BJH THROUGH THE EYES OF JOHN LEES: REVIVAL - LIVE 1999

With Woolly Woolstenholme back in the John Lees version of Barclay James Harvest ("Through the eyes of John Lees"), the band toured their traditional fan base of mainland Europe, and especially Germany, in 1999.

The tracks on this album were captured mainly in Nurnberg and Bern, with a few from other dates on the tour. Predictably, the selected songs are mainly from the "Nexus" album, their current studio release at the time. That album did though include a number of reworkings of old tracks such as "Mocking Bird" and "The Iron maiden", and these appear here in the adapted format used for "Nexus".

Other old songs are dusted off too, notably "She said" which John Lees reminds us has not been performed live by the band since Woolly's departure. Another classic from the "Everyone is everybody else" album is "For no one", a wonderfully pompous, symphonic blast which still sounds as good today.

The newer song sit well alongside their illustrious peers, although those such as "Festival" and "Brave new world" can tend to leave you hoping that the next track will be from the old school.

The recording quality here is excellent, and the band are clearly enjoying themselves. Whether this release offers anything new or different though is, at best, questionable.

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