3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Live Live Performance, Dec 25 2008
By LJ - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Live At The Paradiso Amsterdam (Audio CD)
I normally don't care for live shows on CD (live as in recorded performances of bands in general) This one, however, is an exception. I bought it because I'm a Live fan but didn't really expect to like it very much. Wow. It actually has stayed in the CD player for days without being taken out. It's a great performance by Live which was masterfully recorded. Must have for anyone who likes Live.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Live "Live", Dec 5 2008
By Christine Marston - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Live At The Paradiso Amsterdam (Audio CD)
Live is one of those bands who do not seem to get the respect they deserve - too often they are measured by Throwing Copper and the records since then are always somewhat dismissed. But if you have listened to their records, or have been lucky enough to see them in concert, you will know why they have so many fans.
And this CD captures what makes the band so good- the energy and performances comes through here. With the number of Albums they have released there will be some tracks missing that anyone who is a Live Fan would like to hear, but despite that this is a good sampler and contains the major hits people know - "Lighting Crashes" and "I Alone", but the magic is in some of the other songs.
"Dolphin's Cry" off the Distance to Here, is a good example. Though it was a semi hit, it was not as big as others but when you hear the fans start singing at the beginning with Ed, well it did send chills down my spine since I always loved that song. "Overcome" is another one like that.
I hope they do another concert record so some of my other favorites are included, but until then I am very happy with this.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD, even if incomplete., Dec 2 2008
By B. Clark - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Live At The Paradiso Amsterdam (Audio CD)
This was a heck of a show from Live and I definitely recommend this CD for any Live fan. I would have given it 5 stars, but it bothers me that it's incomplete. The DVD wasn't even complete and this has multiple songs left off that were on the DVD. Obviously they can only add so many songs to a CD, but I think this should have been 2 discs like a lot of live CDs out there. They had a perfect crowd at a perfect venue with plenty of songs to play, so why not go all out with the release?