![]() ![]() Songs from the record are well reproduced, particularly the stormy weather of “When I Was Your Girl” and the modern swirl of “Changeling”. The playing is precise, resonant and minimalist, making the times of drama flash in and out of focus resolutely. Moyet sounds enthused singing in her delightful Essex vowels, and the backing provided by Garden and McGhee is always complementary. For the tour, Moyet was joined on stage by John Garden (keys, guitars and programming) and Sean McGhee (backing vocals, synthesizer, guitar and programming) and this record shows the trio is a great fit. Moyet’s reputation is most probably as a grand chanteuse, but The Minutes was a return to the more innovative days of Yazoo. The Minutes was written with and produced by Guy Sigsworth, and a success due to some great songs and exciting electronic arrangements. This live album, a follow-up to the highly charged 2013 studio album the minutes and billed as capturing some of the finest moments from the accompanying tour, frequently flares into glowing filaments of hot intensity. It’s certainly possible to witness sudden moments of drama on Alison Moyet’s Minutes and Seconds – Live, perhaps as a reminder that British residents can be subject to instances of spontaneous human combustion (although this is most typically caused by poor living conditions, in particular too many of us living in too small a space with a steady supply of sub-standard food). ![]() The British are frequently characterised as being self-controlled, self-contained and repressed, yet we may be more dramatic than given credit for. ![]()
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