redshifter
High Fidelity Gentility• redrum....I mean redshifter• Pee-pee. Hoo-hoo.• I ♥ Garfield
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the alice in chains "live" album is a compilation of their best performances during the 90's. if you are a fan of aic like me, you MUST own this album. although the performances span many years, the cd engineers managed to meld the songs together seamlessly. there are a few slight differences in sound quality or musician positioning, but it is a very homogenous presentation.
as to the actual performances, well they are on par with the best live albums ever. rush's "exit stage left" and the who's "live at leeds" come to mind. every song is executed to their respective studio version's standards, with the added power and personality of live music. the vocals are perfect, often better than studio versions. the guitar work, drums, bass are also top notch. perhaps because of the band's drug problems i was expecting less than perfect live versions, but i was wrong; way wrong.
the sound quality is good, despite a bit of distortion on a couple songs and some dynamic compression. overall stereo seperation is good, except for perhaps the bbc recordings. i wonder when those guys at the bbc will figure out how to record live music well. there is a little stage banter, the funniest being the intro to "queen of the rodeo" and the japan performance of "dirt" where layne the lead singer tries to remember some japanese phrases. don't pass up this live disc.
as to the actual performances, well they are on par with the best live albums ever. rush's "exit stage left" and the who's "live at leeds" come to mind. every song is executed to their respective studio version's standards, with the added power and personality of live music. the vocals are perfect, often better than studio versions. the guitar work, drums, bass are also top notch. perhaps because of the band's drug problems i was expecting less than perfect live versions, but i was wrong; way wrong.
the sound quality is good, despite a bit of distortion on a couple songs and some dynamic compression. overall stereo seperation is good, except for perhaps the bbc recordings. i wonder when those guys at the bbc will figure out how to record live music well. there is a little stage banter, the funniest being the intro to "queen of the rodeo" and the japan performance of "dirt" where layne the lead singer tries to remember some japanese phrases. don't pass up this live disc.