Midnight Syndicate: Retrospective: 1994-1999
Rather than just slapping together old recordings for this release, Midnight Syndicate re-recorded their older material to update its sound. Edward Douglas & Gavin Goska never fail to impress with their symphonic goth music. The 24 tracks on there do not fail to live up their normal level of quality.
So it's just not just a rehash the band has included a few new tunes in the form of "Sanctuary," "Scenes from The Dead Matter," "Prisoner of Time" and "Theme from Journey into Dementia." If you like a bit of symphonic goth ambient music then this lot are some of the best in their genre. Every song evokes a mood and oozes quality. If you are interested in the genre or the band, this is essential. If you like the band you will want to pick this collection up as well.
Rory Gallagher: Live at Monteux
As the title suggests this is a live recording from the famous blues and jazz town of Montreux over his career. And like other live recordings it rather suffers from being a bit limp. There is no questioning Rory's talent but it would probably be best to pick up one of his studio recordings if you are new to the band. The quality and class of the man seeps out of the speakers when this release is on, but it is still missing something.
As with most live CDs, they either bore or make one wish one was there. Most definitely it's a case of the latter. Highlights include "Too Much Alcohol" and "I Take
What I Want." Talented man but this release is just missing that extra something to make it special.
One of the things taking up my time was getting another batch of Growing Old Disgracefully CDs to CD Baby. We sold out of our first batch in something like four days which was most gratifying.
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