Optimum
Catalog # OPT55 Release Year 1998 CD Length
61:44 Date/Venue Rotterdam 11 August 1998 Source Audience Quality VG+
G2P Rating 2.75/5.0
Track Listing Club Nighttown, Rotterdam 11 August 1998 Intro, Talkin Loud
And Sayin Nothing, Let's Work, Delirious, Jingo-Lo-Ba, Hair, Sex Machine, The
War, Satana Medley
Comments Deane's
Comments(rates this release 2.5/5.0) Once again Optimum has released a beautiful release with
average sound quality. I know that recently we've been spoiled by the soundboard
stuff coming out from other companies. A few years ago I would have been amazed
by a release like this, but a number of companies have raised the bar. This is a
fun aftershow, again with Larry Graham stealing some of the spotlight. The War
is performed for about 10 minutes. Larry provides some vocals on Hair.
Dale's
Comments(rates this release 3/5.0) This is pretty good compared to a lot of recent aftershows.
Even though the sound quality isn't fantastic, it isn't too bad either.
Aftershows are often harder to get great copies of, with a few well known
exceptions. ;) This one actually benefits from a rather lack luster crowd, but
not a similarly lack luster performance necessarily. Optimum may not be on par
with the 2 "Big Boys" yet, but they are improving, and have come a long way
since Face Down. At least I 'hope' they won't slip back that far again.