''Live at Montreux 1986'' is a concert video release by the English band

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of a concert at 1986

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. The show was part of a tour that started in April 1986 to promote the band's recent album ''

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'', and was to be their only appearance at Montreux, from their last tour. The video captures Talk Talk at the peak of their career. For this tour, the usual trio of Mark Hollis (vocals),

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(bass), and Lee Harris (drums) was augmented by John Turnbull on guitar (who plays a

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, as well as an electroacoustic guitar), two percussionists and two keyboardists. As often, de facto fourth band member

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did not play on stage with the band.

Critical response

Bill Gibron, at ''

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'', highly recommends the DVD, praising its "solid set list matched by equally effortless performance." He calls it "an excellent way to get introduced to one of the '80s best, and most baffling, acts." A German reviewer at Music Headquarter praises singer Mark Hollis for his charismatic performance and the band for their jazzy variations and improvisations. A reviewer at the German ''

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'' website was less positive about Hollis' performance and appearance, complaining about the singer's well-known introversion and his penchant for hiding behind sunglasses, as well as the backdrop (Montreux's design was in the hands of

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in 1986) and the 1980s clothes worn by the band.

Track listing

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" – 3:08 # "Dum Dum Girl" – 3:44 # "Call in the Night Boy" – 6:55 # "Tomorrow Started" – 7:38 # "My Foolish Friend" – 4:45 # " Life's What You Make It" – 4:37 # "Mirror Man / Does Caroline Know?" – 8:11 # "It's You" – 4:02 # "Chameleon Day / Living in Another World" – 7:55 # " Give It Up" – 5:39 # " It's My Life" – 6:52 # "

I Don't Believe in You "I Don't Believe in You" is a song by English band Talk Talk, released by Parlophone in 1986 as the fourth and final single from their third studio album ''The Colour of Spring''. The song was written by Mark Hollis and Tim Friese-Greene, and pro ...

" – 6:05 # "

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" – 8:45 # "Renée" – 7:53

Personnel

;Talk Talk * Mark Hollis – lead vocals *

– bass, backing vocals * Lee Harris – drums ;Additional members * John Turnbull – guitars, backing vocals *Ian Curnow – synthesizers, organ, programming, piano *Rupert Black – synthesizers, electric piano, drum machine *Phil Reis – percussion *

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– percussion

References

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