Label: Universal Music (Japan), UICY-76414
Style: Jazz Rock, Instrumental, Progressive Rock
Country: London, England
Time: 41:35
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 253 Mb
Excellent live album, though only two of the songs are from their studio albums ("Euthanasia Waltz" from 'Unorthodox Behaviour' and "Malaga Virgen" from 'Moroccan Roll') . The rest is new material, but is equally as good as the two tracks i just mentioned. Performances are faultless and sound quality is excellent. The drumming is split between Phil Collins and Kenwood Dennard, and both does a great job on this album. This is a very varied, but still even album and the compositions are all excellent! A burst of energy and fire!
This is high-quality fusion at it's best though not 100% perfect (a couple of parts are slighlty weaker than other parts, but still very good). Overall: 4.75 stars - Should be included in any prog collection that features Jazz-Rock!
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3475) Review by Bj-1. November 22, 2005
Most of it sounds as if it were recorded in the VERY early hours, in a darkened cellar. There's no interaction with the audience and very few attempts to enliven the original studio tracks. Only "Euthanasia Waltz" (off UNORTHODOX BEHAVIOUR) is given an extra dimension, with the help of a truly ecstatic guitar solo by John Goodsall, while "Malaga Virgen" (from MOROCCAN ROLL) benefits from some jaunty playing by Messrs. Dennard and Jones. (I believe the bass is mixed closer to the front than on the band's studio albums, which helps.) Both of these tracks also acquire more colour through Morris Pert's remarkable playing. Apart from these things, the rest of the album is a low-key affair. As far as I know, the opening tracks, "Nightmare Patrol" and "-Ish", cannot be found anywhere else. They're OK tracks, much in the same spirit as Brand X's early studio work, but they don't exactly set my heart on fire, if you catch my drift.
Between the tracks you'll hear the roar of what seems to be an enormous crowd. ("Euthanasia Waltz" simply gets faded out, without applause or explanation.) How strange that such an audience remained completely silent during the actual performances! Perhaps they were all totally serious guys with beards, merely nodding along sagely...
I'm a bit surprised Brand X didn't light too many sparks on stage. Devoted fans will need LIVESTOCK, if only for its (literally) unique material, but I can't help thinking the collection was scraped together in a hurry. The obligatory Hipgnosis cover makes the album look even more depressing. Aimless releases like this make you understand why the world used to cry out for the likes of Ian Dury, Madness and the Pretenders.
(progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3475) Review by fuxi. October 29, 2010
01. Nightmare Patrol (08:04)
02. -Ish (08:33)
03. Euthanasia Waltz (05:27)
04. Isis Mourning i (05:36)
05. Isis Mourning ii (04:45)
06. Malaga Virgen (09:07)
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