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Nektar

Psychedelic/Space Rock

3.38 | 35 ratings

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ZowieZiggy
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This is my favourite live lbum from Nektar. Recorded in the late mid seventies.

It starts very well with "It's All Over". A fully rock-oriented version (but this will be fortunately the case for most of the songs here). Rawer (but this is partially due to the below average recording sound). It was my favourite song from "Recycled", so no wonder... "Nektar" will remain playing on the hard side with "Good Day" (far much better than on "Sounds Like This" their first live album).

It wouldn't be a live "Nektar" album if there were some long jamming session; but again, I prefer this version of "A Day...". Almost hard-rock at times.

My favourite song is "Desolation Valley". A gorgeous jazzy-psychedelic number. There is one incredible and powerful riff which comes several times during the song and which has always blow me away (studio or live version). I am just found of this. The highlight. Deeply inspired by the early "Floyd".

Even if I quite disliked "That's Life" in its studio version on "Down To Earth", I quite like it here. Same applies to "Show Me The Way". Below average in studio and good (but shorter) here. A nice electric ballad.

"King Of Twilight" has nothing to do with a ballad. A great hard-rock song. Crazy beat, powerful bass and such a marvelous finale with so emotional vocals. Another highlight.

I have to say that "Nektar" played quite well that night. Most of the songs have a stronger attack; more rock-oriented as I have said in my intro. And I quite like it.

It's a pity that this live album almost sounds as a bootleg and that the closing number might well be fun for the band but this old rock'n'roll medley is out of purpose, IMO. It was already launched with "Woman". Another fully revival song. Due to these these remarks, I will rate this one with three stars.

ZowieZiggy | 3/5 | 2007-9-25

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