GONG LIVE, ETC

Gong

Canterbury Scene

3.63 | 101 ratings

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In truth, Gong were always two bands in one and 'Gong Live Etc.' is, conveniently, two albums, one by each of them.

The first half is recordings from the pixie side of things. Well-intentioned dope-heads doing what well-intentioned dope- heads do and, frankly, a bit "so what". If you are from the age when chilling out to Gong in a room full of smoke was your bag then you might enjoy this. To be honest, I can't see how it would appeal to anyone else at all.

The second half, a BBC session from the 'Angel's Egg' era and four live tracks from the 'You' era is a vastly superior beast. A great band on top, top form. Very tight, very prog and very, very good. All tracks are infinitely superior to their original counterparts in almost every way, enough to convince even the casual observer that one is not just listening to a band consisting of stoned idiots.

First half: two and a half stars. Second half: five stars.

trout.phosphor | 4/5 | 2010-5-3

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