Struggle for Life [Import]

After Crying | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Stkft
• ASIN: B00004S8KD
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,050 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Viaduct

2. Stalker

3. Sleepin' Chaplin

4. Little Train

5. Suburban Night

6. To Black (Excerpt 1)

7. Intermezzo

8. Pilgrims' March

9. Sonata For Violoncello And Piano

10. Burlesque

11. To Black (Excerpt 2 InproVision)

12. Goblin Dance

13. Hommage A Frank Zappa

14. Starless

15. Fun Fair Land Opening (Excerpt)

16. Judas

17. Windblown Waltz

18. Struggle For Life

19. Fur Fair Finale (Excerpt)

20. Crash And Cry

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely GREAT!, February 26, 2001

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Surjorimba Suroto (Jakarta, Indonesia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Struggle for Life (Audio CD)

This is the first live album from this incredible Hungarian progressive rock band. For those who haven't heard them, they played progressive rock using instruments that are common used in classical music. But don't get confused, because they really rocks! Some classical influences can be heard everywhere, considering they were first a chamber music trio. Struggle For Life covers their tour in 1999 and you can really hear their virtuoso in handling their instruments. John Wetton (ex. Asia, King Crimson, UK) sang lead in KC's classic Starless. Not much interesting in this tune, since it's not far different than the original one. But the whole set are more challenging and interesting than that KC song. The double album also contains extra tracks in MP3 and many bonus material. If you're looking a true progressive band which is 'progressive', then you must listen to After Crying.

4.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding 4 and half stars!!!, December 8, 2011

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Russell Sullins "quiet sun" (okmulgee, ok United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Struggle for Life (Audio CD)

Excellent prog from Hungary,,this album kicks ass.Some great music much in the vein of King Crimson with touches of ELP and classical and fusion.Very nice album and very talented musicians.Track 2 on disc one is "Stalker" a 12:40 powerhouse.Also on this is a nice cover of King Crimson's "Starless" featuring John Wetton..Overall some really great music.Go buy this album,these guys can jam.Highly recommended!

4.0 out of 5 stars The presence of Wetton-a bit depressed-prevents me to give 5, January 30, 2003

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Lethe "lor68" (Milan, Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Struggle for Life (Audio CD)

Well the presence of John Wetton,a bit depressed during that period, who was coming back to an important live scene outdoor after a long silence, affected the output of the tune "Starless"; in fact his last excellent perfomance was that one witnessed during the famous gig in Tokyo by Steve Hackett (see my review here at Amazonl.com).Instead in this new witnessed live in Hungary, Wetton is performing with A.C.,without the same aggressive approach, and for this reason the execution of that famous song by King Crimson wasn't memorable!! Here is the reason for which I can't give the maximum rating to "Struggle for life"... but the rest of the album is enriched with a lot of classics from "6", "Fold Es Eg" and from other studio stuff, which are worth checking out.Honestly this hungarian band usually doesn't make such great recordings live, strictly from the point of view concerning the quality of their recording; otherwise you can notice their grandeur right by observing them during their excellent and precise execution as well, in every stage where they play;nevertheless you can understand the great variety and their versatility too, during the proposal of several symphonic compositions!! Of course this is not the best album to start with them, but lives like these get you anyway closer to the neoclassical symphonic genre..