Now I've seen it all.

From straight out of nowhere here they are again, Berlin!

I've gotta admit I had a serious crush on Terri Nunn-and like who didn't right-back during those formative teenage years where tunes like "The Metro," "No More Words," and I suppose "Take My Breath Away." we're talking fantasization to the fullest extent.

Well here we are a decade later and I'm glad to say nothing's changed!

Terri, whatever your secret is, I wanna know!

But hey, this is about the band Berlin and here they are caught live for the first time doing all the old favorites along with a new three-song trilogy to wrap up their latest package!

The sound is flawlessly clear for one thing and digging deeper into the lyrics, the title "Sacred & Profane" is right on the mark.

Far from being made up of the usual pop trash fluff, songs like "Masquerade," "Touch," "Steps," and "You Don't Know" really possess an angle of high scale emotional drama.

Of course the concept of womanhood and the burning desires that run through songs like "Sex (I'm a.)" and "Turn You On" offer a vivid peek into the female angst and the conflicting desires that really begun to scratch the surface during the time of their original existence-pop trash, sure, just without the. fluff!

How influential was Terri Nunn during their time?

Listen to just about any female-led band or artist today and you'll see exactly how much!

We're at song six here which is one of my favorites, "The Metro," and only now can we understand the significance of where this song led-yes, there does now exist a London bound train that leaves from Paris!

Amazing, but true.

For all their new wave ingenuity during their early 80's beginnings, the group really let's it rock on stage here.

The obvious encore "Take My Breath Away," you'll remember from the cheesy "Top Gun" Tom Cruise flick from '86 puts a capper on what must have been a killer evening for a highly charged interactive following.

She still can sing 'em though, changing things ever so slightly during a chorus or two-you get the impression after listening to this disc that they've had designs on reforming for a while now.

The performance really cuts to the bone and they've definitely got it together. The new tracks at the end start out with "Shayla," an old Blondie cover that if you didn't know it before, you'll know it now.

Originally appearing on "Eat to the Beat," Nunn does a great Harry here and the song as it was or is, has a knack for stirring up some movement on the dance floor.

"Angel's Wings" has that European club flare to it-danceable grooves, multi-track programming, and of course an all night drum beat. yes, onward and upward I think.

Finally "X-Girl" has more a poppy 80's swirl to it, probably more like we'd expect. yeah, definitely the Berlin we remember.

Released by Time Bomb: http://www.timebombrecordings.com/

Review by Vinnie Apicella