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Essential for lovers of the later, jazzier Soft Machine,
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This review is from: Live in Zaandam (Audio CD)
Tragically, Elton Dean may no longer be with us but thanks to the magic of the audio recording, we no longer have to rely on being told about how good someone was, we can hear it for ourselves.
For he, and the other Soft Machiners - John Etheridge, Hugh Hopper and John Marshall - are in sparkling form on this live set recorded in May 2005 in Holland. Since finally reconvening in 1999 as Soft Ware, then Soft Works, this Legacy lineup had only been together since Autumn 2004 but the communication betwwen the band members is quite remarkable. It's a very special slice of fusion and a worthy testimony to Dean, Listening to his powerhouse performance on "1212" or the sensitivity displayed on "Kings And Queens" showcases a remarkable ability. With the rest of the band fired up, this is pretty much essential for lovers of the later, jazzier Soft Machine
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Soft Machine,
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This review is from: Live in Zaandam (Audio CD)
Soft Machine is a legend of Rock music, a band who included Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Andy Summers (from The Police), Hugh Hopper, Daevid Allen, Elton Dean, among others, and even, briefly Jimi Hendrix. Since its creation in 1966, this band created progressive Rock, led the 'Canterbury' trend, influenced generations of musicians. It sometimes offers us tours and Live albums, like this one, recorded in May 2005 in Holland.The line-up is Elton Dean (sax, piano), John Etheridge (guitar), Hugh Hopper (bass) and John Marshall (drums) all of them having played with Soft Machine in the seventies. Six splendid instrumental tracks, for an intense and sincere jazz fusion: an event!
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5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Soft Machine 5 plus guitar,
By James S. Yeoman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Live in Zaandam (Audio CD)
Soft Machine has never been the flavour of the week, and useless for background music. I'll tell you why: Soft Machine isn't music, it's a state of mind. If you have any attention deficits, skip this CD, because at times it is very subtle. All musicians are deep and into the abstract side of music, similar to Escher for your ears (and so, mind). I always wished I'd had the chance to see SM live, but if you turn up the volume and push all distracts out of the room, you'll experience a live SM concert from start to the rocking finale. Yes, I said it :Rocking. The-most-intricate,-intraverted,-but-still-full-of-guitar-effects-and-unexpected-runs-on-sax-and-bass-I-have-been-missing-for-so-long rock ending. R.I.P. Elton Dean.
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