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Academy Of Music New York, NY |
 Had you ever heard the hot date before the love letter? June 10, 2012
Written by jweissenburger
This show was the first concert recording I had heard from this era. In fact, I had gotten a hold of this recording before I had listened to “Lizard”, so to me, this version of “Cirkus” was the first I had ever heard, and for a time became the more definitive version. The stomping feel to it makes the song may come across as lumbering, Boz screaming at one point as if he is trying to raise the dead. But to me, it makes the song much more sinister than the studio version turned out to be. It is, without a doubt, my favorite live version of this song. “Sailor’s Tale” is good, even with the schmaltzy ending. You can tell the band is still having fun playing this tune. "The Devil’s Triangle" is quite a feat for them to try, since the studio version is vastly different. I’m glad this show is finally up on DGM Live for download. The sound is good with a slight hiss, not perfect (but what do you want for 40 years ago?). But after the first minute or two the performance makes you forget it’s even there. Man, listening to this takes me back to when I first heard it those many years ago on cassette (what is that again?). The strength of “Cirkus” alone makes this a good buy. Recommended.
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