{"product_id":"chaos-and-more-live-at-the-royal-festival-hall","title":"Chaos and More Live at the Royal Festival Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003eLimited edition triple vinyl album set with colour printed inner sleeves. A comprehensive celebration of \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e’s song-writing partnership with super-producer \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA hit-studded joint concert that took place at the iconic Royal Festival Hall on 10th February, 2020 – the first time the stellar songwriting partnership had performed live together since their collaboration began with the 2015 Marc Almond album \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Trail\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMammoth 36 song set including some of \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e’s best known compositions – \"\u003cem\u003eUnstoppable\u003c\/em\u003e\" (Sia) and \"\u003cem\u003eKill And Run\u003c\/em\u003e\" (for the film The Great Gatsby); plus an emotive stripped back piano and voice suite of cult songs from \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e’s own songbook – including \"\u003cem\u003eBlack Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\", \"\u003cem\u003eTorch\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eWhere The Heart Is\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePaying tribute to \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e’s unifying love of \u003cem\u003eMarc Bolan\u003c\/em\u003e in deft cover versions of \"\u003cem\u003eChildren Of The Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eChange\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most gifted vocal talents the UK has ever produced, \u003cstrong\u003eMarc Almond\u003c\/strong\u003e has enjoyed an acclaimed and enduring career selling over 35 million records worldwide, both with his solo work, and with the pioneering synth-pop duo Soft Cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Grammy nominated, Ivor Novello and ASCAP award winning songwriter, producer, composer and musician who has worked with the likes of Sia, Hans Zimmer, Lana Del Ray, Beyonce and Nicki Minaj.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe concert featured \u003cstrong\u003eMarc\u003c\/strong\u003e performing a selection from his catalogue of hits plus showcasing the 2020 collaborative album with \u003cstrong\u003eChris Braide\u003c\/strong\u003e, '\u003cem\u003eChaos And A Dancing Star\u003c\/em\u003e'. Their special guest star was \u003cstrong\u003eIan Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e of Jethro Tull, his signature flute adding, “a prog-rock frosting to '\u003cem\u003eBedsitter\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eTainted Love\u003c\/em\u003e', not at all to their detriment. For his part, \u003cstrong\u003eAlmond\u003c\/strong\u003e sings the 1970 Jethro Tull song '\u003cem\u003eThe Witch’s Promise\u003c\/em\u003e', quite the strange-in-a-good-way moment of the whole show,” said reviewer Caroline Sullivan in The Guardian, adding, “\u003cstrong\u003eAlmond\u003c\/strong\u003e is on magnificently melodramatic form.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SFE","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP | x3","offer_id":51245904396619,"sku":"2003595","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Chaos-And-More-VINYL-SFE098T_a450edc6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1739229222","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/chaos-and-more-live-at-the-royal-festival-hall","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}