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    The Phantom Tollbooth 1999/Vigilantes of Love
    Vigilantes of Love — Free For Good cover

    Vigilantes of Love

    Free For Good

    (1998)

    Reviewed by James Stewart

    Discogs
    Label A Startled ChameleonThe Phantom Tollbooth1999
    alternative countryamericanafolk rockroots rock

    More or less equivalent to the US released 'Cross the Big Pond, Free for Good differs in terms of packaging and hidden track; the CD comes encased in a firmer, white card case which these eyes prefer to the brown packaging of the US release, and in place of "On to Bethlehem" comes a short fade-out version of "She Walks on Roses."

    At the Greenbelt festival this year, the Vigilantes performed two main sets. The first--a loud, electric, and mainstage--carried many of the hallmarks of the band's Audible Sigh album, but their second was a low-key acoustic affair in a more intimate setting. And it is that latter side of the band that this recording represents. There is some overlap with Audible Sigh in terms of the track listing, but the whole project has a very loose feel to it.

    Vigilantes of Love fans have been spoiled for choice over the last couple of months with two major and easily available new releases. The edges are a little ragged, but this addition to the collection of any fan will serve as a reminder of those times when the band breaks out the acoustics and serves up an intimate portrait of life on the road.

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