The bonus one is purple without artwork .
I've listened to the bonus disc a few times - once at work in the backround and once properly at home - and it hangs together very well. On paper the addition of the 'Fire Suite' ( I'd forgotten what a beautiful melody this is) may seem a bit wrong but it is a welcome pick-up in pace after all the slow stuff. The warmth of the wind instruments after all the strings leaves one refreshed and ready for the final few tracks . The chamber group arrangement of 'Upon A Veil...' is , perhaps, even better than the 'Orkest treatment , the simpler delivery being more apt for the songs message.
The main disc is still a mixed pleasure . Some great tunes , some just plain boring. It worked better live.
Which is as good an excuse as any to prove I WUZ THERE when it all started -
I must dig out the video and see if, in widescreen , I can be seen in the crowd..............
