record store day 2014. what a horrible day! i came up short on everything i had on my list. that list wasn't enormous by all means. only two releases. i wasn't asking for much, was i?! sick of it all's 'death to tyrants' and btbam's 'colors live' lp. that was all. and in the end i just was able to get the stuff i wanted from the internet anyway, which is taking the idea of rsd ad absurdum.
this year's rsd doesn't hold anything really interesting for me, so i think i won't bother getting up early at a weekend. maybe. whatever, in the case of 'colors live' green hell came to my rescue. that damn thing wasn't cheap. came pricier for at least a third of the usual victory double lp going rate. and everything for a live album? plus i must admit, i'm not a fan of live albums.
this one is actually a little different to the average live album. this is no best of but the whole 'colors' album played live, as the title already indicates. as 'colors' is my favourite btbam record, i had enough reasons to justify this purchase. and let's not forget the completion matter. so, the exception proves the rule.
this live recording shows that btbam are able to reproduce the intensity and elaborate musicianship of their studio material on the stage flawlessly. gives me the same shivers down the spine as the studio 'colors'. although i prefer to listen to the studio version at home, it makes me itch to see them live by myself. for the european tour that will hopefully come along with the new record this year, i'll definitely be there and ready for action. released on cd/dvd in 2008 and pressed to vinyl for rsd '14. 1400 copies made on opaque red vinyl. victory records.
