Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.rock.progressive
Titolo: [Live dei TALK TALK] dall'8 Febbraio nei negozi

     Release Date: 8 February 1999
     Label: Pond Life
     Catalogue No: PLVP001CD
     Format: CD
     May 1986: TALK TALK's eight strong touring line up reached
the London Hammersmith Odeon after an extensive trip across
Europe. It turned out to be their last London show. TALK TALK
were at the peak of their commercial popularity, and their
performance was as immaculate as only bands who have played
together and know their  material intimately can achieve.
     By this point TALK TALK had released three albums: The
Party's Over (1982), It's My Life (1984) and the extraordinary
The Colour Of Spring in March 1986, which had provided the first
recorded evidence of the major development in main man Mark
Hollis' musical ambitions. TALK TALK were by now in a period of
transition highlighted by the freedom and semi-acoustic tracks
'April 5th' and 'Chameleon Day' on
 The Colour of Spring, the most commercially successful album of
their career. No longer content to work within the restrictive
confines of mid-eighties pop, TALK TALK were about to embark upon
a musical journey that would end, six years later,
     with the remarkable Laughing Stock.
     There are many bands who have chosen at some point in their
career to withdraw from the glare of the mainstream's spotlight,
for whatever reason. But rarely have any done it with the
wholehearted conviction and artistic integrity of TALK TALK.
Although The Colour of Spring contained 'Life's What You Make
It', 'Give It Up' and 'Living In Another World', it also
contained indications of the direction that the band would later
 embark on. 1988's masterpiece Spirit Of Eden was then followed
by their final album, 1991's wildly ambitious Laughing Stock,
released on Polydor's specially reactivated
     jazz subsidiary Verve. These would be albums of such
complexity that live gigs were unimaginable to Mark Hollis and
his colleagues. No longer satisfied to stretch the parameters of
contemporary pop Hollis, alongside producer and co-writer Tim
     Friese-Green, has spiraled off into the hinterland of the
avant-garde with mind boggling results.
     It was during their memorable transitional stage that LONDON
1986 was recorded. Drawing on material from It's My Life and The
Colour of Spring, LONDON 1986 offers a document of eight
wonderful songs that sound as emotive now as they did years ago.
But in their treatment of the older material it also presents a
wonderful insight into the way the band were developing their
sound. TALK TALK offer a fluid
 and organic performance, Mark Hollis' enigmatic and distinctive
voice as evocative as ever and the band filling out earlier songs
such as 'Tomorrow Started' and 'It's My Life'
     with a warmth and depth that adds a whole new dimension. As
an introduction to TALK  TALK, LONDON 1986 is indispensable.
Placing the band on the bridge between
     commercial acceptability and impassioned artistic endeavour,
the album offers a superb starting point from which to explore
the work of one of the 80's most important bands,
     and also an awesome opportunity for fans to indulge in new
interpretations of classic material. The incredible critical
response afforded to 1998's debut solo album by Mark
     Hollis was as much a testament to its fine music as to the
high regard in which TALK TALK are now held. LONDON 1986 provides
the perfect opportunity to discover how
     TALK TALK evolved into one of the most influential and
highly regarded acts of the last twenty years.
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Già. Oltretutto, se fanno dal vivo quello che vidi fare a loro in
quegli anni, potrebbero assomigliare moltissimo ai Soft Machine.
ciao stanz
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