I am not a big live recording fan (classical music is an exception). I prefer studio recording whereby all the tracks are perfectly recorded and mastered. A great live recording requires every band member to do well and the song rendition should offer something different, something better than studio recording (otherwise, why bother?). Live Tour 2022 “A revolution” at Showa Women’s University Hitomi Memorial Hall 2022/11/23 ticks all the boxes for me. Before writing this blog entry, I was thinking hard about what other live albums I like. I can only come up with one. Pink Floyd’s Pulse (Live).
The recording quality is amazing. I can hear different tracks clearly. The band plays very tight offering a different experience from the studio recording. Kumi, the main singer, delivers the live vocal track well, soaring through the music, crisp and clear with good control. And of course, the songwriting is so unique whereby there is only one Love Psychedelico. With songs from their latest 2022 album all the way to their very first 2001 album, when Last Smile was performed, I was on an emotional high being taken all the way to the early 2000s. Life was simple back then.
Love Psychedelico, thank you for continue making music and be part of my life journey. Whenever I want to think of the good old days, I listen to your music.