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Title: BASICALLY A WASTE OF TIME
Review: What's the point of putting out a double live album if all you're going to do is play album cuts exactly the same way? Yeah, it's nice to hear Joe play, but you could put his studio albums on, add an audience and you'd have the same effect you get on this set. You'd think a brainy guy like Joe would come up with some clever ideas that he hasn't expressed on record, or maybe play some obscure songs of other artists. Something, anything but note-for-note versions of his own stuff. Making matters worse, this is a very lame-sounding affair. Again, with Joe's digital wizardry I was expecting a very crisp, punchy sound quality. Forget it. This sounds like something recorded in the mid-80s. You know, set up the remote truck, use maybe 2 mikes and presto--live album. I still give it 2 stars because like another reviewer noted, the songs from EOC are improvements. Joe, you coulda made us proud.
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