Current 93 does not do a lot of live-shows, but just a couple in a year if at all. Since it is highly unlikely for most people to ever be able to go to one, a live-album becomes an important release. When it comes to Current 93, a gig is bound to be an impressionable experience. For most bands, however...well, what impressions does one get from a live-show of Metallica, really? The live-releases of other bands serve no purpose whatsoever.The live-sound is quite simple. Only a few string instruments (guitar, what seems to be a harp and violin) and drums and, naturally, Tibet.
The album begins with a few songs that are mellow and simple. On "A Song for Douglas After He's Dead" it takes a turn to a more intense direction. The highlights are "Hooves/Horsey" (a symbiosis of two songs) and "They Returned to Their Earth". As an encore, "A Song for Douglas After He's Dead (rebirth)" is played once more. In between the performances, Tibet seems to be a bit sad for the absence of his friend Douglas P., expressing to the crowd that he would not play "Beausoleil".
A highly recommendable album. Current seems to be at his best on live shows. Rotten World Serpent for running out of a Current 93 video before we got it, there's not much we wouldn't do to get one.
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