Robert-Jan Stips

Freek de Jonge intends to stage one last magnificent show, to once again draw in the crowd. The performance of his life, in which he confronts various painful events, descending to the depths of his soul. This way he hopes to rekindle the drive of thirty years ago: has he done things right, will he be able to make up for the times he failed as a man and as an artist?

On July 5, 2015, Robert Jan Stips gave an experimental recital at the Beauforthuis in Austerlitz. Playing on no fewer than three grand pianos, he performed the first three albums by his longtime favorite band, Supersister. It was a challenge even for a seasoned musician like Stips—a true “tour de force”—because, of course, you can’t just rehearse something like that at home. A real leap of faith, then, and rightly captured on this DVD/CD, whose title, *Present To The Highest Pudding*, is, of course, a combination of the titles of the first three Supersister albums.

1 Tina Turner - Addicted To Love | 2 Toto - Rosanna | 3 Simple Minds - Alive And Kicking | 4 Spandau Ballet - True | 5 Cock Robin - The Promise You Made | 6 Candy Dulfer - Lily Was Here | 7 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World | 8 The Nits - Nescio | 9 Culture Club - Victims | 10 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone | 11 The Stranglers - Always The Sun | 12 Alice Cooper - Poison | 13 Europe - The Final Countdown | 14 Joe Cocker - Unchain My Heart | 15 Lever | 42 - Love Games | 16 Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove | 17 Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin/I Will Survive | 18 Scorpions - Wind Of Change | 19 Crowded House - Sister Madly | 20 Sinead O'Connor - Troy