Search - Jean-Michel Jarre :: Destination Dockland

Reissue of Jarre Live - which I like

Aaron Lawrence | Palmerston North, New Zealand | 09/30/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This seems to be a re-issue of the previous "Jarre Live" album, though there is nothing obvious to indicate the connection.



It has the same track listing as Jarre Live. It is apparently remastered with 96kHz/24bit. It sounds fine to me, but then it's a live album so difficult to tell. (Sounds better than my scratchy LP :)



Packaging is quite poor - almost amateur. The cover art is kind of ugly. The CD liner includes most, but not all, of the photos that were on the LP sleeve. Unfortunately they are poorly reproduced with severe aliasing patterns. It includes some quotes from JMJ in French and English. (I don't have the original Jarre Live CD so can't compare).



As to the music, well I like it, and I think that JMJ's music works quite well live - wish I had been able to see one of his concerts. Highlights for me are Fourth Rendez-vous with Hank Marvin guitar, and The Emigrant which is fittingly massive for a finale."