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 Celebrate good times, c'mon! September 1, 2008
Written by davidfsnyder
I’ve had three dedicated listenings to this particular download (not in headphones), with time after each listening to "digest" what I heard. I’m still digesting it, as it definitely is different from previous KC performances.
The audio quality is excellent. Astoundingly good for a FOH mix. I can clearly hear each player (except at times the drummers are so in sync that they sound as one) and the tone is excellent on each instrument.
The introductory soundscape (twern, twern, bleep, bleep) was very delicate, a bit tentative, with a sprinkle of impishness. It does help draw this listener into the performance. It is not one of RFs strongest offerings of this type.
The drums on Sleepless and Level Five are particularly terrifying. Robert’s playing on the instrumental break in Frame by Frame is ferocious, as well as on Level Five. Adrian’s finest vocal moment, in my opinion, is on The Construction of Light in which he sings the "random word-pool selection" section with the most convincing feeling I have heard on any of the many recorded performances I own of that song (or in any of the performances I’ve attended); very touching. His instrumental performance on Talking Drum is also stellar, for those who appreciate his mastery of the shrutis via the whammy bar etc. Tony is, as always, a monster bass player on every song. But, to me, the drummers really stole the show. The new kid Gavin Harrison in particular added some astonishing tasteful mmph to various pieces, and he and Pat had very strong, playful synergy. The tightness of their unisons: monster.
The main in-your-face clam was during Adrian’s otherwise amazing solo in Sleepless. And a couple of moments, I felt TL’s rendition of TG bass lines weren’t as compelling as TG’s (not surprising, given the short rehearsal and few number of shows). So, it’s not all perfect; but these points are few and far between.
The band performance was good to very good and often excellent. The rendition to digital media is excellent.
I do hope to hear more of this lineup in action, in particular to hear new compositions inspired by this lineup.
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