This live CD has been released to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary. A DVD of the concert has also been released. I always thought these guys were German, but in fact it more correct to say that they are based in Germany. Their lead vocalist, David Readman, is, in fact, English and the drummer Greek. Over the years they have been on my list of bands to check out on a few occasions, but they never made it off the list into my CD player.
A live CD isn't always the best introduction to a band. However, after 20 years they sure know how to cut it live and everyone turns in good performances. With live albums the options are to either go for a raw sound with no doubt about the presence of the crowd or to go for better sound quality allowing the band to demonstrate how close the shows come to the studio sound. PC69 have opted for the second, with crowd not very noticeable on the recording.
As a double CD there is plenty of music on offer, too much for me to go into in detail. The first CD is good, but if I was asked to pick out highlights then the second CD seems to have the band hitting the high spots with tracks like 'The Spirit', 'Livin My Life For You' and 'No Way Out'. Hard Rock and Reggae aren't usually compatible bedfellows but, surprisingly, the band manage to come through the other side of mixing The Police's So Lonely with Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry with their reputation intact, perhaps even enhanced!
Congratulations to the band on reaching the 20 year landmark. This CD is a fitting record of the celebrations.
