Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Jeffrey Crecelius and Ken Fuller This week, Mark and I take our cue from the recent announcement of the Talk deluxe box set to be released at the end of this month. It contains a live recording of a 1994 concert in Canandaigua, New York (interestingly seemingly misspelt on the adverts) that includes 5 songs from the recently released album. So we were wondering how the latest songs sounded in 1994 in a live setting. The best bootleg available up to now has been the TV broadcast from Santiago in Chile during the fairly short South American Tour of 1994. Mark owns a DVD of the show but it’s available to everyone, including me, on YouTube and the version I have included below is the whole of the broadcast version including interviews with the band and behind the scenes footage. It’s well worth a watch in full. Mark and I focussed on just the Talk songs for this discussion, however, and there’s plenty to enjoy, as you might imagine. This lineup of the band included Billy Sherwood in his first stint and benefits from his singing, guitar playing, keyboards, bass and assorted percussion. He is, as I’m sure you know, a man of many parts. See if you agree with our assessment of the Talk songs from this performance. * Was it possible to replicate all the studio trickery live? * Are the band in synch? * How did the audience react? Let us know if you agree with us! Mark's DVD: Original TV broadcast (can only be viewed on YouTube): https://youtu.be/x0-rv5_GAVU?si=OuAt1ujctnUB7PY9 https://youtu.be/3KDVuDb0Q20?si=CSJ6VM0pSsPWS3Kk&t=909 https://youtu.be/VoRUdlSjai4?si=HolyGJAguE_SSysG Clive Ayer's photos: NO BARRIERS 2024