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Disc 1
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Final Solution
The intro to this has a real space rock kind of vibe. The track works out there to something that is like Goth meets a glam rock sound. |
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Scarlet Thing in You
More of a straightforward rocker, this is good stuff. |
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Wild Birds
I dig this one quite a bit. There is a cool space element over the top in some ways. Overall, though, this is another hard edged, stomping Goth rocker. |
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Mirror to My Woman's Mind
The type of Goth meets alternative rock sound you’d expect is what we get here. This is another cool rocker delivered in style. |
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Subway
This one starts with a mellower motif .It eventually works to more rocking stuff as it continues. |
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Disappearing
I like this cut a lot. It’s a bit harder edged, but no less cool. |
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Deep Ocean Vast Sea
While there is no big change here, I dig the guitar riff on this cut. It’s another classy tune. |
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I'll Fall on Your Knife
Somehow this one just seems to work better than the rest. It’s more atmospheric and just really gels so well. That makes it a standout. The passionate vocal performance helps, too. |
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Crystal Wrists
A mellower cut at the start, this works out to more rocking territory. It is cool stuff for sure. |
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The Sweetest Drop
I dig the edgy guitar on this cut. It’s another killer rocker. |
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Disc 2
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Hit Song
This slow moving rocker isn’t a big change, but it is classy. It’s one of the mellower numbers here. |
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Indigo Eyes
An acoustic guitar based tune, this is cool stuff. Murphy gets a cramp in the middle of this one and has to stop the song and talks to the crowd for a bit instead. He returns to it after a time to take it to the end. |
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Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem
Another acoustic guitar based tune, this is a real highlight of the set. It’s quite pretty and rather intricate. |
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A Strange Kind of Love
Another acoustic based tune, this isn’t a huge change, but it’s strong. |
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Cuts You Up
We’re back into more rocking territory here. This is still a melodic number, though. It’s just more energized and powered. |
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Surrendered
More of the classic 80s rock sound is heard here. This one gets a little weird, but it’s also strong. It makes good use of the balance between louder and mellower stuff. I love the textures over the top of this in the lusher parts of the arrangement. There are world music elements on this, too. |
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Roll Call – Recall
The percussion starts this and the cut has a rather funky sound at the start. Electronic elements come on board and the piece moves forward. There is definitely a psychedelic element to it.
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Huuvola
This is quite a cool and ever changing piece. It works through intriguing changes while remaining an electronic textured new wave kind of piece. It’s extended and a great way to end things. |
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