Live at Paradiso [Import, Live]

Soft Machine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 26, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Blueprint UK
• ASIN: B000001HRY
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #513,882 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hulloder

2. Dada Was Here

3. Thank You Pierrot Lunaire

4. Have You Ever Bean Green?

5. Pataphysical Introduction Pt.II

6. As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still

7. Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging

8. Hibou, Anemone And Bear

9. Fire Engine Passing With Bells Clanging (reprise)

10. Pig

11. Orange Skin Food

12. A Door Opens And Closes

13. 10:30 Returns To The Bedroom

Editorial Reviews

40 Minute Live Set Recorded At The Paradiso, Amsterdam In 1969, Plus 6 Demo Tracks From 1967. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Look At The Early Years, June 13, 2001

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JOHN SPOKUS (BALTIMORE, MARYLAND United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Paradiso (Audio CD)

This 1969 live recording documents the early, pre-fusion Softs performing their 2nd LP in concert. The performance is quite excellent though occasional technical difficulties like microphones cutting out, leading to some missing vocals, make it less than technically perfect; but that is what it's all about, a bare bones sound board tape re-ceating a real live gig without any touch ups. Recommended for serious Softs fans.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Early Soft Machine at their best!, November 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Turns on (Audio CD)

This album is essential for any Soft Machine fan. The first 12 tracks are from a live gig in Amsterdam in '69 and are one continuous song, with excellent sound. Wyatt's singing is top notch and the repetitive keyboard riffs are trance-inducing. The remaing bonus tracks, however, are of poor quality but the album is more than worth it for the live set.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All things distorted., November 19, 2003

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Charles L. Druesedow "Chuck" (North Olmsted, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Paradiso (Audio CD)

Live at the Paradiso is Soft Machine at their best! It captures what they were on stage, live. Keyboards, bass, vocals are all distorted. Keyboards careen out of control, playing at a frenetic pace. This is just an outstanding album from the Progressive Rock years. Live at the Paradiso is loud, raw, and straight out of the amps. This is my top pick from the Soft Machine catalog.