Well well, the band are releasing a live album, didn't a certain lead singer say he'd never do that? lol
Some interesting comments here. I think as far as a full gig being released there is always some tracks that don't make it, the artist unhappy with the performance etc. I also think that people as in the less die hard fans get bored with long albums. And to be fair we've had 20+ live albums released via concert live, so I think we've been more than spoiled on that front.
I tend to agree with Dougie about the lack of newer material, it's totally understandable from a marketing point of view. When people think of Deacon Blue it is the 87 - 89 tracks mostly that get mentioned. But I agree that in some ways it does reflect negatively, like they've done nothing since those tracks.
But, I guess just like everything else we've had in recent years we should take it and be thankful. Because we all thought we'd never get to buy another Deacon Blue CD or DVD ever again.
The DVD will serve as a lasting document of what a fine live band they are / were too!!
I've bought many live albums over the years from various bands and singer but i can't think of any i've bought which are my only album by that band or singer. My point about the tracklisting is that if the singles tracks have been chosen to attract the general public and casual fans then i think P3 may be disappointed that "Live" is unlikely to be the first album a casual buyer woud look at by the band. In general live albums are bought by existing fans who go to the live shows.
Anyway, Neil makes a fair point about the amount of live material made available by the band through Concert Live in the last 2 years for those of us who like the rarer material (Riches in Bristol 2006) or newer stuff.
Good luck to Ricky and the band and P3 with the release
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