| Live |  | Artist: Lycia
Label: Projekt Records
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 480339
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 617026004921
EAN: 0617026004921
ASIN: B000000BCX
Release Date: September 1, 1995
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Condition: Brand New & Sealed - Everything Ships 1st Class from New York City
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| Tracks:
| • | Intro - Lycia, | | • | A Brief Glimpse - Lycia, | | • | Nine Hours Later - Lycia, Lycia | | • | Fate - Lycia, | | • | The Facade Fades - Lycia, Lycia | | • | Pygmallion - Lycia, VanPortfleet, Mike | | • | Last Thoughts Before Sleep (Sun Beats Hard) - Lycia, | | • | The Body Electric - Lycia, VanPortfleet, Mike | | • | Daphne - Lycia, VanPortfleet, Mike | | • | Everything Is Cold - Lycia, VanPortfleet, Mike |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Worth it just for "The Last Thoughts Before Sleep"... March 3, 2005
...of course, the rest is good, too. This is a very solid collection of Lycia live performances, which any Lycia aficionado will want to own. Recorded through about '93-'94, it's got a good mix of cuts from _Ionia_ and _A Day in the Stark Corner_, and is also quite notable for two songs--"Nine Hours Later" and "The Facade Fades"--from the double-disc _The Burning Circle and Then Dust_ that were recorded before the release of that album. The versions of those songs are noticeably different here from their album versions, especially "The Facade Fades," which sounds much stronger and rawer than the glossy, synth-heavy one on the album, and benefits a lot from the live treatment.
The best thing about this live collection, though, is the 19-minute instrumental epic "The Last Thoughts Before Sleep," recorded at the "beautifulnoise" festival in Tempe, AZ. It's a medley of pieces drawn from different songs, including "The Morning Breaks so Cold and Grey," "SunBeatsHard" (from the Bleak side-project album _Vane_), and I think something that later turned into "InVain", from _Vane_. Terrific propulsive drum patterns, expansive and powerful guitar work, and great compositional segues make this piece a tour de force and alone worth the cost of the CD, in my book.
Oh, and also notable is the closing song, a version of "Everything Is Cold" that sounds like it was recorded in soundcheck somewhere, and before and after which Mike VanPortfleet's spoken voice is audible (chatting with David Galas, I guess), which sounds very different from his singing voice! The inclusion of that song, in that way, is almost humorous(!), and shows that Mike is not just some dour gothboy. Lycia always way transcended "goth" for me, certainly.
 Brilliant live Lycia December 8, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
For those of you who have never seen Lycia live and never will since the band brokeup this is the CD for you. Lycia is one of the great unknowns in terms of Darkware Goth bands. They never became as popular as The Sisters Of Mercy or The Fields Of The Nephilim but this band is one of the greats. Live is a great introduction to Lycia from the slow start of The Intro to the unbelievably epic "The Last Thoughts' this is a journey into introspection, pain and lose. Live Lycia is an epic journey into the world of swirling atmospheric guitars and Mike Van Portfleets somber vocals. Live won't let you go until it's finished and when it is you'll want it to embrace you again. Lycia may be gone but thankfully we have this masterwork.
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