The band sounds awesome live and unlike some “live” albums, this one sounds really live. The song selection is quite good with the band playing multiple songs from EVERY Alder album, except for my personal favorite “A Pleasant Shade of Gray” which only gets one track played: the amazing “Part IX.” It’s great that the band play as much from their latest album “Theories of Flight” too because too many bands that have been around as long as Fates will stick to more well known songs rather than focus on the new stuff. Since there’s a lineup that has played the John Arch material, it’s not needed here. On “Live Over Europe,” the band focus solely on the Alder era material of which there’s a ton anyway. The vastly underrated Bobby Jarzombek is on drums with Michael Abdow as the touring second guitarist. Joining them is bassist Joey Vera (also in Armored Saint) who has been in Fates since 1996! It’s mindboggling to think that. This lineup is the current one led by mastermind Jim Matheos (who is the only member in both lineups) and long time vocalist Ray Alder. So basically, this means there are essentially two official lineups that fans can choose from. With the latest live album from Fates Warning, the songs aren’t really better than the original versions but there’s an energy to this album that really brings the listener in.įates Warning have had other live releases including one by the “Awaken the Guardian” lineup last year. Sometimes it’s about the special nature of the show. Plus I rarely find live versions of songs to be better than the original studio versions. It’s one thing to be at the show and another to listen to one on an album. Live albums are always hard for me to review.
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