BUDAPEST LIVE

Spirits in the night, Demolition man, For you, Davey's on the road again, Lies (through the 80's), Blinded by the light, Redemption song (No Kwazulu) and Mighty Quinn... These are the live titles! A live album of which you have to find the original, since you can find some at 37 minutes, with one track less, others at almost 60 minutes with some additions not even live! In short, 50 mins and 55 sec is the right one with the aforementioned pieces! you have to be patient because even with the original you have cuts with often 2 or 3 pieces linked together and a gap not even connected which brings down the audience's mood; for those who have difficulty, go for the DVD which retraces the almost complete concert, but be careful with the releases, you often still have differences... Apart from these little hassles, take the time to settle down and enjoy this concert released just after the release of the magnificent 'somewhere in Africa', unfairly snubbed with 2 titles from the latter inside. Well, otherwise Chris and Steve are there and represent the best period, Manfred does as usual with his little dreamlike moments and John performs well for this kind of music, fresh live drums that flow well; on the bass side don't forget Matt especially on the somewhere titles with this very tribal rhythm. One of the best live ones which represents the prog rock of the 80s with a more metallic, more energetic sound, well a dated sound as my girlfriend says so well with synth and amplified bass sounds; but I love it in particular the 'Blinded by the light' and its guitar solo which melts everything around it... Just like the acoustic 'Redemption song' to take a break from this fusion of genres... Just like 'Spirits in the night' and its vocoder and its intoxicating solo, its progressive ambiance at the height, its break and its final orgasmic rise... just like 'Demolition man' and its frantic rhythm, syncopated with this piano behind which sets the title on fire, a tribal title with a fire that goes well in my opinion, not to mention the well-executed guitar solo which stands out at the end and makes me swoon, ah this ending worthy of a hard band... Just like 'For You', like 'Lies' and its hypnotizing chorus on stage, like 'Davey's on the road again' which is magnified in public with the latency of the intro, that of the break, the classic finale, the cut cover or not always a mystery, in short I will not cite all the titles, but an essential album.