LOST 'N' FOUND: LIVE IN TILBURG

A five star rating is a rarity in my reviews. This re-issue of 'Lost'n'Found - Live in Tilburg' has been on my wanted list for some considerable time. As a live band 'Riverside' present a thoroughly professional and polished performance with total aplomb. The DVD is the way to listen and watch for the whole experience. Front-of-house did the band proud too - with no overdubs - what you see is what the paying audience saw and heard on the night. It opens with 'Lost' and closes with 'Found'. Does not take a genius to work out how the title came about. Riverside have always been a consummate studio band releasing quality material with the majority of their work but this live performance is amazing. It is billed as 'Love, Fear and the Time Machine Tour 2015' and comes in audio-book form with a series of concert photographs. There is just enough information but the most poignant note is that it is dedicated to 'Piotr Grudzinski' who, sadly, died of pulmonary embolism early in the 2016 at the age of 40. It would take almost four years for 'Riverside' to officially welcome a new guitarist. The two CDs both come in around the fifty minute mark - by today's standards fairly short and for that reason I recommend the DVD for uninterrupted enjoyment. The highlights are subjective but for me they include; Under the Pillow, Saturate Me and the epic track Escalator Shrine. An album which took longer to reach me than I would have liked but the wait made it all the more special.