OIL ON CANVAS

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3.45 | 50 ratings

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Evolver
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Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams

For a live album, this one has very little crowd noise. At times, you would hardly know that they were there.

This was recorded after their final, and best studio album, Tin Drum, and primarily covers that release. And that's a good thing. It happens to have two of my favorite songs from this band Sons Of Pioneers and Visions Of China, both powered by Mick Karn's unique bass lines.

Structurally, the songs are based upon simple compositions. But it is in the performance that they shine. Led by Karn and drummer Steve Jansen's rhythms, the songs are lively and highly entertaining.

If they could only have added depth to the songwriting, this could have rated four stars.

Evolver | 3/5 | 2010-3-2

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