Label : Agua Recordings

Review By Tony Cannella

Anneke van Giersbergen has enjoyed a career renaissance since leaving the seminal Dutch outfit The Gathering.  She has not relied on her storied past with The Gathering and has forged a new musical path for herself, a fact that comes through on her new live album – simply titled "Live in Europe" – with Agua de Annique.

What you get here is 50-minutes worth of live material from Anneke and Agua de Annique record in Europe (hence the title). From the opening intro to the closing track, The Gathering’s "Shrink" you get a nice collection of songs from the band in all their live glory. "Live in Europe" features a good cross section of material from slower tunes like "Day After Yesterday" to more up-tempo songs like the great "Hey Okay!" and "Fury". In particular, "Hey Okay!" sounds as great as ever and I would defy anyone to be sad while listening to this song. Other highlights include: "My Girl", "Who I Am", "Adore" and "I Want". Like a fine wine, Anneke’s voice just gets better with age. It is obvious that she is having a great time with Agua de Annique and that positive attitude comes through loud and clear on "Live in Europe". 

Rating – 83/100

Tracklist

1. Intro
2. The World
3. My Girl
4. Who I Am
5. Day After Yesterday
6. Hey Okay!
7. Fury
8. Beautiful One
9. Adore
10. I Want
11. Laugh It Out
12. Witnesses
13. Shrink

• Anneke van Giersbergen – Vocals, Piano, Guitar
• Thomas Martens – Guitar
• Jamie Cavanagh – Bass
• Rob Snijders – Drums

Links

Anneke Van Giesbergen & Agua De Annique Official MySpace

Anneke Van Giesbergen & Agua De Annique Official Site

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