Lifeblood reissue announced

[Donkey]

Originally Posted by Bartek Wyre

Yea, and there was a discussion here back then about the band using backing tracks live. I think the best solution would be if they stripped down the arrangements to a 4/5-piece and just played the LB songs like that, with a more minimalistic and rockist approach. I mean, between the late 80s and mid 00s they changed their sound like 10 times and they had to accommodate songs from each era into their live setlists, so I honestly see no problem there.

Yes, that's right. And no click and a faster tempo.

But. I played almost all Lifeblood songs on the piano lately - it's a huge nostalgia for me - and honestly: the major problem is, that the songs are not good enough. Songs like I love to fall asleep...at the time you get to the last chorus you are already bored. There is pathos and repetiveness almost everywhere. Even songs I really loved : ES and SSI can't match their 90's production. At all. And stripped down it would probably be even more obvious.

Don't get me wrong: I always liked Lifeblood and I am curious about Visconti mixes and disappointed about no fast ES (listening to IOW04 version for the first time back then I suddenly got the 90s Manic feeling for a very short moment in one of the choruses and then it was gone. It was the last time ever it happened. Also it happened only 3 times after TIMTTMY: very short and also quickly gone by FD and then by Judge Yourself. I love Journal, but Journal has different qualities. It is like a lost White Album). But still there is no way the songs can sound great live. They are not great.