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Andrew's Collection

Magma   03/26/2008

MC2, Grenoble, France
Source MD audience recording
Media Flac CDR   1 disc
Tech Notes "The dŽbut concert by the new Magma line-up, with latest recruits HervŽ Aknin on vocals and Bruno Ruder on keyboards. The former isn't featured prominently, so we'll have to wait until the band return to a more "traditional" repertoire to judget his merits; Bruno Ruder, obviously, is more to the forefront, and his contributions (for instance the Rhodes solo on "Hha•") have a more distinctly "jazz" flavour. Like the previous concert in February at Paris' CitŽ de la Musique, the second set consisted of jazzier material. It's interesting as it does feature the whole band, but ultimately I find it sounds more like Offering than Magma, and is less original and fulfilling at Vander's classic epics. It was probably easier to "learn" for Ruder in the few short weeks he had at his disposal, so it's probably just as well, practically speaking. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this recording - since I don't remember the CitŽ de la Musique concert being seeded here, this is probably the first chance most of you will get to hear the current set."
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Show: A+    Sound: A/+
Owned by Andrew · Last Updated May 23, 2023