OFF: Bevis Frond Live album

[Paul Mather]

I picked up the new Bevis Frond live album, _Live at the Great American
Music Hall, San Francisco_ at my local shop today.  I'm giving it its
first spin right now, actually, via the CD-ROM drive on my Alpha...

So far, I'm liking what I hear... a lot.  In fact, it makes me wish I
could catch a gig on the current tour!! :-(

I'm guessing it's a soundboard recording, which is a bit of a shame in a
way, because they tend to rob recordings of the ambience ("warmth") that
a good audience recording (or remixed recording truck recording) can
impart.  So, this disc can sound a little "sparse" at times, which I'm
sure isn't the case at the actual gig!

Of course, I've just been listening through headphones so far; I might
revise my opinion when I get it home blasting through the loudspeakers! :-)

BTW, I was surprised to see the disc already in the Internet CDDB when I
played it.  (Today is its official release date.)  That bodes well!

Cheers,

Paul.

NP: The Bevis Frond, _Live at the Great American Hall, San Francisco_

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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