Magma - Bobino 1981 2 x CDs
SKU
SEVENTHAKTV
What I said: This period was Magma's nadir, but even so, there is some decent to good stuff on here and a few really good players (Benoit Widemann, Jean-Luc Cheavlier, Dominique Bertram, etc.) all wearing amazing, ridiculous, new wave/sci-fi costumes. Think of it as an official bootleg, which is actually what it is, and know that the money goes to the band rather than some creep, and you might feel better about the whole thing. I can't exactly 'recommend' this, but I enjoyed parts of it more than I thought I would.
What Chris Cutler said: "A live concert performance, studio quality recording. This is the post-classic Magma, for me, with more pyrotechnics and jazz-funk, and less Stravinsky and Coltrane-lyricism than the earlier works. There are still stunning moments and some quintessential Vander stretches that Magma afficianados will treasure. As well as a lot of otherwise unavailable pieces."
P.S.: If you see God while listening to THIS album, as opposed to all the other truly great albums, please see you doctor!...