The Aristocrats Release 'Culture Clash Live' CD/DVD

The rock/fusion power trio supergroup The Aristocrats – featuring Guthrie Govan on guitar, Bryan Beller on bass, and Marco Minnemann on drums have released the live CD/DVD Culture Clash Live. Captured in six different locations in five countries on three different continents during the band's 100+ show Culture Clash World Tour, it showcases The Aristocrats in full flight: Virtuosic, melodic, spontaneous, outrageous, and still having more fun than any group of world touring musos has any right to have. View a full song preview from the DVD here.

The band have also released a 2CD "official bootleg" set called Secret Show: Live In Osaka, which shows The Aristocrats at the peak of their live prowess: Equal parts raw, funny, bracing;and with no editing in any of the performances comprising the two-disc set.  Secret Show: Live In Osaka is only available at The Aristocrats webstore and merch tables at their shows.  
 

Here's what reviewers think of Culture Clash Live so far:

"delivered with panache, wit and formidable technical prowess: prepare to be awed". [Guitarist Magazine]

"Seeing them in person live is one of the best live concert experiences you can have, but if you missed the tour, this set is more than worth it". [The Prog Report]

"The material is at times funky and stomping, at others hard and heavy whilst filtering blues and jazz sensibilities but above all focusing on melody at all times. The results can’t help but make you smile and live is where the magic really happens". [The Progressive Aspect]

"Guthrie Govan (guitar), Bryan Beller (bass) and Marco Minnemann (drums) have an on stage chemistry that takes their material far beyond the limits of the studio versions". [Here Comes The Flood]

"nothing less than stunning musical virtuosity with a side of comical spunk". [Alternative Nation]
 

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