FRANCK CARDUCCI & THE FANTASTIC SQUAD

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The Answer Live FRANCKCARDUCCI.COM Refreshingly unpolished live outing from French prog’n’roller. There’s no Photoshop sheen to this live set from Franck Carducci. Captured last year at De Boerderij in the Netherlands when the tour was well underway, Carducci’s voice can sound road weary, particularly early in the set when he may not be fully warmed up, and he’s undeniably pitchy in the opening (Love Is) The Answer. But this isn’t a band that seem inclined to play it safe, and once the blood is pumping and the intensity dialled up, the irrepressible energy of The Fantastic Squad powers past any hiccups along the way. Even in their most expansive long-formcompositions, such as Alice’s Eerie Dream and Asylum, there’s a swagger and strut to the music that’s very rock’n’roll, particularly when…

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