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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A less manicured, wider reaching, down to earth live set,
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This review is from: Radioland: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Audio CD)
"[a]nd still the ghost of Be Bop Deluxe haunts me, despite the charms and crucifixes outside my imagination's door"---Bill NelsonBe Bop Deluxe's Live! in the Air Age! is a definitive (and strong) live record of the band's history through Sunburst Finish. This second live set, Radioland, provides an interesting contrast. These live tracks, recorded by the BBC in three bursts from 1976-1978, lack the more refined production values and sense of guitar heroism that the Air Age album exudes. Instead, Be Bop Deluxe seems much more down to earth, less a prog band mired in 70s near-cinematic production values, and more a "real live" rock band covering a generous cross-section of an interesting set of songs spanning the band's history. We hear "Third Floor Heaven" from the "Axe Victim" album, rendered with gusto. "Islands of the Dead" and a suite of "Modern Music" songs illustrate the pop sensibility that was then a large part of Nelson's songwriting. "Adventures in a Yorkshire Landscape" is, as in the Air Age album, a guitarplay centerpiece, but this time the solos give less the impression of soaring glissandi than of Hendrix-inspired haze. It's curious to hear Nelson spend several songs jumping between rhythm work and the trademark lead extravaganzas upon which his guitar hero reputation was made, and easy to understand why this band really needed a rhythm guitarist as it evolved. This is a much less varnished version of the band's key songs, very human, very live, and certainly worth owning. The six Drastic Plastic songs alone are worth the price of virtual admission....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
BILL NELSON'S ROCKETSHIP LAND'S A GREAT UNRELEASED LIVE CD!,
By Jay Siekierski (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Radioland: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Audio CD)
Griffin Music has just a issued a real treasure... a massive 77 mins.(approx) of Bill Nelson's former rocketship Be Bop Deluxe.Radioland:BBC Live In Concert is all unreleased live stuff recorded at Be Bop's height from `76-'78. 16 beauties explain why this band is so fondly remembered and why Bill made a name for himself as a git hero... whether he likes it or not! `94 notes by Bill himself are included on his reflections of Be Bop and this CD
4.0 out of 5 stars
I should have listened to this sooner!,
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This review is from: Radioland: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (Audio CD)
I was a BBD fan in the '70s and rediscovered Nelson a few years ago. Owned quintessential "Live in the Air Age" since it's release and kept passing on "BBC Radio 1 Live"... However, this is a pretty good live representation. The production isn't as clean as "Air Age" but gives the raw essence of a BBD concert. The mix pulls forward other band talents as well. This is a must for any BBD/Nelson fan.
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