Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Earth - Live Europe 2006



Earth - Live Europe 2006 (2007) on Southern Lord

1. Ouroboros is Broken (Paris)
2. Coda Maestoso in E (Flat) Minor (Paris)
3. The Felon Wind (Paris)
4. Land of Some Other Order (Vienna)
5. Plague of Angels (Amsterdam)
6. Raiford/The Felon Wind (Vienna)

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The new Sunn O))) album came out recently, and instead of being enamored by it, I've been listening to all the other Sunn O))) albums I have, as well as all the Earth albums I own.

As the name suggests, Live Europe 2006 is from a 2006 tour of Europe where Earth opened for Sunn O))), and was subsequently sold as a tour only CD during their 2007 tour of Europe. Remaining copies were sold via Southern Lord mailorder. I have no idea how many copies of this were pressed, but it was a limited shindig. Earth more or less has a limited live release to correspond with each studio release, and as the cover suggests, this corresponds with Hibernaculum. Since Hibernaculum is only an EP, this has some Hex songs on it.

I honestly cant explain the appeal of live Earth releases, as they don't have the gorgeous production qualities of their studio albums. In the live environment the guitars don't sound anywhere near as lush, and some wrong notes are played. I guess it's the pacing that makes it so special. If anything they play slower live, and you get that much more mesmerized by it. I love the structuring of this album, as each song is lengthier than the last, really drawing you in. Band member Steve Moore really shines, I swear he's the key to the success that this lineup of Earth has had. His trombone & wurlitzer playing is the highlight of each song. I can guarantee you I've never dug a trombone this much in my life before.

I will never get sick of Earth. In fact, I feel like this album is too short at an hour long, where's "Miami Morning Coming Down"?