A Lover Spurned: Live at the Astoria, London

Description

The second in our Marc Almond DVD series sees the great man back on home soil, performing to a devoted fanbase at London's famous Astoria club. Another classic performance captures Marc at the height of his late eighties solo success, backed by a full band as he runs through his repertoire. Many Marc Almond and Soft Cell hits are featured in the performance, including "Stories Of Johnny", "Tears Run Rings" and "Mother Fist". The DVD also features three bonus tracks, including the number one hit "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart", taken from the matinee performance at the Berlin show featured in the first Marc Almond DVD release.

Customer Reviews:

woeful drums.......2007-02-14

This DVD is from the video tape "Live In Concert" released in 1998 but recorded in 1987. It's unfortunate, with Marc in his prime, that this sounds poor. The band seems to be missing a bass player, or the bass is off, and the drums sound like popcorn. The drums sound so thin it becomes distracting, but Marc is still brimming with charm as he sings beautifully. The extra footage may be rare but Marc's mic is too loud, thus distorting it so much making it practically unlistenable.
Overall though, if you're a fan then this is still worth having.
There is a much better live video of Marc called "Twelve Years of Tears" at London's Royal Albert Hall 1992, which from what I know is not on DVD yet.

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