Van der Graaf live in the 70s

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   Is here anybody interested in discussing the existing live tapes of VdGG in the 70s?

I actually always enjoy it listening to them, despite their mostly poor audio quality. They give at least a good overview of what they played on the stage then, and how different they sounded live compared to the studio albums, the incredible energy of the performances is pretty tangible.

My 3 favourites are Bern 23.5.1971, London 14.10.75 and Amsterdam 5.3.77.

I think that this tape from 14.10.75 sounds better than the bootleg versions they put on The Box and on the remastered albums of Godbluff and Still Life. And the manic performances are also superior, especially to the comparatively lame tracks taken from the Rimini show.

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	Is here anybody interested in discussing the existing live tapes of VdGG in the 70s? I actually always enjoy it listening to them, despite their mostly poor audio quality. They give at least a good overview of what they played on the stage then, and how different they sounded live compared to the studio albums, the incredible energy of the performances is pretty tangible. My 3 favourites are Bern 23.5.1971, London 14.10.75 and Amsterdam 5.3.77. I think that this tape from 14.10.75 sounds better than the bootleg versions they put on The Box and on the remastered albums of Godbluff and Still Life. And the manic performances are also superior, especially to the comparatively lame tracks taken from the Rimini show.

softandwet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 06 2019 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 211	Post Options Post Reply Quote softandwet Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 29 2020 at 18:16
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