OTHER CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS III

This is the third 'Other Crimes & Misdemeanours' album of rarities, and is probably the best is terms of recording quality. Like the others, it features music that is now hard to come by, although in this case some of these have been available on CD before. The CD is neatly divided into four, with the first session comprising the three songs that were released as a CDEP in 1993. "Aries" and "The Chase" were even at the time older songs that had yet to be recorded, while the third was "Learning Curve" which would later be re-recorded for the 'Sleepers' album.

The second section is the one probably of most interest to fans, as it features the three songs recorded live in the studio for the Radio One Rock Show back in 1991. The songs are "Face To The Sun", "One For The Record" (always a particular fave of mine, this tells the story of the Genesis reunion gig) and "Room 801". The third session is a live recording of "Exorcising Demons" that didn't make it onto the Classic Rock Live CD. I still feel that this is one of their most powerful numbers, twisting and belting through its ten minutes, and this version shows their restrained control. I still think that this ought to have been on the album proper.

The final session contains songs that were released on 'tributes CDs', which are now rare. The best of these has to be "The Ceiling Speaks", although Stu does smooth it just a bit too much. While this album may not have the consistency of a 'proper' release, it is one that all fans will be more than happy to part with the wonga for.

Originally appeared in Feedback #62, May 01