A live from cristiddio "This is For When..." Remastering and remix of the original recordings from November 9, 1981, has done an excellent job of refreshing the sounds (and so it's clearly polished in the studio, but that's typical of many live recordings, and who cares) and the band is highlighted, in an exceptional shape. In short, this live is a blast. Of course, "Mask," freshly released, is the most represented, offered almost in its entirety (8 out of 10 tracks, almost half of the live set, which has 17 tracks) and how beautifully they come across here, the already beautiful songs from The Mask, the live outfit gives them more energy, a newfound strength, both in those performed faithfully to the studio versions and in pieces where Bauhaus really give them a new garment (the live version of "The Man With the X-Ray Eyes" is stunning); then there are gems like the preview of the next album with a beautiful "Silent Hedges" and the cover of another guiding spirit of the band, John Cale, "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" (otherwise found only in singles collections). And then phenomenal versions of "Dancing" (with Daniele Cenere having fun on the sax wit… more

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