Live 2001 (2005)

"Kraan had been disbanded for many years when two lucrative offers to reunite came to them almost simultaneously from two different festivals. They played both festivals and this recording gives us a glimpse of those two shows. Both concerts were so successful that the band re-united for good and have put out three new studio albums since. The band made the descision ahead of time that they would just play the songs that were fun to play live instead of playing fan favs only. And that joy and energy really comes across in the performances here." (Mellotron Storm, Prog reviewer at Progarchives) Ongelooflijk dat Kraan na bijna 10 jaar stilte op deze 30-jarige jubileumconcerten zó strak voor de dag komt. Het goede spel (let vooral ook op die fantastische bassist Hellmut Hattler), de prima productie en de fraaie selectie uit de Kraan-catalogus maakt dit een van de fijnste Kraan-platen, waarop de gepatenteerde mengeling van rock, fusionpop en jazzrock fraai tot recht komt.

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