Live in Rome 1974

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合計収録時間 : 01:10:44
Recorded live in Rome, Italy on November 26, 1974. No one will argue: The legendary progressive rock band Gentle Giant was at its best in 1974. Re-energized by the success of their latest LP The Power and the Glory, the band's live show took a new life. Recorded November 11, 1974, in Rome, Live Rome 1974 is an attempt at capturing this energy. This CD is an "official bootleg." Sound quality is average at best, very poor in the worst moments (the first track, "Introduction/Giant/Cogs in Cogs/Proclamation," is plagued with sound level variations, speed variations, and master tape alterations -- and doesn't contain "Giant"). Mixing is non-existent and some instruments come in tremendously loud while others are buried (getting to the acoustic guitar duet, you'll have the raise the volume). So it comes down to the performance, which is in the band's stronger-than-average range for that period. The set list shares similarities with Gentle Giant's "real" live album Playing the Fool: the In a Glass House and Octopus medleys are quite the same, "Funny Ways" is just another version of that tune. The most interesting part is the half-hour segment of "Nothing at All" and "Plain Truth," which includes a drum solo and a violin solo. But let it be clear that because of its flawed sound Live Rome 1974 should only be considered by devoted fans. Others should start with Playing the Fool. ~ Francois Couture
エディション : Remaster
録音 : ステレオ (Live)