How is the Retro LIVE CD?

On musicmatch Radio I just heard Temptation live track which is on Retro.

Must say its pretty good--is the rest of the live CD good and just great overall?

I thought you were going to buy it? What did you buy with the money you had to spend? Can't answer your question yet, waiting on my copy being delivered.

I havent bought anything yet--still deciding :D

i've heard that it's pretty ace - and from the little sound clips i've heard, it is.

It's pretty good and covers 20 years or so of the live stuff. I particularly like Turn My Way from Liverpool 2001 and Regret from Reading 1993 - Hooky's booms out in a way it just doesn't on the studio recordings. Also worth hearing is the Procession from Tolworth which is a nice recording from the early days. Get it when you can, Nikos!

Its the disc I listen to more than any of the other 4. I'd have to say its the best disc in the box set (w/ the bonus disc a close 2nd).

Originally posted by Marco X It's pretty good and covers 20 years or so of the live stuff. I particularly like Turn My Way from Liverpool 2001 and Regret from Reading 1993 - Hooky's booms out in a way it just doesn't on the studio recordings. Also worth hearing is the Procession from Tolworth which is a nice recording from the early days. Get it when you can, Nikos!

Hooky's bass is pathetic on many of the tracks, I swear that little bastard Barney vetted them. Temptation for instance requires one to strain the ears to even hear the bass. Not like any of my NO live tapes, where all you can hear is twang growl twang growl, interspersed with Steve's floor-tom-deep snare going woomf woomf. As a result of the quiet bass, i was a little dissappointed with the live cd.

I personally thought it was consistent and a pretty good reflection of a tight band. Particularly As It Is When It Was and Regret from Reading '93, and Crystal from Brisbane '01. The energy is contagious.

"Love Vigilantes" from Hooky's birthday party is pure class!

I have my Retro copy. Everything's Gone Green, The Price of Love, and Crystal I thought were the best sounding. Odd since early NO live sounds really...not as good as now heh. There were some good choices on there, I liked it along with the entire box set. Granted there are a few songs I would have omitted and some I would of added but one could go on about those things for hours.

Originally posted by Jackson Withrow but one could go on about those things for hours.

and believe me, we have

Originally posted by The Haçienda must be (re)Built > Originally posted by Jackson Withrow> but one could go on about those things for hours.

and believe me, we have Cos we love rattling on about nothing much in particular.Beats getting a job though!:D