Typical (live)
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Typical (1999), features Hammill in solo concert, recorded at various venues on the ‘92 tour. No supporting musicians. Just Hammill on guitar and piano. With the songs here stripped down and uncluttered, Hammill’s singing dominates - which is a good thing. The main focal points of his songs have always been his voice and his delivery, and the lyrics.
Hammill wrote the extensive liner notes, explaining the songs and their choice, as well as explaining his performance. |
Highlights among the 22 tracks include: My Room (this concert staple appears for the first time on an official live record); and the early VDGG classics, Darkness and Afterwards.
My recommendation? Buy it! This set is a must-have for any fan.
My only complaint about this album is that the 3 hidden tracks at the end of disc 2 are unnecessarily spaced with annoying long silences. Those tracks are real gems and should’ve been accessible without having to resort to the forward button on the CD player.