[...] after 17 songs and 90 minutes with the experimental U.K. outfit, it would have been nice to see the band display more warmth and make more of an effort to differentiate themselves from the cold rain falling outside the venue. If ambition were a fault, it would be too easy to blame Sadier, longtime collaborator and guitarist Tim Gane and the two keyboardists, two guitarists and drummer with whom they shared the stage for their inability to see a musical progression through to fruition. The night's resounding challenge proved to be the band's ability to navigate the choppy waters of musical experimentation without succumbing to overindulgent instrumental puffery.

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