There are not many live albums that come in intensity at this. in the last 15 years I came back again and again and it always was a kind of "coming home", I was never disappointed or bored. there was always something to discover. the album clarifies the culmination in creating the 10,000 maniacs while their swan song. incredible presence of Natalie Merchant. incredible self-confidence. nothing is played down, nothing hidden. here is (unfortunately too late) clear what the maniacs were.