Kai Hansen is and has always been a phenomenal singer, guitar player, and songwriter. He is the Godfather of European Power Metal. Every band that he has been in Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Unisonic, and any other band as a guest are all amazing because of Kai Hansen. The talent he has is just amazing.
Für mich damals mit 14 , wie jetzt mit 48 eine Icone 🎸🎃💪. Beim Joggen immer Kai's Medley der UNITED ALIVE in Dauerschleife!!! 4LIVE and thanks Kai for All!!!!
Not quite Kai has lost a lot of his clean highs but still pretty good but not like 15 years ago and ride the sky is performed a whole step down compared to original recording, but Kai still sings it best with the exception of Ralph sheepers, who was the only other who can match kai, even today.
Only one can sing it as well as Kai and has and that is Ralph sheepers when he fronted gamma ray, but Kai's voice has aged in recent years yet andi or Michael kiske can't sing it like Kai, and Kai wrote it and sang it originally on helloweens walls of Jericho album and is what I consider one of the first so called power metal songs, that's why I have always said Kai was doing the so called power metal vocals on the walls of Jericho album before Michael kiske even joined helloween. But what is so called power metal to and I hate the so called labeling of metal anyway as most metal bands do different styles at different times.
I knew this was a fast tempo song. But never realized exactly how fast until I seen the drummer playing. Dude’s a beast! I’d put him up there with the Galloglass drummer.
@@pitaorj He can't certain notes anymore. Don't say you can't hear that. I'm not blaming him, he's almost 60. The same goes for Bruce Dickinson who is ligth years away from what he could deliver even 20 years ago after IM got back together.
@@cehaem2 Man, he injured his voice a lot in the late years, that's why they put a new singer in the band to finish the current tour. I hope he gets well and we can hear ride the sky as high as he can do it.
@cehaem2 are you a vocal coach, doctor or god? If he want's he might do it. Remember what happend to bruce dickinson. He lost his voice and he returned better, but there was a lot of effort to do it. I'm an optmistic person and I believe if you want you can do it, you just need to put the effort. I have 3 broken vertebrae in 5 places and I'm walking, so if he wants, if he put the effort is posible, Bruce did it. But that's up to him to decide.
Yeah, especially for that time! Back in the 80s this was way more impressive than today, because there weren't that much drummers who played like this..
Yes he was and notice on the chorus part no one plays it exactly like ingo and uli kusch was the worst trying to change the drum part on the chorus and not double bassing it on the chorus everyone else does well on the chorus, but dani loble plays it almost exactly like ingo did in the studio version but still lacks the loosness of ingo, and believe it or not ingo played this song faster live well still while keeping every part of the drum parts as accurate and tight as the studio version
Listening to this brings tears to my eyes, I'd love to go back to 1986 when I first heard this and T.W.OJ album.it was an Amazing time. He's still got it
I add 9 years when it was released, and when i got this album..walls of Jericho...my passion. my 1st awesome album. nothing more to say, there's no words for the power this album delivers, Greetings Kai Hansen.
Kai Hansen is a god. Without him, there wouldn't have been a whole entire ass amazing European music scene for us sweaty D&D nerds. Thank you for making the world magical, Kai ❤️
Everytime I come back to listen to this song, I have to leave a comment!!! Been listening to this band since I was 13, when I first heard 'Walls of Jericho' 30 years ago. This love affair will last till I die. Hail the true kings of Metal!!!!
Actually he said in an interview that he's more of a screamer and that he doesn't have a good technique for higher notes (which would explain why his voice is more raspy), it's a shame because I think his voice is quite unique and he's the only one I want to hear on this song.
Браво на пичовете, които развяха Българското Знаме на първия ред! Респект Пичове! За това сме се клели за Великата Българска Армия! Нека Нашето знаме Да не спира да се Вее
First metal song I've had on cassette back in '88, and I thought that this is the heaviest track ever made. I wasn't far from truth. Unbelievable drive still today. It is so f..cking heavy!
Kai hansen is my spiritual master. I can't escape your influence. Even if i make ballad songs or rock songs, your breath is still on. Kai hansen is the best.
I still remember the first time I heard his voice in "Walls of Jericho", I was 16 years old. Then I knew a lot of classical music, jazz, rock, metal etc. Now I am 48 and after all this musical experience I still think he is The Master of heavy metal, together with Bruce, and a true myth!!!
Most of the drummers Kai has worked with kick add on drums only uli kush had trouble on this song by trying to do weird stuff thinking he was being fancy instead of just playing it like ingo did which the other drummers have except on the chorus of this song where ingo kept the double going on the chorus, where the other drummers stop for a second then pick right back up the double bass, only Dani loble has duplicated exactly like ingo except for ingos speed as ingo played this song a bit faster live while still being accurate believe it or not
@@michaelkramer4936 yes that's micheal ehre of gamma ray and now primal fear as well as the drummer who drummed on the Hanson and friends album was not available that day, and since Kai has been busy with helloween his original band that's why micheal ehre has joined primal fear which ironically is fronted by Ralph sheepers,who was the original vocalist of gamma ray and who Kai and the rest of helloween asked to take over vocals in 1986 before Michael kiske was asked to do it, but Ralph had to turn it down at the time as he wanted to see his own band tyran pace through only for that band to break up a year later.
Kai Hansen....creator of Helloween.......thee only one true metal Helloween legend icon ...Awesome...music , love all the bands he involved,unisonic, gamma ray, and his solo acas well as others I didn't mention.......Kai Hansen you are best of the best......love your music..
I have to disagree with a lot of comments here... I find his raw, cracking high notes some of the best parts of this song. This performance blows the original away.
Powerful performance even with a stripped down production and minimum of gimmicks. The keyboards are a smart addition and make the band sound absolutely huge. Hansen is a great front guy , plays and sings so confidently. He got better with age!
This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it since 1985, the very first time I heard it. And this live is awesome! I also saw the Bulgarian flag in n the crowd!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Eso de que Kiske entró a la banda porque Hansen no podía cantar y tocar a la vez es de no creerse basta ver cualquier concierto en vivo para darse cuenta que lo hacia (y sigue haciendo) sin problemas, creo yo que Hansen quería para Helloween un vocalista con un mayor rango y mejor técnica que la de él, no obstante Kai Hansen transmite el poder del Power Metal como ningún otro, dicho sea de paso su virtuosismo en la guitarra, por eso para mi Hansen siempre será la mejor voz de Helloween!
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Kai Hansen is and has always been a phenomenal singer, guitar player, and songwriter. He is the Godfather of European Power Metal. Every band that he has been in Helloween, Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Unisonic, and any other band as a guest are all amazing because of Kai Hansen. The talent he has is just amazing.
Unisonic kinda sucks. But yeah
Love his voice much.
kai and weikath are the godfathers of european power metal ,1984, keeper of the seven keys the first pure power metal album
Für mich damals mit 14 , wie jetzt mit 48 eine Icone 🎸🎃💪. Beim Joggen immer Kai's Medley der UNITED ALIVE in Dauerschleife!!! 4LIVE and thanks Kai for All!!!!
Yes!! I agree 👍
I'm really very impressed like Kai still sing and play looks like a young musician in the beginning of career
The dude is just fucking incredible.
He must either be genetically gifted or he works hard to stay healthy.
Love this guy!
Not quite Kai has lost a lot of his clean highs but still pretty good but not like 15 years ago and ride the sky is performed a whole step down compared to original recording, but Kai still sings it best with the exception of Ralph sheepers, who was the only other who can match kai, even today.
amazing.. the best of the best
No one not even Michael Kiske can sing this song better than Kai. This song's been made for Kai, non else.
He's the composer...
@@ulrichbembennek5739 I know so? That doesn't mean the composer must be the most suitable vocal for it. But he is :)
Only one can sing it as well as Kai and has and that is Ralph sheepers when he fronted gamma ray, but Kai's voice has aged in recent years yet andi or Michael kiske can't sing it like Kai, and Kai wrote it and sang it originally on helloweens walls of Jericho album and is what I consider one of the first so called power metal songs, that's why I have always said Kai was doing the so called power metal vocals on the walls of Jericho album before Michael kiske even joined helloween. But what is so called power metal to and I hate the so called labeling of metal anyway as most metal bands do different styles at different times.
@@saynotoerrors4355 Uhm... Who is Andi?
Deris is not the best Kai is Helloween
Kai puts everyone in the shade. He is the symbol of Heavy Metal.
Power metal. Rob Halford
Power metal
He really is good, shame that he doesn't sing for Gamma Ray anymore
The finest speed metal song of all time
Kiske may have the voice of an angel, but Hansen is like a demon born to play wild songs like this!
I actually prefer Kai's voice... when he sings you can hear the emotion...
What a drummer
No one gonna talk about Michael Ehre:s absolut awesome drumming in this one?
Yup he's a genius, in follow the sun he did a perfect performance
That guy kicks ass, one of the greatest power metal drummers imo
Monster
I knew this was a fast tempo song. But never realized exactly how fast until I seen the drummer playing. Dude’s a beast! I’d put him up there with the Galloglass drummer.
Kai is the big happy heart of German Metal.
Kai is King
no... Kai is GOD
@@dsestevam yes Kai is GOD
@@くるみらくる No!!! KAI is THE MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE:))
Filipe Soares scroll down a few comments...great minds think alike!!!
One word:
Talent.
Kai is a god...i love his style since walls of jerico...and his vocals are top notch....so underrated!!!
He´s the man! The godfather of power metal! we own him a lot!
@@pitaorj He can't certain notes anymore. Don't say you can't hear that. I'm not blaming him, he's almost 60. The same goes for Bruce Dickinson who is ligth years away from what he could deliver even 20 years ago after IM got back together.
@@cehaem2 Man, he injured his voice a lot in the late years, that's why they put a new singer in the band to finish the current tour. I hope he gets well and we can hear ride the sky as high as he can do it.
@@pitaorj He can't and he won't. That's called aging process.
@cehaem2 are you a vocal coach, doctor or god? If he want's he might do it. Remember what happend to bruce dickinson. He lost his voice and he returned better, but there was a lot of effort to do it. I'm an optmistic person and I believe if you want you can do it, you just need to put the effort. I have 3 broken vertebrae in 5 places and I'm walking, so if he wants, if he put the effort is posible, Bruce did it. But that's up to him to decide.
El baterista es una bestia!!!
asi es
Contempla el ex-baterista de Metalium 😎🔥🤘🏾
completamente un animale !
Dan Zimmermann,,sorry,,Michael Ehre,,yes
Michael Ehre
Ingo was such a beast on double bass. RIP Ingo!
Drummer
@@snickersbud8799 He meant double bass DRUMS, amiga.
I know
Yeah, especially for that time! Back in the 80s this was way more impressive than today, because there weren't that much drummers who played like this..
Yes he was and notice on the chorus part no one plays it exactly like ingo and uli kusch was the worst trying to change the drum part on the chorus and not double bassing it on the chorus everyone else does well on the chorus, but dani loble plays it almost exactly like ingo did in the studio version but still lacks the loosness of ingo, and believe it or not ingo played this song faster live well still while keeping every part of the drum parts as accurate and tight as the studio version
I love Kai Hansen, he is a genius! So important to Power Metal history, be cause of him and his influence, a lot of bands showed up!
Para mi, Walls Of Jericho es uno de los debuts más espectaculares en la historia de la música extrema 😎🤘🤘
Igual yo...even myself
okay can we just acknowledge this man's fucking unbelievable voice? 30 years and hits it
0:33 - Goosebumps everytime. That fucking scream. Kai is god!
Listening to this brings tears to my eyes, I'd love to go back to 1986 when I first heard this and T.W.OJ album.it was an Amazing time. He's still got it
I just can’t get enough of this song...Since the very first I heard it back in 1986....and till today!!!🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Adoro el hecho de que aún cuando el mismo reconoce que su voz no es la de antes, siempre hace un increíble esfuerzo por tocar esta canción en vivo
Wow it reminds me of my teen helloween rules
Me conforta saber que aun existen feminas que aprecian la calidad del Metal de antaño, mis respetos mujer 👏
Créeme que al ver tu comentario pensé igual, que estaría más "cascao" Que recuerdos... :)
No es la misma voz pero la esensia es inegable yo pude oir en vivo serre los ojos y transporto en el tiempo con starlight
Pero el no es Michael Kiske ni Andy deris!! El es guitarrista nunca canto bien jejeje
Amo a la muchacha que aparace en el minuto 2:28 del lado izquierdo de la pantalla esta hermosa, saludos desde México.
I was 10 when I first heard Walls of Jericho.. and this song stills run chills on me.. 🤘🏾🇸🇬 from Singapore!
Salam helloweeners Indonesia my brother
I always cry when I listen to Kai's voice. I love his voice and his way of playing the guitar. Great and many thanks Kai for existing
Kai Hansen: The living legend! Thank you sooo much for the music! It will always be in my heart!
el padre del power Metal. Cierto que no canta como antes , pero se merece todo el respeto...grande entre los grandes...toda una leyenda
A ese baterista hay q hacerle un monumento!!! Es un zarpado!!!!
Un monstruo
Una máquina.
This man is so genuine and so fun to watch…his voice and songwriting will forever be a symbol of this music 🥹
"Walls Of Jericho" + "Keeper albums" + "Master Of The Rings" = ultimate Power Metal CLASSICS
I add 9 years when it was released, and when i got this album..walls of Jericho...my passion. my 1st awesome album. nothing more to say, there's no words for the power this album delivers, Greetings Kai Hansen.
Kai Hansen: THE GODFATHER OF POWER METAL
Kai IST Helloween... Und der Drummer gibt alles... Geniales Video
Verlo en vivo es realmente genial. Larga vida al maestro hansen!!!
Einfach immer noch genial! 😊🎉❤
One of the best metal songs ever!
Kai Hansen is a god. Without him, there wouldn't have been a whole entire ass amazing European music scene for us sweaty D&D nerds. Thank you for making the world magical, Kai ❤️
ever since I listened walls of jericho ... I realized that he was an alien. .... Hail to the Kai
Check that relaxed, effortless Speed Metal! Holy shit, Hansen is still incredible.
My first metal album!!!!!! The best!!!!
Everytime I come back to listen to this song, I have to leave a comment!!!
Been listening to this band since I was 13, when I first heard 'Walls of Jericho' 30 years ago. This love affair will last till I die.
Hail the true kings of Metal!!!!
Great performance of all musicians... but what an awesome drum job!
Awesome drummer
Who is the drummer ?
Michael Ehré
Agree
Tu à raison, je suis d accord, bonne continuation à toi. Fabrice
Germany and the UK has my favorite metal bands.
I’m such a huge fan o Kai Hansen... I love his energy and his unique voice. So awesome.
このRide The Skyのギターソロのメロディはほんまかっこええ！
It's ok that his voice isn't what it used to be. I am so impressed and I love it that he still sings this song.
He made a wonderful job, I appreciate the fact he still singing with effort! Wonderful playlist
Actually he said in an interview that he's more of a screamer and that he doesn't have a good technique for higher notes (which would explain why his voice is more raspy), it's a shame because I think his voice is quite unique and he's the only one I want to hear on this song.
Кай Хансен❤ именно с вашего вокала начал слушать Halloween
One of the lengendary singers of power metal in history.. 😎
How can they play like this???This is not human...Amazing!!!
HANSEN ES EL PUTO AMO EN EL ESCENARIO , LO VI TRES VECES EN DIRECTO Y ES BRUTAL ...
Pinché tornillo mamon
A classic back in the day, still a classic now. Legendary guitars.
Браво на пичовете, които развяха Българското Знаме на първия ред! Респект Пичове! За това сме се клели за Великата Българска Армия! Нека Нашето знаме Да не спира да се Вее
6:06
Walls of Jericho.. this album
멋진밴드 멋진연주 감사해요😊
I WANNA CRY!! THIS IS REALLY AWESOME!!! "WALLS OF JERICHO" MY FAVORITE HELLOWEEN ALBUM!!!!
nice album but for me keeper of seven keys..
First metal song I've had on cassette back in '88, and I thought that this is the heaviest track ever made. I wasn't far from truth. Unbelievable drive still today. It is so f..cking heavy!
Top act, Top musician K.Hansen, Great drumming.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐.
The best of metal...👍👍👍
no absolutnie
AWESOME performance of one of the absolute MOST METAL songs of all time!!!!!!!!!!
Man, the solo is better than ever before.
Ride The Sky !!! 🎸
A big fan from Slovakia greetings all bros and sisters of Bulgaria. Your national flag is notmissing. Halo to You, beautyful Slavic nation
What a classic
Kai hansen is my spiritual master. I can't escape your influence.
Even if i make ballad songs or rock songs, your breath is still on. Kai hansen is the best.
I still remember the first time I heard his voice in "Walls of Jericho", I was 16 years old. Then I knew a lot of classical music, jazz, rock, metal etc. Now I am 48 and after all this musical experience I still think he is The Master of heavy metal, together with Bruce, and a true myth!!!
Kai Hansen.... TANTA ROBA!!!!!!!!!!!
I love to watch Kai smiling his way out an amazing solo.
drummer can last forever....
Gamma ray
Most of the drummers Kai has worked with kick add on drums only uli kush had trouble on this song by trying to do weird stuff thinking he was being fancy instead of just playing it like ingo did which the other drummers have except on the chorus of this song where ingo kept the double going on the chorus, where the other drummers stop for a second then pick right back up the double bass, only Dani loble has duplicated exactly like ingo except for ingos speed as ingo played this song a bit faster live while still being accurate believe it or not
The drummer does a amazing 5
@@michaelkramer4936 yes that's micheal ehre of gamma ray and now primal fear as well as the drummer who drummed on the Hanson and friends album was not available that day, and since Kai has been busy with helloween his original band that's why micheal ehre has joined primal fear which ironically is fronted by Ralph sheepers,who was the original vocalist of gamma ray and who Kai and the rest of helloween asked to take over vocals in 1986 before Michael kiske was asked to do it, but Ralph had to turn it down at the time as he wanted to see his own band tyran pace through only for that band to break up a year later.
Барабаны супер
Kai Hansen....creator of Helloween.......thee only one true metal Helloween legend icon ...Awesome...music , love all the bands he involved,unisonic, gamma ray, and his solo acas well as others I didn't mention.......Kai Hansen you are best of the best......love your music..
This awesome piece + 'How many tears' are the proof that Kai is one of the main founders of the purest metal ever heard.
How many tears was composed by Michael Weikath. 😉
C'est magnifique , c'est un tempo qui me calme !
Un de mes groupes préféré .
Kai Hansen is top❤️❤️❤️
Kai Hansen, singer, song writer and lead guitar! Who else does that?!? Not many!
Dave Mustaine
Jeff Waters "Annihilator"🤘
I love the solo at 4:10 it is an epic eargasm
Only Kai can ..Love you Sir Kai Hansen.
5:32 ..great emotion from the man..."Ride the sky"
I love Kai Hansen ❤️❤️❤️😍
I have to disagree with a lot of comments here... I find his raw, cracking high notes some of the best parts of this song. This performance blows the original away.
Powerful performance even with a stripped down production and minimum of gimmicks. The keyboards are a smart addition and make the band sound absolutely huge. Hansen is a great front guy , plays and sings so confidently. He got better with age!
Kai Hansen one of the most underrated Gods of Metal \m/
As metal as metal can get right here!!!!....🤙😎🤘🤘🤘
No sé ustedes pero ese doble bombo es una ametralladora y lo mantiene al tiempo toda la canción, el baterista es realmente un demonio
Minuto 2:27 la bandera de mi país, que orgullo. Y más en un wacken fest.
El absoluto e indiscutible padre del power metal !! Larga vida a Kai !
Min 04:15 toca, acelera y a mas de 180 km /h. Tocar a esa velocidad te vuela la peluca...pero como es Kai ni se despeina.
Tremendo guitarrista! Es una bestia tocando esa canción
Para eso se puso el sombrero (??)
y tu hermana...tampoco se despeina...sorry
Jajaja si
This song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it since 1985, the very first time I heard it. And this live is awesome! I also saw the Bulgarian flag in n the crowd!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Even though the old songs are still pleasant to listen to, the music and rhythm are not outdated until now, man
What a solo, I had this on my old tape long years ago but it is still pure masterpiece ❤
die sicht vom drummer ist das allergeilste
Ahhh I miss the good ole days of metal!
Kai is monster 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
3 songs made my day back in the 80's: Fast as a Shark, Whiplash and this one... Sounds more powerful than ever before.
The tapping gets me every time. It's so frickin awesome!
20 years later, Kai is the better singer between the 3.. still sound exactly like the album. Love Kai
Eso de que Kiske entró a la banda porque Hansen no podía cantar y tocar a la vez es de no creerse basta ver cualquier concierto en vivo para darse cuenta que lo hacia (y sigue haciendo) sin problemas, creo yo que Hansen quería para Helloween un vocalista con un mayor rango y mejor técnica que la de él, no obstante Kai Hansen transmite el poder del Power Metal como ningún otro, dicho sea de paso su virtuosismo en la guitarra, por eso para mi Hansen siempre será la mejor voz de Helloween!
1:52 Respeto absoluto a este buen hombre!
Ez nagyon odabasz ez nagyon király zenekar imádom őket nagyon jól nyomják
카이 한센, 감마레이 정말 좋아했습니다.^^
GAMMA RAY, Kai hansen♡
... but this is a song from the times when Kai Hansen was singer of Helloween ---> Album: Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Así es como se hace el metal, bravo
Kai Hansen is still the master of Power Metal!!! =D