Porcupine Tree Coma Divine Recorded Live in Rome 1997

Coma Divine – Recorded Live in Rome is a live album by Porcupine Tree.

It was recorded at the Frontiera in Rome where the band played on the 25–27 March 1997. I’ve read that the first show wasn’t used because of technical problems with the recording.

It was originally released as a single CD in October 1997 but since then more songs have been added to create a double CD.

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Rush Different Stages 1978 & 1997

Different Stages is an interesting live album by Rush depending on your thoughts about how they’ve progressed over the years.

Moist of the first two CDs come from the 1997 Test for Echo tour with three songs from the 1994 Counterparts tour.A large proportion of the 1997 songs came from teh concert at the World Ampitheater in Chicago on June 14th, 1997.

The third disc has a performance in London from the A Farewell to Kings tour in 1978.

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Nils Lofgren Acoustic Live 1997

Acoustic Live is an interesting and charming album from Nils Lofgren in 1997 as he follow on in the Unplugged tradition that became popular in the 1990s.

It was actually recorded at The Barns Of Wolftrap, Vienna in Virginia on January 18th, 1997.

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Black Sabbath Reunion 1997 Live Album

Black Sabbath Reunion is the first officially approved live album of the Ozzy Osbourne Black Sabbath from concerts in Birmingham, England in 1997.

It seems strange to wait so long when their heavy rock rivals from the 70s like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple had such success with their live albums.

Sabbath were very popular when I was at school because they were seen as a local band. They are even more local to where I now live with the band formed in Aston, Birmingham and Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward all born within a few miles of me.

After 18 years since Ozzy left in 1979, this Reunion tour included all four original members with Geoff Nicholls providing keyboards and extra guitar.

I saw Black Sabbath live on their Technical Ecstacy tour in 1976 or 1977 but I wasn’t a big fan then and, despite buying plenty of their albums, I still haven’t made the connection with them except for the Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.

I’ve always been queasy with their devils music image and their heavy, plodding sound compared to the speed of Deep Purple and the contrast of light and heavy with  Led Zeppelin.

Songs are often speeded up in concert which I like because it shows the adrenalin is flowing. Don’t worry, Sabbath haven’t done that here. Reunion plods on remorselessly.

Black Sabbath Reunion Overall Rating – 22/30

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