Label : Jammm/Agua Recordings
Review By Tony Cannella
Anneke van Giersbergen has enjoyed a career renaissance since leaving the seminal Dutch outfit The Gathering. She has not relied on her storied past with The Gathering and has forged a new musical path for herself, a fact that comes through on her new live album – simply titled “Live in Europe” – with Agua de Annique. What you get here is 50-minutes worth of live material from Anneke and Agua de Annique record in Europe (hence the title). From the opening intro to the closing track, The Gathering’s “Shrink” you get a nice collection of songs from the band in all their live glory. “Live in Europe” features a good cross section of material from slower tunes like “Day After Yesterday” to more up-tempo songs like the great “Hey Okay!” and “Fury”. In particular, “Hey Okay!” sounds as great as ever and I would defy anyone to be sad while listening to this song. Other highlights include: “My Girl”, “Who I Am”, “Adore” and “I Want”. Like a fine wine, Anneke’s voice just gets better with age. It is obvious that she is having a great time with Agua de Annique and that positive attitude comes through loud and clear on “Live in Europe”.
Rating – 83/100
Tracklist
- Intro
- The World
- My Girl
- Who I Am
- Day After Yesterday
- Hey Okay!
- Fury
- Beautiful One
- Adore
- I Want
- Laugh It Out
- Witnesses
- Shrink
Line Up
- Anneke van Giersbergen – Vocals, Piano, Guitar
- Thomas Martens – Guitar
- Jamie Cavanagh – Bass
- Rob Snijders – Drums
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