Customer Reviews

Full Fathom Five: Audio Field Recordings 2007-2008

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For Clutch fans old and new, this live album is a perfect summary of the band's savagery on stage. While the old in-concert set *Live at the Googolplex* from 2003 shows a younger and more metallic Clutch, this new release shows the band effectively mixing their current interests in swingin' blues licks with their historic penchant for stoner-ish metal and lowdown funky grooves. The fellas are getting a little more laidback and serious as the rockin' years fly by, but onstage they're still as brutal as ever.

As one would expect, this set is based largely on songs from the most recent studio album *From Beale Street to Oblivion* but with a focus on that album's less blatantly bluesy and more riff-oriented tracks, building an important bridge to the band's heavy past. The key tracks here are "Child of the City" and "Mr. Shiny Cadillackness" which are performed with ominous menace. For those fans who don't have all of the older studio albums, this set is also a fine introduction to many of Clutch's more interesting catalog tracks, with highlights being especially savage takes on "Dragonfly" and "Texan Book of the Dead." The only minor glitch here comes with some of the tracks from the extra-heavy *Blast Tyrant* album, with the live takes lacking some of that album's huge sounds (especially with backing vocals). Regardless, the now older and wiser Clutch remains a punishing live act, and even if you've listened to all these songs a gazillion times, you'll appreciate the power of this live set. [~doomsdayer520~]

I'm not a big fan of live releases, but I am a HUGE fan of Clutch. This CD is a solid taste of Clutch live with a nice mix of songs and solid sound quality. I like that it captures some of Clutch's jams that they mix into the songs live and even little twists that they add to songs. Overall, I enjoy the cd, but would have preferred a CD which captured a full single concert (instead of pulling songs from 3 different shows), included banter (the little that Neil actually does) and had more crowd atmosphere (Clutch fans love this band!). All of that would have given it the fifth star.

honestly there live audio isnt the best I wouldnt buy another one like this, the normal CD quality is better. there is 3-4 songs it sounds like they are so drunk you can not understand a word he is saying..