D:tour 1997 Live At Southampton
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d:tour 1997 Live at Southampton, or simply d:tour, is a live album by the English band Delirious?
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after Live & In the Can
, which was released a few years prior. It was recorded on a leg of the band's legendary first full UK tour, at the Southampton
Guildhall venue. Originally d:tour 1997 Live @ Southampton on first publication, the title was later shortened to d:tour 1997 Live on reprints. It is now known simply as d:tour in fan circles. As with Live and in the Can, special packaging was produced for the album, this time in the form of a cardboard slip case with internal artwork.
The tour featured the songs of the band's first full studio album
, King of Fools, several of which are featured here. Other songs on the album include "Come Like You Promise", which was originally found on a long out of print solo album by guitarist Stu G, Have You Heard? It also appeared on Live & In the Can
, was later rerecorded as a b-side for the single "It's OK
", and now appears on the compilation album Deeper. "Summer Of Love" also appears, having only previously been released as a b-side on the DeEPer EP.
gave the album a 10/10 grade in a review by renowned Christian music journalist and radio producer Mike Rimmer who said, "This little beaut of an album is a stark, raw, powerful snatch of the heady atmosphere."
websites such as ebay
and Amazon Marketplace
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Delirious?
Delirious? were an English Christian rock and worship band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion...
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History
The album was released in 1998 and was the second live offering from Delirious?Delirious?
Delirious? were an English Christian rock and worship band. For the majority of their career, the lineup featured Martin Smith on vocals and guitar, Stu G on guitar and backing vocals, Jon Thatcher on bass guitar, Tim Jupp on keys and piano, and Stew Smith on drums and percussion...
after Live & In the Can
Live & In the Can
Live & In The Can was the first live album released by Delirious? in 1996, and was packaged in a tin can.-Track listing:# "Spontaneous I" - 1:06# "I'm Not Ashamed" - 6:35# "Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble?" - 5:25# "Spontaneous II" - 3:17...
, which was released a few years prior. It was recorded on a leg of the band's legendary first full UK tour, at the Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
Guildhall venue. Originally d:tour 1997 Live @ Southampton on first publication, the title was later shortened to d:tour 1997 Live on reprints. It is now known simply as d:tour in fan circles. As with Live and in the Can, special packaging was produced for the album, this time in the form of a cardboard slip case with internal artwork.
The tour featured the songs of the band's first full studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, King of Fools, several of which are featured here. Other songs on the album include "Come Like You Promise", which was originally found on a long out of print solo album by guitarist Stu G, Have You Heard? It also appeared on Live & In the Can
Live & In the Can
Live & In The Can was the first live album released by Delirious? in 1996, and was packaged in a tin can.-Track listing:# "Spontaneous I" - 1:06# "I'm Not Ashamed" - 6:35# "Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble?" - 5:25# "Spontaneous II" - 3:17...
, was later rerecorded as a b-side for the single "It's OK
It's OK (Delirious? song)
"It's OK" is the second UK single from and the fifth track on Delirious?'s second album, Mezzamorphis. It was released on February 21, 2000, reaching #18 in the UK Singles Charts and #3 in the indie section...
", and now appears on the compilation album Deeper. "Summer Of Love" also appears, having only previously been released as a b-side on the DeEPer EP.
Reception
It was released to critical acclaim, "The Phantom Tollbooth", gave the album four out of five stars. Cross RhythmsCross Rhythms
Cross Rhythms is a Christian media organisation based in Stoke-on-Trent, England.-History:The roots of what was to become Cross Rhythms go back to two separate sources which merged in 1991. In 1983, broadcaster Chris Cole started a 30-minute weekly Christian music radio show on Plymouth Sound FM, a...
gave the album a 10/10 grade in a review by renowned Christian music journalist and radio producer Mike Rimmer who said, "This little beaut of an album is a stark, raw, powerful snatch of the heady atmosphere."
Current Status
In the modern day, whilst still revered by many fans, d:tour is now difficult to find, after having been out of print for several years. Delirious? have since removed all traces of its existence from its official website, not mentioning it in the discography and not supplying it to sellers. However, it is still mentioned in the slip notes for their 2002 compilation album Deeper. Live footage of the gig is available on the DVD release Archive:D, which contains the video version of the gig, previously released on VHS as A View From The Terraces. The album is now only purchasable from specialist sellers and on public auctionAuction
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websites such as ebay
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and Amazon Marketplace
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Track listing
- "Game Over?"
- "Sanctify" - (Martin SmithMartin Smith (songwriter)Martin James Smith is an English vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious? He co-wrote three songs on Michael W. Smith's 2004 album Healing Rain and is going to be collaborating with Michael W. Smith on his upcoming album...
) - "Come Like You Promise" - (Stuart Garrard)
- "PromisePromise (Delirious? song)"Promise" is the third single from Delirious?'s debut album, King Of Fools, on which it is the sixth track. It was released as a single on 14th July 1997 and reached number 20 on the UK Singles Charts...
" - (Smith) - "Summer of Love" - (Smith/Garrard)
- "Hands of Kindness" - (Smith)
- "King or Cripple" - (Smith)
- "I'm Not Ashamed" - (Smith)
- "King of Fools" - (Smith)
- "Obsession" - (Smith)
- "History MakerHistory Maker"History Maker" is the eleventh track on English Christian rock band Delirious?'s album King of Fools. It has become one of the band's best-known songs, and represents King of Fools in almost every one of their live setlists, along with the single "Deeper"...
" - (Smith) - "All the Way" - (Smith)
- "DeeperDeeper (song)"Deeper" is the second single from Delirious?'s debut album, King of Fools, on which it is the second track. It is one of the band's most famous songs and, along with "History Maker", almost universally represented King Of Fools in live setlists until 2005...
" - (Smith)
Personnel
- Martin SmithMartin Smith (songwriter)Martin James Smith is an English vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. He was the front man of the Christian rock and worship band Delirious? He co-wrote three songs on Michael W. Smith's 2004 album Healing Rain and is going to be collaborating with Michael W. Smith on his upcoming album...
- vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Stuart "Stu G" Garrard - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, backing vocals - Stewart Smith - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
, backing vocals - Jon Thatcher - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, upright bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
, thereminThereminThe theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device... - Tim Jupp - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, keyboards