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Leb I Sol

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Live, released in 2006

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Raspukala Sar Planina
2. Aber Dojde Donke
3. Devetka
4. Nisam Tvoj
5. Akupunktura
6. Kako Ti Drago
7. Marija
8. Talasna Duzina
9. Dikijeva Igra
10. Rucni Rad
11. Kumova Slama
12. Ajde Sonce Zajde
13. Skakavac
14. Kalabalak
15. Bistra voda
16. Jovano Jovanke
17. Cuvam Noc Od Budnih
18. Mamurni Ljudi
19. Kao Kakao
20. Skopje
21. Cukni Vo Drvo
22. Uci me majko karaj me
23. A Bre Makedonce
24. Si Zaljubiv
25. Country

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Line-up / Musicians

- Vlatko Stefanovski / guitars
- Garabet Tavitjan / drums
- Bodan Arsovski / bass
- Koki Dimusevski / keyboards

Releases information

2CD Avalon Production (2006 Macedonia) (live set recorded July-August 2006 in Ohrid and Bitola, Macedonia)
2CD One Records (2007 Serbia)

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LEB I SOL Live in Macedonia ratings distribution


4.82
(3 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music(33%)
33%
Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection(33%)
33%
Good, but non-essential (0%)
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Collectors/fans only (33%)
33%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
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Review by Seyo
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Honorary Collaborator
5 stars Re-union of LEB I SOL - Fusion at its best!!!

LEB I SOL re-united in 2006 in its original quartet line-up, after almost 15 years of inactivity. Extended tour was scheduled across Macedonia and former Yugoslav countries and the result was a DVD and this 2CD live set. To my disappointment, the most part of the Bosnian tour in early 2007 was cancelled due to management problems, so I had to be content with these two releases.

The quartet line-up (Stefanovski-guitar/vocal, Arsovski-bass, Tavitijan-drums, Dimusevski-keyboards) was responsible for the first three album masterpieces of these ex-Yugoslav and Macedonian ethno- jazz fusion virtuosos, so hearing (and seeing) them in concert is a spectacle in its own right. Previous live albums (Akusticna trauma, Live in New York) either did not feature Tavitijan and/or Dimusevski, or in the case of Live Anthology (where the quartet was complete) the repertoire was focused on their later pop-oriented material. So Live in Macedonia finally captures all the best moments of their strong, impeccable, technically perfect yet emotional and musically potent performances of folk-impregnated jazz-rock fusion.

The album opens with a new studio song, a re-arrangement of traditional Raspukala Sar-planina (Broken Down Shar Mountain) which was also aired as a promo video clip. Material is roughly divided between their early classic fusion of the first four albums on Disc 1 and the more relaxed and laid-back soft rock sound of the late 1980s on Disc 2, including such crowd-pleasers as mega hits Kalabalak, Cuvam Noc Od Budnih (Guarding the Night from the Awakened), Mamurni Ljudi (Hangover People), Kao Kakao (Like Cacao), Skopje and Cukni Vo Drvo (Knock on Wood). The acme of the album comes with three songs not recorded on any previous studio album - all folk traditionals arranged by the band in a fusion vein - Uci me majko karaj me (Teach Me Mother, Warn Me), A Bre Makedonce (Oh My Macedonian Boy) and Si Zaljubiv Edno Mome (A Young Lad Fell In Love). The latter one was here premiered before its inclusion on the following studio album Itakanataka in 2008. Finally Country theme from the movie Smeker ends this show in a perfect way.

This live set shows why LEB I SOL were frequently praised as one of the finest jazz rock bands ever, not only in the regional (ex-YU) context but internationally too. Relatively small number of reviews of their albums here at PA indicates that the Western and the Worldwide audience is yet to discover this beautiful music. Why not start with this amazing 2CD?!

PERSONAL RATING: 5/5

P.A. RATING: 5/5

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