Bonafide – ‘Live At KB’ (Self-Released)
Regular ÜR readers know that, when it comes to live albums, bossman Monk generally can take them or leave, and also have quite a sceptical attitude to same. How many of them are actually “live” in the truest form of the word? The annals of this dirty ol’ artform we call rock ‘n’ roll are littered with tales of so-called “live” albums having been subjected to hundreds of hours of studio overdubs and other assorted trickery. Guns N’ Roses anyone? Or how about Judas Priest? Or Sabaton, who actually admitted that all the music on their 2016 ‘Heroes On Tour’ opus was re-recorded ‘cos the sound engineer fucked up the original recording? So, forgive our mainman if he approaches such offerings with something of a lingering doubt in the back of his mind…
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