UTRECHT ...THE FINAL FRONTIER

I waited a long time for the review of this one even though I have this CD for a long time now. The reason is that I can't make up my mind for the rating. I have this problem more often but this is an exact doubtcase (50-50) for 3 or 4 stars. And actually I still can't decide. The dilemma is caused by two elements: the sound and the choise of songs.

The sound is very good for a live album in contrast with The very very bootleg from 1992. So that's already an important plus for the album. The choise of songs is making it pretty hard for me, because I'm a huge fan of Breaking the spell and Last man on earth. I'm ok with Kowtow and The Voyager but the other three are absolutely no favourite songs of mine. So that doesn't make things easy. does it ?

But all in all it's a big plus versus a 50-50 aspect which makes things positive where the balance is concerned. I let the atmosphere in the hall do the final verdict and I can say the atmosphere was terrific there in Utrecht. So that makes things very enjoyable when playing the album. And the performance on Breaking the spell is another decider. Absolutely impeccable. So I think this release deserves the 4 stars in the end. But it's actually 3,5.