Here we are.
I was completely blown out with Solar Music from their second album Ballermann and I was thrilled to listen to this Solar Live.
Actually it holds bits and bites of the original studio track (which lasted for over thirty three minutes), spread out over the entire
album.
But it does not really matter. It can be considered as the vital lead for this live recording which consists of seven pieces (plus two
bonus tracks on the CD edition) put together without any breaks. I cant really tell which are my favourite parts from this excellent
live offering (except the first two ones which are nothing more than a good warming-up). But Solar Music II & III, Muehlheim
Special (a long jam named so because the concert took place in this German town) and Golden Mist stand out.
The music from this live album is extremely strong and if ever you tend to like crying guitars sustained by an exceptional drumming, a
powerful bass playing, and lots of atmospheric keyboards parts; this album is tailor-made to your ears.
There will be lots of different versions of Solar Music which I will cover later on as I work chronologically. Some of them appealing
me even more than this one.
The Santana guitar style that could be noticed on their debut is again present during Otto Pankrock, just after the pleasant and
spacey break. These sounds (the Santana ones, I mean) are so much part of my flesh and bones for well over than thirty-five
years now that I am just voiceless when I hear such brilliant music.
The keyboards on Golden Mist are fully ASOS oriented. It is the most spacey section of the whole and the drumming reminds me
sometimes to the one featured on Set The Controls . A brilliant trip in the far solar system
Each time I listen to a Grobschnitt album now, I am thinking deeply of my friend Febus (he knows why) and I dedicate this review to
him.
I will rate this album with four stars (nine out of ten actually). Just a bit short for the masterpiece status although Solar Music III is
really exceptional.
I was completely blown out with Solar Music from their second album Ballermann and I was thrilled to listen to this Solar Live.
Actually it holds bits and bites of the original studio track (which lasted for over thirty three minutes), spread out over the entire
album.
But it does not really matter. It can be considered as the vital lead for this live recording which consists of seven pieces (plus two
bonus tracks on the CD edition) put together without any breaks. I cant really tell which are my favourite parts from this excellent
live offering (except the first two ones which are nothing more than a good warming-up). But Solar Music II & III, Muehlheim
Special (a long jam named so because the concert took place in this German town) and Golden Mist stand out.
The music from this live album is extremely strong and if ever you tend to like crying guitars sustained by an exceptional drumming, a
powerful bass playing, and lots of atmospheric keyboards parts; this album is tailor-made to your ears.
There will be lots of different versions of Solar Music which I will cover later on as I work chronologically. Some of them appealing
me even more than this one.
The Santana guitar style that could be noticed on their debut is again present during Otto Pankrock, just after the pleasant and
spacey break. These sounds (the Santana ones, I mean) are so much part of my flesh and bones for well over than thirty-five
years now that I am just voiceless when I hear such brilliant music.
The keyboards on Golden Mist are fully ASOS oriented. It is the most spacey section of the whole and the drumming reminds me
sometimes to the one featured on Set The Controls . A brilliant trip in the far solar system
Each time I listen to a Grobschnitt album now, I am thinking deeply of my friend Febus (he knows why) and I dedicate this review to
him.
I will rate this album with four stars (nine out of ten actually). Just a bit short for the masterpiece status although Solar Music III is
really exceptional.
