Schorowsky (born 15 June 1964) is a German musician and a founding member of the rock band Böhse Onkelz. He played drums until the band's split in 2005. Biography Schorowsky is the second of four brothers born to a Catholic family ...
– drums


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


References

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