Title: DID GOD REALLY WANT THIS?
Product review: As many chops as McLaughlin and company display here, these are beside the point; UNMATCHED INTENSITY is the point. Disappointing, my shorts! Even with all its faults, this is still THE GREATEST LIVE ALBUM EVER MADE BY ANY BAND IN ANY SORT OF MUSIC. Granted, it is a little TOO WILD for its own good and the sound should've been better. But, hell, it's still a gothic, maximum decibel crunch, like no other. If you want cartoonish, restrained, chops fusion go listen to RTF; do not come to the land of Voodoo. This record is guaranteed to turn your head into a BASKETBALL every single time you even dare to listen to it all the way through. The guitar/drum exchange between Cobham and McLaughlin on "Dreams" is THE MOST FEROCIOUS THING to ever come out of a pair of speakers.
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