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Though
's liner notes claim that "half of the rhythm section lost all of their enthusiasm" during the making of
, that laziness is nowhere evident in the final product. A big, swaggering, barnburner of a record,
pits toothy chords against thundering drums, making for what could best be described as
designed to fill Madison Square Garden. The only thing that keeps the affair from being a full-blown bow to
is
's wobbly, nasal vocals and his stubborn refusal to bow to conventional song structure. Forget anthemic singalong choruses --
's songs are all verse. Though scattered moments recall the stomp and pout of
,
is too obtuse to be especially sexy. The brash, furious
has a two-note vocal melody, and the mournful cover of
's
is interrupted up by long, loping guitar interludes.
works because it revels in the tension between the muscular arrangements and
's passive drawl. On this reissue set,
is paired with an expanded edition of the super-rare live compilation
. Impossible to find outside of Italy,
plants
's bravado in a variety of live settings, turning
and his band loose on everything from
'
to the
chestnut
The results are scintillating, and rank among their finest work. From the mopey
blueprint
to the roaring, rollicking
the group plays like men on fire, making for a listening experience that is joyous and invigorating. As with all of the
reissues of
's work, the
set is packaged with incredibly comprehensive liner notes (including song-by-song commentary from
), extensive period photographs, and two music videos. All in all, an exceptional package. ~ J. Edward Keyes