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8th December 1996 — Ancienne, Brussels, Belgium
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A special limited edition cd(LINK TO AB PROMO) was offered at this show
Setlist
Everywhere
Shining Road
Brazil
Adoration
Jewel
Tangled Up
To Be
Angel Bell
Can't Get Free
Breeze
Lilies
On Top of the World
Let Go
Encore I
Far Away
Rêverie
Adrift
Encore II
Starblood
Reviews
The Cranes gig at the Ancienne Belgique marked the reopening of the theater. The venue has its own recording studio and the show was recorded (according to jennE). This opens the realm of possibilities to a live album. Cornelis estimates that there was a crowd of about 1400 people, making it one of the largest, if not THE largest, gigs the Cranes have headlined. Given the huge fan base in Belgium, the country the band recognizes as the most supportive, this size crowd is not surprising.
The show "started" with a give-away of 500 promotional CD's. These samplers have three songs, 'Brazil,' 'Merry Xmas (the War is Over),' and 'Let Go.' It was a significant give away because it was the first time the studio versions of Population Four songs were available to the public. The actual show itself last about one and a half hours. It was a live debut for both new songs and a new member, drummer Manu Ros. According to Cornelis, the crowd was really into the show, a tidbit that would make sense given that it was in Belgium.
Bernard noticed that there was almost no piano in the live versions of the new material. Obviously, this was a good assessment, as the studio versions also lack a piano sound. He compared the live sound, driven by a strong guitar presense, to early Cure material. Bernard also commented that Manu was "alright" on drums, except on Adrift, where he demonstrated less intensity than Jim Shaw normally did.
Concurring with this opinion was Cornelis, who stated that Manu did not put on as intense a "show" as Jim did. He noticed this especially during Starblood. He also found the new material, when played live, similar to the old school Cranes sound, reaching all the way back to the Fuse era. This was due to the central focus on the drums as the "middle" of the sound. I find it interesting that this comparison was made, because in later U.S. shows, the unreleased 'Lemon Tree' has garnered the same type of reviews.
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