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Shit.

(the previous comment connects to that of primiballi)

...oh yeah...

BRUNO METALDORE, please leave De Andrè alone. When you need to say something ridiculous, your words are more than enough.

a delirium turned into music... it wasn't a compliment...

Uhm... so now we understand each other. In fact, one could say that the entire "Live at the Marquee" is based on the vocal performance of the singer. A statement that might leave everyone, both die-hard fans and casual appreciators of the band, a bit stunned. So let me explain better: unlike the live album released a few years later (Once in a Livetime, I believe you know it very well), I couldn't help but notice an excessive coldness in the performance of the songs. You might say, it’s Dream Theater: and indeed, our guys have always made technique and formal perfection a trademark. However, I’m sure I won’t be contradicted when I say that usually the band manages to give, in a live setting, a much more lively and warm touch to their performances, not turning the concert into a farce, but certainly lightening many passages or exaggerating them in a self-ironic way. As if to affirm: "Okay, from the way we play, one might say we’re the best in the world - and maybe we are - but what the heck! We're here to have fun!" Just listen to the complex performance of "A Change of Seasons" (from "Live Scenes from N.Y."), interspersed with little comedic bits on the instruments (the theme from The Simpsons). "Live at the Marquee," on the other hand, is tremendously, obtusely, painfully technical: it's obvious, being the band's first official live album, the record aimed to demonstrate that the band's technical prowess was not the product of clever studio tricks... however, years later, and aware of what they can really do live (I've seen them twice), this live document seems very poor to me. I recommend you check out the excellent bootleg "Lords of Thunder," taken from the "Images and Words" tour, where they perform in a decidedly more "alive" manner. Contrary to popular belief, LaBrie's voice was less expressive than it is today, fresher and wider in terms of notes, but definitely less "experienced." Hence my rating (2), and my initial dismay at your review. P.S. At the bottom of yet another review of "Octavarium" (I can’t remember who it was by), I left a little "insult" towards the band... it was actually just the result of frustration (they're good, but 8-9 reviews are really too many!!!!).

Certo! Inviami il testo e procederò con la traduzione.

hey handsome! ...but let me understand, did you end up here hunting for old "bowie&barrett" around the site? hee hee.... anyway, have you happened to listen to these 6 great songs? did you know that syd barrett was (I assume, still is) a legend for Bono, who has claimed several times back in the '80s that Syd (that unknown guy, in the era of the Durans) was an inspiration for him, especially for his singing style? interesting, right?

"Street Legal" is an unfortunately underrated album over time, coinciding with the beginning of a phase of deep personal crisis. Fortunately, the patrons of Debaser did not follow the global criticism... well done!!!