Recording The Universe… so far so good! Volume 2

As we all know by know LiveHereNow and Depeche Mode set out to record and release a lot of shows this tour, and the fruits of that later is now being put under substantial scrutiny by yours truly, to guide you through the 'musts' and the 'donts'. These recordings were originally reviewed more extensively in our forums, but here are a somewhat condensed summary. All these recordings are available from www.depechemodelive.com. Hit the jump for the second batch of reviews, which are NOT spoiler free. June 23: Budapest Budapest offers good sound and energy. The recording is especially noteworthy...

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LiveHereNow – Tel Aviv, May 10 – REVIEW!

With the LiveHereNow release from Tel Aviv now available for download, we thought we'd kick off this series of reviews of Recording The Universe. So was the delayed first installment worth the wait? Well, yes, but it ain't all good news. Read on for more... but tread carefully - this is NOT spoiler free territory! PERFORMANCE (BAND/CROWD) Considering this was basically the second time the band performed the full show in front of an audience, they are remarkably tight, and pulls off an almost flawless performance. Good energy on stage. Off stage not so much... the crowd seems very responsive...

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