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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey I | |||
| 2. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey II | |||
| 3. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey III | |||
| 4. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey IV | |||
| 5. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey V | |||
| 6. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey VI | |||
| 7. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey VII | |||
| 8. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey VIII | |||
| 9. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey IX | |||
| 10. A Pleasant Shade Of Grey X | |||
See all 12 tracks on this disc
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. The Ivory Gate Of Dreams | |||
| 2. The Eleventh Hour | |||
| 3. Point Of View | |||
| 4. Monument | |||
| 5. At Fates Hands | |||
| 6. Prelude To Rain | |||
| 7. We Only Say Goodbye | |||
My biggest single complaint with this release is how the producer mixed in crowd noise. I guess he didn't want us to "forget" it's a live album because the crowd noise is way to prevelant. During the soft intro of APSOG a handful of fans continue to whistle and holler for almost two full minutes. Rather than adding excitement, it just becomes grating because these few fans whistling is almost louder than the music.
Other than this issue, this is a great live release with excellent performances and production. You can hear each instrument (including the bass!) very clearly. I definitely recommend picking it up.
Disc 2, on the other hand, is a must for any Fates Warning fan. Stunning versions of The Ivory Gate of Dreams (the whole thing), Monument, At Fates Hands, and Prelude To Ruin among other Fates favorites are abound on this disc. The band is in good form, especially Ray, and there are a few good improv sections with Jim, Mark, and Joey Vera really tearing it up. Bernie Versailles does a good job on second guitar as well. Any Fates fan will love this disc.
In hindsight, this is a good live album that could've been great. It would've been better to have had just a handful of tracks from APSOG represented (especially since there is already a live APSOG video), and there could've been more songs tacked on to disc 2. I would've liked to have had versions of Nothing Left To Say, Part of the Machine, or stuff from any of the earlier albums. Still, this album is worth looking into if you are a FW fan.
Unfortunately, cd 1 features all of the material from a Pleasant shade of grey, which in my opinion (see my review of this cd) is the worst cd ever done by Fates, and the lethargy is not improved by the engergy in playing live
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