Review of Live at Duisburg:
Dave Law, Synth Music Direct."This is a 500 copy limited
edition CD so it is unlikely to be available long. It contains very different live
versions of about half of 'For Whom the Bell' and the rest of the music is new. The live
versions from the first CD are much more atmospheric and yet powerful than the studio
versions. The samples used are superb as is the guitar playing from their new member Pat
Pattison who replaced Nik Smith.
The CD really did have the
feel of band on the top of their form playing together as a perfect unit. I don't know how
much time they had to rehearse before hand but the finished result is certainly
impressive. 'For Whom the Bell' was an enjoyable CD but to me I could hear David Wright
one moment, Robert Fox the next with the other musicians fitting in with the mood.
I have already played this
album more than their studio one as the music has over time developed into a character all
of its own. The new tracks are particularly impressive". |