I saw this CD at the local music store several times before finally deciding to buy it. The track listing didn't jump out and grab me and I was afraid it was going to be "Live" with tons of fans screaming through tracks. Boy, was I wrong!The tracks are nothing short of spectacular, with the best blend of house and trance I've ever encountered on one CD. The first half of the track features some great hands in the air, high NRG house, and the second half dips into some superb melodic trance territory. The last track, an Agnelli and Nelson remix of the 8 year old trance classic Global Phases by Jon the Dentist, is worth the price alone. Best of all, Live mixed means merely that Tall Paul mixed the CD "live" with no mixing or editing done aftwerward. There is no crowd noise to be had anywhere in the mix! Loves Comes Rushing is not a new track by Motorcycle, it's just a re-edit of As The Rush Comes.
My one small nitpick flaw would be that Satellite by Oceanlab seems to have been slowed down a few BPM's. Justine Suissa has one of the best voices in trance and it should not be tinkered with. It's not by much, but just enough to tell it apart from the original version and make is sound a wee bit awkward.
Don't miss this cd, it's one of the best CD's released this year, and of the last several years. A superb one disc DJ mix collection. Whether you like trance, hard house, or both, it's all here in supreme, rare form.
