''Alive, 1990'' is a recording from the

Curved Air Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fu ...

reunion concert 23 September 1990. The lineup reunited

Sonja Kristina Sonja Kristina (born Sonia Christina Shaw; 14 April 1949) is a British singer and songwriter, best known for starring in the original London production of the seminal 1960s musical ''Hair'', and for being the lead vocalist of the 1970s progres ...

Francis Monkman Anthony Francis Keigwin Monkman (9 June 1949 – 12 May 2023) was an English rock, classical and film score composer, and a founding member of both the progressive rock band Curved Air and the classical/rock fusion band Sky. Life and career ...

Florian Pilkington-Miksa Florian M. Pilkington-Miksa (3 June 1950 – 20 May 2021) was an English rock drummer and a sculptor. He was best known as a member of both the original and reformed lineups of Curved Air. He also performed with Kiki Dee Pauline Matthews ( ...

and

Darryl Way Richard Darryl Way (born 17 December 1948 in Taunton, Somerset, England) is an English rock and classical musician who was a founding member of Curved Air and co-writer of their Progressive Rock seminal albums from 1970 to 1976. He is best kno ...

, sixteen years after the last time all four of them played together. Aside from the ambient introductory piece "Twenty Years On", all the material was taken from Curved Air's first three albums, with a particular emphasis on the debut album. Most of the running time is devoted to songs from the debut album. The introductory track, "Twenty Years On", was taken from an audience recording on a mono cassette recorder, and hence is of exceptionally poor sound quality. Since the album was compiled chiefly for fans of the group, it was decided that it would be better to include a low-quality recording of the intro than none at all.

Track listing

# "Twenty Years on (Intro)" (Francis Monkman, Darryl Way) – 4:11 # "It Happened Today" (Sonja Kristina, Monkman) – 5:31 # "Stretch" (Monkman, Way) – 4:29 # "Hide and Seek" (Kristina, Way) – 6:52 # "Marie Antoinette" (Kristina, Way) – 7:04 # "Melinda (More or Less)" (Kristina) – 4:14 # "Situations" (Rob Martin, Way) – 5:43 # "Young Mother" (Kristina, Way) – 7:06 # "You Know" (Kristina, Way) – 3:45 # "Propositions" (Monkman) – 5:15 # "Vivaldi" (Way) – 9:59 # "Everdance" (Monkman) – 4:15 # " Backstreet Luv" (Ian Eyre, Kristina, Way) – 4:26

Personnel

;Curved Air *

– lead vocals; acoustic guitar on "Melinda" *

– electric violin, keyboards; backing vocal on "Backstreet Luv" *

– keyboards, electric guitar, bass *

– percussion ;Guest musician * Rob Martin – bass on "Vivaldi" ;Production credits * Artwork, Mastering, Post Production –

References

External links

* * {{Curved Air Curved Air albums 2000 live albums