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Same tracks as the "import": for fans of 1979 tour

John L Murphy | Los Angeles | 09/17/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This album is also listed as a slightly higher priced "IMPORT," but it's the same tracks. Warning: the drop out before each song cuts the audience noise off completely. I've never been a fan of live albums generally, but I wanted to hear Roxy from the 1979 tour, and this is a respectable document. Still, the loss of I suppose a few moments of time when each song starts, as well as what seems like some of Ferry's stage patter (minimal as it is), makes for a distancing effect on an otherwise satisfyingly recorded disc. I can't say the band gives any truly innovative improvements upon the standard versions of these tracks, with the exception of a few of the improv bits on Re-make/Re-model, but for fans of the group, this mixes their slicker "new-wave" glitz of the Manifesto "comeback" album with earlier favorites.



Certainly worth the price, and enjoyable for a good value, given the 74 minutes length. Not for beginners to the group, but a fine souvenir of the band in one of its (until the reunions in this decade) last tours with the great drummer Paul Thompson. I do miss the lack of keys and depth of the studio renditions, but the clarity of the performances somewhat balances the editing."

Aka Concerto

Dr. Dream | Boise, Idaho USA | 07/24/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Just to save you looking at your library, this seems to be identical in content to the 2 disc set Concerto. Live in Denver 4/12/79 Burning Airlines Pilot 90 FYI"

Curious artifact from Manifesto Tour 1979

AJ Murray | Toronto, Canada | 08/30/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"For your pleasure, a distillation of earlier live Roxy CD's recorded on the Manifesto Reunion Tour of 1979. "Ladytron" is a doppelganger of the 'Concert Classics' and 'Concerto' CD's released a while back, and it's hard to understand why this has been re-released in different packages. Nevertheless, this seems to be the best option of the lot - recorded for most part in Denver, April 1979, this is a lively if dry recording of Roxy getting together after several years hiatus and promoting the then brand new 'Manifesto' album, a largely forgotten part of their canon. The sound quality is better than the 'Concert Classics' version of this show, and unlike 'Concerto' is a single disc and reasonably priced. Oddly, the audience is mixed out of the recording, so it is almost impossible to tell if anyone was actually at the show. That aside, this captures the band in an interesting groove, mixing new and old material in intriguing ways (the segue from 'Stronger Through the Years' into 'Ladytron' is quite inventive), and if you listen carefully you can hear Bryan Ferry's brief tap-dance solo during the coda of 'Remake Remodel', which brought the house down during the Toronto gig I attended. There is an edge to the performance which energizes the lesser songs, and the musicians pull some very flashy moves for a band which was then trying to attract a mainstream North American audience. I admit bias as I saw Roxy on this tour, but this still is a worthwhile addition to the collection. Docked a star for poor packaging and the aforementioned audience neutering."