Spooky Tooth- NOMAD POETS: Live In Germany 2004

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Spooky Tooth- NOMAD POETS: Live In Germany 2004- DVD- 2007-
- Evangeline Records Ltd./Larkio Music LLC/Koch Entertainment LP- 0805772410923- 100 grn
When you put the DVD in, the first thing you hear is this song: The menu shows recordings of the band's history and the concert film while the track is playing. You can choose between the complete concert, the individual songs and the bonus material. It also begins with ''Waitin' For The Wind'' from the performance in Hamburg. The first thing you notice is the city festival atmosphere. It seems to be early evening, it's still light, but that doesn't seem to bother anyone. The predominantly middle-aged to older audience seems in a good mood and rocks along to the songs in front of the stage (and the beer stands). Mike Kellie and his two companions stay in the background and let the two singers fill the stage with their presence. Above all, Gary Wright is a front sow. We often see him jumping and laughing with his keyboard hanging from his neck. Mike Harrison, on the other hand, mostly sits at his keyboard and sings from there. On other songs, Harrison stands and Wright sits at his own keyboard. The only exception is ''Feelin' Bad'' later in the set where they both sit and play. Sometimes the stage almost seems a bit too small for the amount of people and instruments. The camera work is also negative: it is a little shaky at times, almost amateurish. This is mostly made up for by the music though and once you get used to it you wait for ''Sunshine Help Me'' to continue. It does that too, but from the performance in Worpswede the night before. The atmosphere here is completely different. The band plays indoors, the stage seems smaller, it's darker, the audience a little quieter, but everything is much more intimate and the camera work seems a bit more natural. You can probably choose which ambience you like better for Spooky Tooth. Nevertheless, it would have been nicer to experience a concert in one go without fading in and out and the corresponding breaks and pauses. What is also noticeable from time to time is that the sound sometimes seems too superimposed on the image. Bonus material on the DVD includes live recordings of Gary Wright's 1976 songs ''Love Is Alive'' and ''Are You Weepin'' in San Diego, band interviews and a slide show. The 1976 footage contrasts with the 2004 footage. Fans are seen streaming into a huge stadium in the summer heat. The audience is younger and scantily clad. The locations and the fans probably change over time. However, what remains the same is Gary's voice, which doesn't seem to have changed much, as well as his demeanor on stage and the fun he has while doing it. The interviews are very detailed and more or less correspond to what can be read in the booklet. The band history from the founding to 2004 is summarized. After the thanks, there's a nice farewell to Greg Ridley, the band's former bassist (aka Humble Pie), who died shortly before the reunion tour. In the last sentence of the band biography, Harrison points out the parallels between his voice and Gary Wright's, which harmonize beautifully with each other. They still do to this day.
PERSONNEL: Michael Becker - bass, backing vocals; Mike Kellie - drums; Joey Albrecht - guitar, backing vocals; Gary Wright - keyboards, lead vocals; Mike Harrison - keyboards, lead vocals.
Originally released as Larkio Music on May 2007.
Performed, Filmed And Recorded Live From 2 Concerts: June 4th - Worpswede, Germany, Music Hall; June 5th - Hamburg, Germany, Landhaus Walter (Rock & Blues Im Park).
Bonus Features: Gary Wright Performing "Love Is Alive" and "Are You Weepin" - Live At San Diego, California - Summer 1976; Interviews of Band; Slideshow.
Replica From Original Germany Edition.
Comes In A Standard DVD Case With Black Tray.
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