The Neon Live

[MikeyC]

I’ve been listening to the mp3s and it sounds great to me. No complaints with Live Here Now and their ability to get the audio right. This 2CD set is supposed to be the “best of” both nights, right? I find that odd since Andy flubbed the vocals for at least 4 tracks that I can remember. Push Me Shove Me comes to mind. Does that mean the other night’s versions were worse??

I do like the setlist and I’m happy to see Save Me Darling and TTLTA. I thought WNLLT sounded especially nice and punchy, and Push Me Shove Me not so much. Where was Vince’s guitar? That’s one of my favorite b-sides and the best use of guitar in any E song, and I don’t hear it. Speaking of b-sides, when was the last time E played a b-side on tour? Not even a (gasp!) new b-side but ANY b-side? Aside from the instrumental Jacques Cousteau (as a break) during their 2007 tourb, the last actual b-side they’ve done live was The Soldier’s Return and GB&U during the PE Tour. The Neon Live setlist also skips Nightbird

All in all, a fine show and hopefully I’ll get to see them again on the next tour

The 2005 Erasure Show tour periodically opened with b-side “Mr. Gribber and His Amazing Cat” as the intro music! (it rotated with the two Nursery Cryme tracks.)

[mrblue]

True @MikeyC but even Mr Gribber is an instrumental. They also did Rapture on that tour, though it could be argued it’s not a b-side since it appeared on the US Cowboy CD. I wish they would do more b-sides with vocals. I suppose I’m grateful for their new live covers of Atomic and Love is a Stranger, but wouldn’t it be great to hear Waiting For Sex or Die 4 Love??

[MikeyC]

True @MikeyC but even Mr Gribber is an instrumental. They also did Rapture on that tour, though it could be argued it’s not a b-side since it appeared on the US Cowboy CD. I wish they would do more b-sides with vocals. I suppose I’m grateful for their new live covers of Atomic and Love is a Stranger, but wouldn’t it be great to hear Waiting For Sex or Die 4 Love??

Yes!

[Pughie]

How can the booklet for this 2CD set include the name of the truck drivers & the catering staff yet can’t find space for all the hard work Stephano did for the tour visuals?
Appalling

[moxxey]

I got the link in the afternoon. The recording overall is pretty good, perhaps the vocals are a bit too echoey in places. Vince did some amazing work on some of the tracks. I feel extremely sorry for the thousands of fans who didn't have a chance to see this tour as the setlist was brilliant with so many songs...

What disapoints me is that there's no digital option! I don't even have a CD player anymore. How many people under 30 has a CD player? It's download/stream these days. I'd have happily paid £20 for a digital download.

[MartinR]

Buy the CD - Get the Download - Sell the CD...

[Pughie]

How can the booklet for this 2CD set include the name of the truck drivers & the catering staff yet can’t find space for all the hard work Stephano did for the tour visuals?
Appalling

Injustice rectified,thanks Richard EIS

[Pughie]

I got the link in the afternoon. The recording overall is pretty good, perhaps the vocals are a bit too echoey in places. Vince did some amazing work on some of the tracks. I feel extremely sorry for the thousands of fans who didn't have a chance to see this tour as the setlist was brilliant with so many songs...

What disapoints me is that there's no digital option! I don't even have a CD player anymore. How many people under 30 has a CD player? It's download/stream these days. I'd have happily paid £20 for a digital download.

I think the download will come later down the line as this release is a fan version a full general release will be next year.
But that’s not saying they won’t release the download sooner rather than later.

[Tin Soldier]

How can the booklet for this 2CD set include the name of the truck drivers & the catering staff yet can’t find space for all the hard work Stephano did for the tour visuals?
Appalling

That was a very unfortunate oversight. I'm glad it's been acknowledged and addressed!

What disapoints me is that there's no digital option! I don't even have a CD player anymore. How many people under 30 has a CD player? It's download/stream these days. I'd have happily paid £20 for a digital download.

Do you have a Blu-ray player by any chance? Some under thirty have those...

Buy the CD - Get the Download - Sell the CD...

Selling Erasure??? Heresy!

Me, I like the tangible, and even locally stored digital files when using those, but would keep the disc myself. Also not a fan of streaming barring musical emergencies.

[moxxey]

Me, I like the tangible, and even locally stored digital files when using those, but would keep the disc myself. Also not a fan of streaming barring musical emergencies.

I got rid of all physical items years ago (2019?). Just not needed, lots of (unncessary) storage required, you can/could rip the contents and far easier stored digitally. Who puts a disc in a CD player in 2022?