Post by prestonplatform on May 3, 2014 5:48:38 GMT
Went to see Ian Anderson at Liverpool yesterday. The new release was vibrant and suited live performance. Even the poorer songs came over well. Very impressed. The second half was a revelation...I was not expecting much having heard the audio of the opening night. I was wrong ..visually stunning , musically adept. No discernible mistakes. Totally energised performance..it has been many years since I have seen musicians associated with Tull /Ian Anderson have so much fun on stage. Spoken monologues by band members were an unwanted and unnecessary distraction. Video introduction not great , video ending cheesy , that apart visualisations worked magnificently.
Sharing of vocal duties worked well and brought to life the back catalogue. Embarrassing croaking replaced by thoughtful vocal harmonies. Mix was excellent throughout. Critique Oblique was stunning. Florian Opahle was totally outstanding ,subtle when needed but bursting with melodic and powerful solos ..his Aqualung solo was performed and executed in a way that others can only dream of. Will be at Birmingham , Manchester and York during this tour and will report back.....but the performance at Liverpool has raised the bar to a level that I doubt will be matched or beaten in this leg of the tour.
Sharing of vocal duties worked well and brought to life the back catalogue. Embarrassing croaking replaced by thoughtful vocal harmonies. Mix was excellent throughout. Critique Oblique was stunning. Florian Opahle was totally outstanding ,subtle when needed but bursting with melodic and powerful solos ..his Aqualung solo was performed and executed in a way that others can only dream of. Will be at Birmingham , Manchester and York during this tour and will report back.....but the performance at Liverpool has raised the bar to a level that I doubt will be matched or beaten in this leg of the tour.
......but looking forward to 2nd viewing all the same. WOn't be long to hit the road now 
