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Titolo: Nuovi live dei Soft Machine

Sempre dal sito di Calyx. Consigliabili o trascurabili?
SOFT MACHINE - British Tour '75  (MLP)
Release date : September 5th, 2005
Musicians: Mike Ratledge (o/syn/elp) - Karl Jenkins (elp/ss/p) - John
Etheridge (g) - Roy Babbington (b) - John Marshall (d)
Rec: 11 Oct 1975 - Loc: Nottingham University - Eng: Geoff Woodward
Tracks: 1. Bundles [KJ] (3:17) - 2. Land Of The Bag Snake [A.Holdsworth]
(4:01) - 3. Out Of Season [KJ] (6:13) - 4. The Man Who Waved At Trains [MR]
(6:15) - 5. JVH [MR] (4:12) - 6. The Floating World [KJ] (1:12) - 7. Ban Ban
Caliban [KJ] (9:53] - 8. Sideburn [JM] (10:21) - 9. Hazard Profile (Part 1)
[KJ] (6:12) - 10. (Part 2) [KJ] (1:41) - 11. (Part 3) [KJ] (0:24) - 12.
(Part 4) [KJ] (1:30) - 13. (Part 5) [KJ] (3:58) - 15. Sign Of Five [Soft
Machine] (14:45)
Comments : Once again, Major League Promotions amaze us with a previously
unheard soundboard recording from a badly documented period in Soft
Machine's career... Well, actually, post-1975 live recordings by the Softs
are very few ! This concert took place a few months after John Etheridge had
replaced Allan Holdsworth, and as could be expected Bundles still provides
the bulk of the setlist. This is the Softs at their fusion peak. In addition
to that you get early versions from Softs tracks like "Out Of Season", "Song
Of Aeolus" and "Ban-Ban Caliban" (the latter in particular vastly superior
to the album version in my opinion), plus jams (the CD closes with an
intense 14-minute collective improv) and solos. Founding member Mike
Ratledge had left by the time the band recorded that album, so it's great to
hear these pieces performed by the dual-keyboard line-up. On a side note, it
is worth mentioning that MLP's packaging skills have increased in leaps and
bounds since their debut Caravan release two years ago, and both this and
the Gong CD come with a nice booklet with liner notes (including
contributions from the musicians) and unseen photos. A superb release !
SOFT MACHINE - Soft Stage/ BBC In Concert 1972 (Hux Records)
Release date : August 29th, 2005
Musicians: Mike Ratledge (elp/o) - Karl Jenkins (elp/ob/bs) - Hugh Hopper
(b) - John Marshall (d)
Rec: 20 Jul 1972 - Loc: Paris Theatre, London - Pr: Jeff Griffin
Tracks: 1. Fanfare [KJ] (1:59) - 2. All White [MR] (5:17) - 3. Slightly All
The Time [MR] (11:51) - 4. M.C. [HH] (2:37) - 5. Drop [MR] (5:34) - 6.
Stumble [KJ] (5:53) - 7. One Across [JM] (3:11) - 8. As If [MR] (3:48) - 9.
Riff [KJ] (7:03) - 10. Gesolreut [MR] (6:59)
Comments : This is the welcome reissue of a 1972 BBC In Concert session
previously released on Windsong. Unlike the 1971 session, the Hux version
comes without bonus tracks, but with a much improved packaging - nice cover,
detailed liner notes, and corrected indexing. This concert was recorded just
after Karl Jenkins had joined the band, several months before the live album
from Six. Consequently there is more material from 5 and earlier albums -
even "Slightly All The Time" from Third - and overall this is a very good
document of that line-up's skills and energy. Listen to Mike Ratledge's fuzz
organ on "Drop" and you'll get the idea !
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"Look around again, it's the same old circle"
David Crosby

 SOFT MACHINE - Soft Stage/ BBC In Concert 1972 (Hux Records)
Ristampa di un Windsong del 1994, uno dei primi concerti con Jenkins in 
formazione, decisamente gradevole e consigliato.
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Niccolo'

 SOFT MACHINE - British Tour '75  (MLP)
Io adoro Bundles e questo sicuramente lo prenderei.
bye
s

 formazione, decisamente gradevole e consigliato.
Senza o con il terrificante saxello?
bye
s

 Senza o con il terrificante saxello?
Senza :-)
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Niccolo'