Search - China Crisis :: Scrap Book, Vol. 1: Live at the Dominion Theatre

Classic Songs, New Sound!

Michael Butch M. Dizon | University Park, PA United States | 10/27/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Forget those other recent "Best of" compilations and "Acoustic" CDs...This is the album we have been waiting for! A must have for any China Crisis Fan! I've never heard any of these live versions before and they are just superb! Even if you have most or all of their albums, this live material is truly unique! And I am glad that tracks like "Bigger the punch I'm feeling", "Seven sports for all", Highest High, and "Tragedy and mystery" made it; aside from the more popular "Wishful thinking", "You did cut me" and "Black man ray". Just one complaint,...why are the "introductory comments" for a song always placed at the end of the PREVIOUS track? Thus, if you don't play the songs in sequence, the comments will not be in order. Shouldn't they have been placed at the start of the song instead. Oh well... Turn up the volume and enjoy!"

Wow

Partial Observer | Germantown, MD USA | 07/31/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The title "Scrapbook 1" might lead you to believe this is just another collection of previously released material - as if there weren't already enough. But don't let the title fool you. This is fresh, never before released live material from a concert performed during the band's peak. It primarily features songs from "Flaunt the Imperfection" plus a few classics from their earlier albums.The performance is excellent, and so is the recording quality - this is no fuzzy sounding bootleg. Hearing this CD makes me wish I had been able to see them back then. The live arrangements of these old familiar songs brings them to life in new and unexpected ways. Even tracks that I found a bit flat on the original studio recordings are exciting in this performance. I admit I didn't really expect much from this CD when I ordered it, but I must now place it among my favorites.I just hope there is a "Scrapbook 2" in the works.If you like China Crisis even just a little bit, don't miss this CD. Snag it up before it disappears into obscurity. You won't be disappointed."