It's bit of a spoiler alert, but I couldn't resist hearing some of the live stuff.
I just love the sound of the band when it was just them on stage. There is such undefinable aura to their chemistry.
I understand how some bands evolve as they get older; they sometimes add musicians for various reasons: to approximate the sound studio recordings, compensate for particular deficiencies, or just to beef up their sound.
The current Mac has found a discrete balance with all extra players. In that blend they still sound like themselves. But these performances from yesteryear remind us that they were a force to be reckoned with when they were doing all by themselves.
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