Roadwork Vol. 4: Intrepid Skronk (2011)

"While this live CD contains music from various European tours since Kenneth Kapstad joined on drums in 2007, the music does reach virtually all aspects of their career. The set kicks off with a sprawling, 21-minute, "The Bomb-Proof Rock & Roll Beyond," from "Heavy Metal Fruit". This version is virtually suite-like in its construction, wildly different -- as are all these cuts -- from its studio incarnation. Quickly shifting dynamics, textures, tempos, and even song forms enter and disappear seemingly on cue. The original melody only returns in the last three minutes. Kapstad's drumming is well suited to such flights of creative ambition, because he can push the other players very hard, helping to move a tune completely outside its architecture but still stay firmly in the pocket, providing a guiding light by which to return. Even the two more conventionally ordered songs move off their original centers considerably." (Thom Jurek, Allmusic)

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