By chance, I was listening to this the other day as well. It's great that this recording was made, as there's not enough good quality live stuff from this period (at least that I've found).
I've got to agree that it was Bob that appears to be driving the band in this recording, I guess he kind of dominates due to the Peter Green songs that only he could really do. He doesn't sound like a guy on the verge of quitting the band, although his Bermuda Triangle obsession does grate on me slightly! There's a point where Chris seems to tease with the intro of Come a Little Bit Closer before launching into Believe Me isn't there? Shame, as it would have been good to have had one of Chris's Heroes songs on tape.
It's good that we have some aural record of Bobby Hunt's keyboards as he was a quasi-member of the band at that point. I think I can tell his parts apart from Christine's. How would it be fair to describe his style .. a bit more intricate, showy, even?
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