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During this concert in Poland the Par Lindh Project
performed as a trio on keyboards, bass and drums, without
violin players, guitarists or singers. So their sound moved
even more towards early ELP, especially because of the frequent
use of the hammond organ (connected with the distinctive
Leslie box) like in the bombastic opener Night On Bare Mountain
(incredible how easy Par Lindh switches from organ to synthesizers),
the Mundus / Veni Vidi Vici Medley (swinging piano and swelling
church organ sound), the new composition Suite In Progress
(spectaculair fat synthesizer flights and sensational part
that reminds me of Fanfare For The Common Man) and the compelling
Gradus Ad Parnassum (swirling and gracious piano work, an
exciting piano/bass duet and a powerful drum solo). The
interplay between the three musicians is excellent (especially
in Montagues & Capulet in which Par Lindh succeeds to give
this classical cover an own turn) and during this concert
the chemistry grows and grows, I also notice that the music
on stage sounds more powerful than on the studio-albums.
In two songs Par Lindh his loyal bass player William Kopecky
gets room voor soloing, in my opinion he does a good job,
very inventive and I enjoyed the fuzz sound in Baroque Impression
(then captivating interaction with sparkling piano work).
The lightshow is beautiful, from dreamy blue and green to
a see of orange light.
- In fact this is a great keyboard driven live DVD,
not to be missed by any serious keyboard aficonado and ELP
proghead so I would like to end with: Welcome Back My Friends
To The Show That Never Ends, Ladies And Gentlemen: the Par
Lindh Project, highly recommended!
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