Live: Yoo Hoo!!!

Well, this is a must for the French TV completist fans. The only new tune is "The Tingler," which has some high-energy fusion jammin' in cleverly disguised flamenco/Al Di Meola/Return to Forever flow. Here's the rundown of the tracks with ratings and comments. Track one: "Happy Armies Fight in their Sleep" from their first album. Track two: "The Tingler," new tune, see earlier comments. Track three: "Clanghonktweet" from third album (strong tune). Track four: "Friendly Enzymes" from second album (Bruford/Gongish). Track five: "The Souls of the Damned Live in Failed Works" from fourth album. Track six: "The Family that Oonts Together, Groonts Together" from third album; better keys this version. Dean Zigoris shines on guitars like Bill Connors from Return to Forever. Best cut. Track seven: "And the Dead Dog Lept Up and Flew Around the Room!" is an FTV standard in the Bruford/Khan/Zappa style. Keys are phat and Zigoris excels on guitars. Sary is a composer extraodinaire. This from their second album.There is an intriguing aquatic adventure soundtrack place in the song's middle that really builds toward a Magma tension. Some Happy the Man here. Track eight: "The Artist's House" from first album (piano, lounge jazz, and reggae!). Track nine: "Hey! Real Executives Jump From the 50th Floor!" from third album. Live jams like they're meant to be — Zigoris slays his guitar, Robinson does the Ozric Tentacles jive on synths, and Bob Douglas seriously kicks some drum. Sary is constant on bass; also wrote this gem. The improv section is Hawkwind/Ozric Tentacles in the finest psych-rock head-groove. Crickets in the Caravanserai daze lull you to sleep at the outro. Overall, this live CD is a good way to catch up on the FTV you've missed. ~ John W. Patterson, Rovi