X-mass Show
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Data:
20 December 2008 |
CD 1 1. Fading Colours 2. Caught In A Fold 3. Flowers For Guns 4. Original Sin 5. Introduction 6. First Thought 7. Introduction 8. Simple Ways 9. Evergreen 10. I Beleive In Father Christmas 11. Spirit Of Autums Past (I+II) 12. Answer And Question 13. The Dark Before The Dawn 14. Nowhere To Hide 15. Broken Glass CD 2 1. Never The Rainbow 2. Introduction 3. Tearing At The Faerytale 4. Introduction 5. Above The Blue 6. Pocket Watch 7. Heroes Never Die 8. Introduction 9. Carpe Diem 10. Christmas Chat 11. The Fairytale Of New York 12. Calling Noddy 13. Merry X-mass Everybody |
THE BAND
Bryan Josh - Guitars, keyboard, vocals
Heather Findlay - Vocals, acoustic guitars, flute
Andy Smith - Bass
Liam Davison - guitars, vocals
Iain Jennings - Keyboards
Henry Bourne - Drums
Olivia Sparnenn - Vocals
Anne Marie Helder - Keyboards, Vocals, flute
PREPARING THE RECORDING
I was standing a little to the left of the stage, about 10 meters away.
The recording itself sounded already great. Not much was done. I corrected
volume levels where needed, and added some 'air' by tweaking the high
frequencies a bit. Bass was reduced to correct a booming sound. Levels were
boosted a bit. After the correction, tracks were split at sector boundaries.
Flacs are tagged for convenient playback on compatible systems.
ABOUT THE CONCERT
It's tradition: Mostly Autumn at the Boerderij for Christmas. And it was a
lovely concert once again. Some new material was played, and it worked fine.
Iain Jennings and Liam Davison rejoined the band in 2008, so the line-up was
strong as ever. With Liam doing his Noddy impersonation once again. It was nice
to see the return of some older songs from Passengers. There was a break after
'I believe in Father Christmas', a cover from a song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
There were just minor flaws in the performance, so we got a good gig.
There was pracically no talking during the songs. During Above the blue the
audience was the quietest I've ever heard! Even at the bar no glasses were
washed! Hope you enjoy the recording.
Added: 28.02.2009
