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Park West Chicago, Illinois |
 Utterly Mysterious August 22, 2008
Written by BilSabab
Having been at this show it’s interesting to compare the memory of the experience with listening to this recording. The front line is hung out to dry a bit in this mix. TCoL is pretty painful in spots, and ToaPP vocals slip out of harmony quite easily. I don’t remember the off notes having a strong negative impact on the performance at the time. The band and audience carried on to the next bit. And things do get a good bit better as the night goes on.
Red, Neurotica, Larks II, One Time, Level 5, Sleepless and Indiscipline are the standout performances from this recording. There are little nuances throughout the performance that weren’t evident in the house sound (where the drums were much louder relative to everything else that was going on). Robert was almost inaudible on FxF and Thela as I remember. And during the show I never caught things like the Larks’ I violin sampling, even the Curves end-chord crash used during the opening duet sounds unfamiliar.
At the time, I didn’t understand Tony’s use of the Stick on tracks like Red, Lark’s II, and Thela, but listening back here I’m convinced, particularly on Red, where the middle register gets a little more juice from Tony’s playing. I’m still interested as to why Ade takes up the soloing mantle on ToaPP instead of RF.
For the uninitiated to the new line-up, the new arrangements of Neurotica, Sleepless, and Level Five are worth checking out.
Looking forward to more from this line-up,
Eric Anderson
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Chicago, Illinois August 07, 2008
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Can’t stand the drums mr.harrison needs lessons I cannot listen to this recording the drums are pretty bad get brufrod back quick or hire some one who can play like my self best regards melvin b collins Read more
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