I've heard this band in three different versions now: As a full band of five musicians, as an acoustic duo and finally this night as a semi-acoustic trio.
The trio version this Friday night wasn't voluntarily selected by the band members, but was caused by the heavy snowfall earlier that day, which closed the Storebælt Bridge. So the bassplayer, Anders Larsen, and the drummer, Thomas Holl, were stuck on the wrong side of the bridge! This, of course, created quite a lot of nervousness to the three of them, who were able to come. This concert was ment to be a showcase for a couple of people from the record industry, but due to the weater situation they didn't appear either.
This was considered a release for the band, as they want to be branded as a rock band, and not an acoustic trio.

To be quite honest I didn't miss the bass and the drums! lisa vegas did a splended job, improvising the new arrangements of their melancholic songs. The absense of the bass and drums pulled the keyboards much more foreward in the sound, which was quite suitable for the kind of songs that Lisa writes.
If it wasn't for Steffen's rough guitar riffs the mood of the songs might be a little too quiet and even sad. But the guitar keeps the balance, so the songs become ecxiting in live versions, too. To hear them in studio versions you should buy the debut ep, "Time Stopped For 50 Seconds And Then ...", (indeed to be recommended), which was released on 5. November 2005.
Only thing I missed was one or two up-tempo songs to make the balance complete. The full band lisa vegas has a couple of up-tempo songs on the set list, but this evening they were omitted because of the reduced band.

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