During his teenage years, he started his career as a blues guitarist and singer in bands such as Lash and Bluescream. In 2004, he formed the Henrik Freischlader Band and released his first album "The Blues" in 2006. The follow-up album "Get Closer" was released a year later in 2007. A live album then followed in 2008 entitled "Henrik Freischlader Band Live".
Henrik Freischlader's style of music cannot purely be considered blues. He often blends in musical styles such as rock, jazz, soul, and funk, even though blues is the basis of all of his songs. His guitar-playing is influenced by Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Peter Green, Albert Collins, and Albert King. As he grew up, Freischlader taught himself how to play the drums, the bass guitar, the guitar, and various other instruments.
On his studio album "Recorded by Martin Meinschäfer" (2009) he plays all instruments – guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, and hammond organ. In addition to this, he composed the songs, wrote the lyrics, produced the record, and released it on his own record label Cable Car Records. A second live album – "Tour 2010 Live" – was published in late 2010 after an extensive tour through Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In 2011, Freischlader released the album "Still Frame Replay" on which he, again, plays most of the instruments. Moritz Fuhrhop (hammond organ) and Max Klaas (percussion) joined him in the studio for "Still Frame Replay". As special guest, his friend Joe Bonamassa plays the guitar solo on the title track. Henrik Freischlader has played with his band throughout Europe.
Current band members are Theofilos Fotiadis (bass guitar, backing vocals), Björn Krüger (drums, backing vocals), and Moritz "Mo" Fuhrhop (hammond organ).
In September 2012, Henrik Freischlader Band released their latest album "House in the Woods" which was recorded live by all four band members at Megaphon Tonstudios – with additional vocal recordings. In fall 2012, they went on an extensive tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Belgium. For spring 2013, shows in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Hungary have been scheduled.
Since his first album Henrik Freischlader is using "Realtone" amps. This collaboration culminated in a Henrik Freischlader signature amp. Freischlader's main guitar is a Haar Stratocaster copy in sunburst that has a Fender decal on its headstock. Further, he uses various Gibson Les Pauls. Henrik Freischlader only uses a few effects, mainly the "Holy Grail" from Electro-Harmonix, some models of Ibanez' Tubescreamer overdrive series and a WahWah pedal from Vox. All effects are connected with cables from George L. Henrik Freischlader uses heavy gauge NYXL strings (mainly .010 -.052) from D'Addario[4] and Dunlop picks. For his playing, he varies between fingerpicking and using a thick tortex pick.
Henrik Freischlader has been the supporting act for Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King, the late Gary Moore, Peter Green, Johnny Winter, and other blues legends.
The Memory Of Our Love
Henrik Freischlader Lyrics
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and you got back a stone
you saw a strong man crying
but it left you cold
and yeah my love
I wonder how you could
The memory of our love
is still misunderstood
When I was your every man,
a mirror to yourself
you woke up in my eyes
and you slept as someone else
and yeah how I tried
I tried to do you good
But the memory of our love
is still misunderstood
And now you're acting strange
I get to know the third of you
controlling heart and soul
with a mind that's full of blues
yeah but baby
when the blues get's in your soul
you better take a look
and then you'll see
that the memory of our love
will still be misunderstood
Now listen baby ...
I wrote this song for you
I wrote those words for me
because you're so damn blind
this part of you I couldn't see
yeah but baby I love you anyway
because the memory of our love
in my soul is here to stay.
The lyrics of Henrik Freischlader's song The Memory of Our Love talks about a woman who threw away her heart and instead got back a stone, indicating how she has been hurt so much that she has become cold-hearted. The song mentions how the woman saw a strong man crying but remained unaffected, probably because she has lost the ability to empathize and understand emotions. The singer wonders how the woman could be this way and how the memory of their love is still misunderstood; it reflects how the woman is unable to see the depth of their love and how it still lingers in the singer's heart.
The song's next verse talks about the singer being the woman's every man and how he tried to do good for her. He was a mirror to her, and she woke up in his eyes and slept as someone else, indicating how the singer was always there for her, reflecting herself and protecting her from the world. However, the woman still misunderstands the memory of their love, which is evident from her current strange behavior. The song mentions how the woman is controlling her heart and soul and has a mind full of blues, which signifies the pain and sadness she carries within her.
Towards the end, the song turns into a personal confession by the singer, stating how he has written this song for the woman, reflecting his love for her. He talks about how the woman is blind to a part of herself that he couldn't see, but he still loves her because the memory of their love is still invaluable to him, and it will stay with him forever.
Line by Line Meaning
You threw away your heart
You abandoned all the emotions and feelings you had.
and you got back a stone
You received a hardened heart in return.
you saw a strong man crying
You witnessed a tough and resilient individual shedding tears.
but it left you cold
However, it didn't emotionally impact you.
and yeah my love
And, my love,
I wonder how you could
I am curious as to how you could do that.
The memory of our love
The recollection of our love,
is still misunderstood
Is still not comprehended correctly.
When I was your every man,
When I played the role of every man in your life,
a mirror to yourself
I was a reflection of you.
you woke up in my eyes
You saw your true self when you looked into my eyes.
and you slept as someone else
You went to sleep acting like someone else.
and yeah how I tried
And, oh how I attempted,
I tried to do you good
I did my best to help you.
But the memory of our love
However, the recall of our love,
is still misunderstood
Is still not comprehended correctly.
And now you're acting strange
And now you're behaving oddly,
I get to know the third of you
I am discovering a third side of you.
controlling heart and soul
You're controlling your heart and soul,
with a mind that's full of blues
Even though you're feeling sad and perplexed.
yeah but baby
But, my love,
when the blues get's in your soul
When you feel blue deep in your soul,
you better take a look
You should take a closer look,
and then you'll see
And then you will realize,
that the memory of our love
That the recollection of our love,
will still be misunderstood
Is still not comprehended correctly.
Now listen baby ...
Now listen to me, my love...
I wrote this song for you
I composed this song for you
I wrote those words for me
I wrote those lyrics for myself.
because you're so damn blind
Because you're so incredibly closed-minded.
this part of you I couldn't see
This particular aspect of you was difficult for me to recognize.
yeah but baby I love you anyway
But, my love, I still love you regardless,
because the memory of our love
Because the remembrance of our love,
in my soul is here to stay.
Will always remain in my soul.
Contributed by Grace W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Herringomann
Das wirst Du vermutlich niemals lesen Henrik, aber ich habe dieses Video unzählige male gesehen, gehört und gefühlt.....
Der Text, dein Gesang, deine Mimik, deine unverwechselbare Art und Weise Gitarre zu spielen.....(Gary sieht sicher von oben zu und genießt jede Sekunde von Dir auf der Bühne)
Das ist alles nicht mehr zu toppen. Von Niemandem auf diesem Planeten.
Mich fesselt speziell dieser Mitschnitt immer und immer wieder und wenn mir als ich vor über 30 Jahren anfing Gitarre zu spielen, Namen wie Gary Moore, Peter Green, alle Kings, Collins, Trouts, Claptons und Hendrix` dieser Welt ans Herz gelegt wurden, so nenne ich immer in der ersten Reihe wenn mich jüngere Menschen nach Ausnahmegitarristen fragen Deinen Namen.
Ehre wem Ehre gebührt.
Alles Gute und weiterhin Erfolg im Leben!
@zoiodividro
♫You threw away your heart
and you got back a stone
you saw a strong man crying
but it left you cold
and yeah my love
I wonder how you could
The memory of our love
is still misunderstood
When I was your every man,
a mirror to yourself
you woke up in my eyes
and you slept as someone else
and yeah how I tried
I tried to do you good
But the memory of our love
is still misunderstood
And now you're acting strange
I get to know the third of you
controlling heart and soul
with a mind that's full of blues
yeah but baby
when the blues get's in your soul
you better take a look
and then you'll see
that the memory of our love
will still be misunderstood
Now listen baby ...
I wrote this song for you
I wrote those words for me
because you're so damn blind
this part of you I couldn't see
yeah but baby I love you anyway
because the memory of our love
in my soul is here to stay.♫
@7516663
One of the most unknown guitar greats of this generation. I think anyone would be hard pressed to come up with a living blues guitarist who plays with more skill and soul than Henrik. It’s a shame he is not more widely known.
@65noodles9
... how true
@Doubledutchguy1965
Agreed!!!!!
@FraserBernstein
John Mayer wipes the floor with him tbh
@Doubledutchguy1965
@@FraserBernstein I expect John Mayer to have less animosity towards Henrik as the lesser gods would have. He'ld probably join Henrik on stage.
@kayjung7165
Quatsch@@FraserBernstein
@pcastles20
Bring back the blues music. The world needs more of it
@saigonKT
I know Gary Moore is smiling up there after watching this from Henrik. Gary has another deciple on Earth.
@DoctorDoom619
I have discovered this sooo late but i am glad i did.
@aperson8847
Same, they're great!