| Reviews |
All Music Guide Review:
Review by Ted Mills
These seven tracks are taken from the middle of a decent set by the then five-piece band and were aired as a BBC live broadcast in May 1987 that was recorded at The Rock City in Nottingham. The sound is flat but acceptable for a live recording, however the track listing is a bit random. Beginning with the seven-and-a-half minute future B-side "Australians in Europe," the disc then settles into a selection of the Fall's sharpest mid-'80s moments: "Shoulder Pads," "Ghost in My House," "Hey! Luciani," and "Lucifer Over Lancs" are all prime performances with the band at its tightest. There's even a trip back to the past for a jived-up "Fiery Jack." Not a major live document, and much too short, but worth owning if you can find it used.
Mark Prindle Review:
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert - Windsong 1993.
8 out 0f 10
Phenomenally poppy live show from '87. Spiffy studio-esque sound (well, it's LIVE, but in a studio.... No screaming crowds to worry about) and the happiest, bounciest ditties they could come up with - "Australians In Europe" (don't you love that bit where he keeps screaming "-ope, -ope, -ope!" into that echo effect thingy?),, "Shoulder Pads," "Ghost In My House," "Hey Luciani," "Terry Waite Sez," "Fiery Jack" (Yay!!! Who'da thought they'd be playing that ol' classic in '87???), and "Lucifer Over Lancashire." Does music get any happier than this? Generally only if it's garbage. This stuff is phenomenal. I should give it a nine, but a few of the "live" quirks (weak back-up vocals at points, sound that's not quite as powerful as on the record) bug me enough to drag my thumb over to the left a tad - you know, to where Mr. "8" resides.
|
|
