Don't Look Back [LP]

Fex - Don't Look Back [LP]

LP version. The Outer Edge presents the first FEX live album, Don't Look Back. The release features selected recordings from two concerts in Paderborn and Uelzen, both captured in 1985. All tracks on the album are previously unissued, including entirely unheard songs such as "It's a Hard Life," "Just Get Back," "Legend," and "Waiting Song," alongside a previously unreleased version of "Subways of Your Mind," widely known as "The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet." One of the most striking aspects of the album is the remarkable sound quality of the live recordings, as well as the strength of the performances themselves -- particularly given that FEX were still considered a newcomer band at the time. The four-piece lineup consisted of singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter Ture Rückwardt, Michael Hädrich on keyboards and occasional second guitar, Norbert Ziermann on bass, and Hans-Reimer Sievers on drums. In 1985, the band was preparing for broader exposure through a nationwide tour organized by the small promotion company HBM-Musikbüro. The performances captured here suggest a band capable of delivering consistently, song by song, note by note. It is not difficult to imagine FEX performing in large venues and engaging sizeable audiences. In reality, however, most performance(more...)

01. Skyscraper (Live in Uelzen)
02. It's a Hard Life (Live In Paderborn)
03. I Got My Eyes You (Live in Uelzen)
04. Strange Feeling (Live in Uelzen)
05. Goldrush (Live in Uelzen)
06. It's Good To Know (Live In Uelzen)
07. Just Get Back (Live in Paderborn)
08. Dirty Slapstick (Live In Paderborn)
09. Heart In Danger (Live In Paderborn)
10. We Don't Want it No More (Live In Paderborn)
11. Legend (Live In Uelzen)
12. Subways of Your Mind (Live in Uelzen)
13. Waiting Song (Live in Uelzen)