Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 [Live]

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
As a founding member of the early-'90s psychedelic band Spacemen 3, Jason Pierce and bandmate Sonic Boom, a.k.a. Peter Kember, proudly proclaimed they were "taking drugs to make music to take drugs by." These days Sonic pretty much adheres to his original credo, but Pierce has blasted off on an entirely different trip. OK, Spiritualized's droning chords, sedated melodies, and atmospheric passages don't exactly discourage stoners from toking up, but their music is far too emotionally involving to be called drug rock. Not that it's complex, exactly. Many of the group's songs revolve around endlessly repeated two- and three-chord progressions. But what the group is able to express in these simple structures is breathtaking. Some songs splash and spiral like slow-motion Spin Art, some ascend like rising mist, and still others reach the heavens via gliding strings and gospel choirs. Spiritualized is hands-down one of the most captivating, mesmerizing live bands since early Pink Floyd, and the double CD Live at Royal Albert Hall captures every violin quiver and guitar dribble with absolute clarity. On old Spacemen 3 tracks like "Walk with Jesus" and on Pierce's own "Electric Mainline" and "No God Only Religion," Spiritualized are truly celestial. --Jon Wiederhorn --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Entertainment Weekly
The spaced-out Brits pour themselves into many of their best songs.... --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Album Description
Live albums, by and large, are a dime a dozen -- inconsequential souvenirs designed to placate fans awaiting new studio material, they rarely if ever shed new light on the artist in question; rarer still is their ability to approximate the energy and excitement of the concert setting itself. Spiritualized's transcendent Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 is the proverbial exception that proves the rule, a revelatory two-disc collection which captures the group at the peak of their powers, somehow translating the hypnotic power and epic majesty of their live set onto vinyl. Rejecting the inane between-song stage patter common to most live performers, Jason Pierce instead weaves his music together into an unbroken tapestry of sound, casting a spell which ebbs and flows with narcotic beauty and intensity; even the most familiar selections (like "Shine a Light," "Take Your Time," and "Medication," all frequent inclusions on other Spiritualized live EPs and bootlegs) pulsate with new life, their melodies as likely to set off on a meditative drift as they are to erupt in blasts of white noise. Granted, Royal Albert Hall isn't a substitute for the experience of actually catching the group in the flesh -- what is? -- but like so few other concert LPs, it actually rises above its conceptual limitations, forever capturing a singular moment in time and space when Spiritualized was unquestionably the greatest rock & roll band in the world. BMG. 2004. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 [Live]

Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Spiritualized
Manufacturer: Arista
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ASIN: B00000DFSW
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Shine A Light
  3. Electric Mainline
  4. Electricity
  5. Home Of The Brave
  6. The Individual
  7. Medication
  8. Walking With Jesus
  9. Take You Time

Tracks:

  1. No God Only Religion
  2. Broken Heart
  3. Come Together
  4. I Think I'm In Love
  5. Cop Shoot Cop
  6. Oh Happy Day

Amazon.com

As a founding member of the early-'90s psychedelic band Spacemen 3, Jason Pierce and bandmate Sonic Boom, a.k.a. Peter Kember, proudly proclaimed they were "taking drugs to make music to take drugs by." These days Sonic pretty much adheres to his original credo, but Pierce has blasted off on an entirely different trip. OK, Spiritualized's droning chords, sedated melodies, and atmospheric passages don't exactly discourage stoners from toking up, but their music is far too emotionally involving to be called drug rock. Not that it's complex, exactly. Many of the group's songs revolve around endlessly repeated two- and three-chord progressions. But what the group is able to express in these simple structures is breathtaking. Some songs splash and spiral like slow-motion Spin Art, some ascend like rising mist, and still others reach the heavens via gliding strings and gospel choirs. Spiritualized is hands-down one of the most captivating, mesmerizing live bands since early Pink Floyd, and the double CD Live at Royal Albert Hall captures every violin quiver and guitar dribble with absolute clarity. On old Spacemen 3 tracks like "Walk with Jesus" and on Pierce's own "Electric Mainline" and "No God Only Religion," Spiritualized are truly celestial. --Jon Wiederhorn

Album Description

Live albums, by and large, are a dime a dozen -- inconsequential souvenirs designed to placate fans awaiting new studio material, they rarely if ever shed new light on the artist in question; rarer still is their ability to approximate the energy and excitement of the concert setting itself. Spiritualized's transcendent Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 is the proverbial exception that proves the rule, a revelatory two-disc collection which captures the group at the peak of their powers, somehow translating the hypnotic power and epic majesty of their live set onto vinyl. Rejecting the inane between-song stage patter common to most live performers, Jason Pierce instead weaves his music together into an unbroken tapestry of sound, casting a spell which ebbs and flows with narcotic beauty and intensity; even the most familiar selections (like "Shine a Light," "Take Your Time," and "Medication," all frequent inclusions on other Spiritualized live EPs and bootlegs) pulsate with new life, their melodies as likely to set off on a meditative drift as they are to erupt in blasts of white noise. Granted, Royal Albert Hall isn't a substitute for the experience of actually catching the group in the flesh -- what is? -- but like so few other concert LPs, it actually rises above its conceptual limitations, forever capturing a singular moment in time and space when Spiritualized was unquestionably the greatest rock & roll band in the world. BMG. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars -)+**.......2005-09-26

i once declared after a spiritualized show that i no longer believed in the written word. i wanted the whole of life to be sensations from heaven, and nothing to be planted firmly on paper again. it took about three months to get over that, but the memory is still strong... this disc captures part of that for me, especially since i won't see a show like that again for a long time. take that by itself or with a grain of salt.
to you and yours, j spaceman... let it flow haha!

4 out of 5 stars Spiritualized - 'Royal Albert Hall-October 10,1997'(Arista).......2004-10-28

Very good live audio document of the Spiritualized '97 UK tour to release while the group's fans await the arrival of their next CD.'Royal Albert...' sounded rather uplifting to me,especially on disc one with "Shine A Light","Medication",the outstanding "Walking With Jesus"(maybe the 2-CD release's best track)and "Take Your Time".Sorry to say that somewhere on disc two,'Royal...' wears a bit thin.That's okay,not EVERY tune can be great.STILL a decent find,as the listener gets to hear founder/guitarist/vocalist Jason Pierce and company crank out some fine psychedelic-like space drone.The two discs add up to a total of 95 minutes,an actual full-length concert.Should appeal to fans of My Bloody Valentine,Flying Saucer Attack,Spacemen 3,Amp and The Verve.

5 out of 5 stars If you like Spiritualized..........2004-04-09

If you like Spiritualized then obviously you'll like this album. It offers so many songs, with hits such as "Electricity", "Medication", and "Walking with Jesus". All these songs sound just as good or better than their studio/album versions. Live at Royal Albert Hall was the first Spiritualized cd I got into. And will be a cd I will always come back to. So in the end, if you still can't decide what Spiritualized cd you want next, I extremely recomend this one for its diverseness, and for a successful Spiritualized journey.

5 out of 5 stars A PERFECT LIVE WITHOUT FLAWS.......2000-07-14

it's totally different interpretations of the original songs from their albums! & both versions are perfect!u're gonna miss a lot if u think it's jsut another live album coz the live version of [broken heart] does break yr heart right away! this live album is as good as,maybe even better than LADIES&GENTLEMEN.......

2 out of 5 stars Why did I buy this again?.......2000-07-05

I like Spiritualized a lot, but objectivity is more important here than awarding them with a good review merely because I'm partial to the band. This album is not very good. The first three songs are good, especially "Electric Mainline." The rest is an uninspired reading of the ...Ladies and Gents... album, and an overproduced one at that. With the exception of adding an orchestra on almost every song (READ: not very interesting), these songs sound exactly the same as the original studio versions. It doesn't even sound like a live album. Jason Pierce is usually meticulous; it would have helped to think LONG and HARD before unloading this on the public.
Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • A really fantastic live album
  • Fantastic, just fantastic
  • Not their best effort
  • A Self Indulgent Mess
  • A great album
 Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997
Spiritualized
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000G149
Release Date: 1998-11-10

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Shine A Light
  3. Electric Mainline
  4. Electricity
  5. Home Of The Brave
  6. The Individual
  7. Medication
  8. Walking With Jesus
  9. Take Your Time

Tracks:

  1. No God Only Religion
  2. Broken Heart
  3. Come Together
  4. I Think I'm In Love
  5. Cop Shoot Cop
  6. Oh Happy Day

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A really fantastic live album.......2002-07-11

I'm a fairly recent convert to Spiritulized, and I must say that I have yet to be disapointed. This CD is probably my 2nd favorite of theirs (after their latest) and I think I love it more every time I hear it. The sound quality is amazing and flawless, and the music is totally unique and moving. Yes, okay, certain songs could possibly be cut down, like the 15 minute-plus "Cop shoot cop", but overall, the quality of the songwriting and musicianship is stellar. The versions on here of certain songs far outshine their studio counterparts, and the album is both mellow and rocking at the same time. I'd have to say that this is one of the great live albums I've ever heard. A good introduction to this bizzare yet completely compelling band. As a jazz freak, I'd almost compltelely given up on new music -- Spiritualized has given me hope.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic, just fantastic.......2001-09-29

I bought this album on a whim, not knowing anything, not having heard anything from them. Totally out of left field buy. I instantly fell in love with it. Since then I've bought the rest of their albums but this was the one that got me into them. Highly recommended.

2 out of 5 stars Not their best effort.......2000-05-13

How do you follow up with "Ladies and Gentlemen..." ? It seems as if this was released so that their next effort will seem that much better. As a release, it's a lazy and leaves a lot to be desired. Only buy it if you feel you need completeness. I never listen to it...

1 out of 5 stars A Self Indulgent Mess.......1999-09-05

Even though my Spirtualized listening habits had been tapering off in the months leading up to this release I still was excited to go pick it up. Now I know why I stopped listening to them as much. My worst fears were realized. Bad singing, inane spiritual references, walls of sound over and over, and 2 Cds of this torture! I must say, I could barely stomach the first disc let alone listening to the next one. Pulling off this type of music can be tough in a live setting. It takes talent, which Spiritualized only has in the studio. Lets just say this band is in serious decline. If your looking for a great live album in this genre, pick up Portishead Live NYC!!

5 out of 5 stars A great album.......1999-07-08

yes this a Great album. Buy it. Its really good. THe sound is good. PLease let me post this review
Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • -)+**
  • Spiritualized - 'Royal Albert Hall-October 10,1997'(Arista)
  • If you like Spiritualized...
  • A PERFECT LIVE WITHOUT FLAWS
  • Why did I buy this again?
 Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997
Spiritualized
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  1. Complete Works, Vol. 1
  2. Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
  3. Let It Come Down
  4. Pure Phase
  5. Lazer Guided Melodies

ASIN: B0000241RV
Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Shine a Light
  3. Electric Mainline
  4. Electricity
  5. Home of the Brave
  6. Individual
  7. Medication
  8. Walking With Jesus
  9. Take Your Time

Tracks:

  1. No God Only Religion
  2. Broken Heart
  3. Come Together
  4. I Think I'm in Love
  5. Cop Shoot Cop
  6. Oh Happy Day

Amazon.com

As a founding member of the early-'90s psychedelic band Spacemen 3, Jason Pierce and bandmate Sonic Boom, a.k.a. Peter Kember, proudly proclaimed they were "taking drugs to make music to take drugs by." These days Sonic pretty much adheres to his original credo, but Pierce has blasted off on an entirely different trip. OK, Spiritualized's droning chords, sedated melodies, and atmospheric passages don't exactly discourage stoners from toking up, but their music is far too emotionally involving to be called drug rock. Not that it's complex, exactly. Many of the group's songs revolve around endlessly repeated two- and three-chord progressions. But what the group is able to express in these simple structures is breathtaking. Some songs splash and spiral like slow-motion Spin Art, some ascend like rising mist, and still others reach the heavens via gliding strings and gospel choirs. Spiritualized is hands-down one of the most captivating, mesmerizing live bands since early Pink Floyd, and the double CD Live at Royal Albert Hall captures every violin quiver and guitar dribble with absolute clarity. On old Spacemen 3 tracks like "Walk with Jesus" and on Pierce's own "Electric Mainline" and "No God Only Religion," Spiritualized are truly celestial. --Jon Wiederhorn

Album Description

Live albums, by and large, are a dime a dozen -- inconsequential souvenirs designed to placate fans awaiting new studio material, they rarely if ever shed new light on the artist in question; rarer still is their ability to approximate the energy and excitement of the concert setting itself. Spiritualized's transcendent Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 is the proverbial exception that proves the rule, a revelatory two-disc collection which captures the group at the peak of their powers, somehow translating the hypnotic power and epic majesty of their live set onto vinyl. Rejecting the inane between-song stage patter common to most live performers, Jason Pierce instead weaves his music together into an unbroken tapestry of sound, casting a spell which ebbs and flows with narcotic beauty and intensity; even the most familiar selections (like "Shine a Light," "Take Your Time," and "Medication," all frequent inclusions on other Spiritualized live EPs and bootlegs) pulsate with new life, their melodies as likely to set off on a meditative drift as they are to erupt in blasts of white noise. Granted, Royal Albert Hall isn't a substitute for the experience of actually catching the group in the flesh -- what is? -- but like so few other concert LPs, it actually rises above its conceptual limitations, forever capturing a singular moment in time and space when Spiritualized was unquestionably the greatest rock & roll band in the world. BMG. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars -)+**.......2005-09-26

i once declared after a spiritualized show that i no longer believed in the written word. i wanted the whole of life to be sensations from heaven, and nothing to be planted firmly on paper again. it took about three months to get over that, but the memory is still strong... this disc captures part of that for me, especially since i won't see a show like that again for a long time. take that by itself or with a grain of salt.
to you and yours, j spaceman... let it flow haha!

4 out of 5 stars Spiritualized - 'Royal Albert Hall-October 10,1997'(Arista).......2004-10-28

Very good live audio document of the Spiritualized '97 UK tour to release while the group's fans await the arrival of their next CD.'Royal Albert...' sounded rather uplifting to me,especially on disc one with "Shine A Light","Medication",the outstanding "Walking With Jesus"(maybe the 2-CD release's best track)and "Take Your Time".Sorry to say that somewhere on disc two,'Royal...' wears a bit thin.That's okay,not EVERY tune can be great.STILL a decent find,as the listener gets to hear founder/guitarist/vocalist Jason Pierce and company crank out some fine psychedelic-like space drone.The two discs add up to a total of 95 minutes,an actual full-length concert.Should appeal to fans of My Bloody Valentine,Flying Saucer Attack,Spacemen 3,Amp and The Verve.

5 out of 5 stars If you like Spiritualized..........2004-04-09

If you like Spiritualized then obviously you'll like this album. It offers so many songs, with hits such as "Electricity", "Medication", and "Walking with Jesus". All these songs sound just as good or better than their studio/album versions. Live at Royal Albert Hall was the first Spiritualized cd I got into. And will be a cd I will always come back to. So in the end, if you still can't decide what Spiritualized cd you want next, I extremely recomend this one for its diverseness, and for a successful Spiritualized journey.

5 out of 5 stars A PERFECT LIVE WITHOUT FLAWS.......2000-07-14

it's totally different interpretations of the original songs from their albums! & both versions are perfect!u're gonna miss a lot if u think it's jsut another live album coz the live version of [broken heart] does break yr heart right away! this live album is as good as,maybe even better than LADIES&GENTLEMEN.......

2 out of 5 stars Why did I buy this again?.......2000-07-05

I like Spiritualized a lot, but objectivity is more important here than awarding them with a good review merely because I'm partial to the band. This album is not very good. The first three songs are good, especially "Electric Mainline." The rest is an uninspired reading of the ...Ladies and Gents... album, and an overproduced one at that. With the exception of adding an orchestra on almost every song (READ: not very interesting), these songs sound exactly the same as the original studio versions. It doesn't even sound like a live album. Jason Pierce is usually meticulous; it would have helped to think LONG and HARD before unloading this on the public.

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