(Progressive Rock) Quidam /Poland/ - ...bez polPRADU...halfPLUGGED... - 2006, FLAC (image+.cue) + Moje Anioly 1998 (EP) FLAC(tracks+.cue), lossless

Recorded live at Teatr Miejski, Inowroclaw, 29th May 2006
Mixed at Island Studio, Inowroclaw, August 2006
Mixed by Zbyszek Florek
Produced by Zbyszek Florek and Maciek Meller
Executive Producer - Piotr Kosinski
All photos by Pawel Mlodkowski (www.locolot.pl)
Design by Arleta and Piotr Kosinscy
DTP - Maciek Stachowiak

"In May 2006 Quidam played an acoustic gig in Inowroclaw (Poland), which they recorded to multi-track for their own personal collections. Upon playing the material they discovered they liked the recordings so much that they just had to share it with the rest of the world. And rightfully so because this CD is a worthy addition to the Quidam catalogue.
There's no electric guitars in these songs and most of the keyboards are set to acoustic piano sounds. As a result the flute plays an even more important role in creating the melodies than it normally does, giving these renditions a nice pastoral feel. As one would expect, the focus of the album lies on Quidam's latest studio album SurREvival, with 4 tracks taken from that CD. The only other Quidam track present is a wonderful version of Sanktuarium from their debut album. Although (some sections of) the originals of these songs sometimes have a harder edge and you would expect them to fall apart when played acoustic, they work remarkably well in these unplugged versions.
Especially the mentioned Sanktuarium deserves a special mentioning since the powerful original has been turned into a sensitive, emotional ballad for its acoustic rendition. Most of the song is a vocal-piano duet with the flute providing solos. Only at the end of the song, during the final flute solo, do the drums and guitar join in. A splendid version. Queen of Moulin Rouge maintains its 'bite' in the second half of the song thanks to the chunky bass and, as on the live DVD The Fifth Season, the live version of Not So Close is combined with Joe South's Hush.
The band also play three covers, being Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here, The Beatles' Blackbird and Moody Blues' Nights In White Satin. All of these covers are played very well and make for a nice variety in the setlist.
The CD also contains three AVI movies that can be played on your PC. The first one, Próba, is a rather hilarious attempt to play some salsa, after most musicians have switched instruments during rehearsals. Always good to see that these guys don't take themselves as serious as we all might think. The other two, SurREvival and Wish You Were Here, seem to be footage from the actual acoustic concert and contain some nice editing, black and white shots and different camera angles. The video quality of the footage leaves a lot to be desired (most of it is very blurred and out of focus) but they make for nice-to-have bonus material nevertheless.
All in all a wonderful informal live album that has found its way back to my CD player very often in the last couple of weeks. Besides being a wonderful album in its own right this unplugged album also proves that Quidam's material stands up very well in a stripped down setup and that the new singer Bartek has found its place within the band, being comfortable with both old and new songs as well as cover versions.
Highly recommended to Quidam fans and people that like unplugged albums.

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Quidam / ...bez polPRADU (... halfPLUGGED)

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Dokіadny strumieс : Tak
Neutralizacja bufora napкdu : Tak
Zwracanie bікdуw C2 : Nie

Korekta poіoїenia dla odczytu : 102
Nadczytywanie w obszarach LeadIn i LeadOut : Nie
Dopeіnianie cisz№ brakuj№cych prуbek : Tak
Usuwanie pocz№tkowych i koсcowych blokуw ciszy : Nie
Do przeliczenia sumy kontrolnej CRC uїywane s№ prуbki zerowe : Nie
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CRC kopii D8DD6440
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EAC extraction logfile from 24. March 2007, 17:58 for CD
Quidam / Moje Anioly

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