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Released 5 years ago this November

Live at Arcosanti

Puscifer · 2021

60 min · 12 tracks · alternative rock

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Elevation

Our rating, out of 100 — and why.

AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.

76 /100
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Higher than 75% of albums we've rated

The faithful, carefully layered live arrangements preserve the album's deliberate sequence and atmosphere, though the performance adds limited new shape to the studio material.

What we noticed

  • The 12 tracks follow the sequence of Existential Reckoning, from the tense opening of “Bread and Circus” to the slower release of “Bedlamite.”
  • Electronic pulses and processed textures carry much of the backing; guitar and percussion add weight without turning the set into a conventional guitar-led rock performance.
  • The songs keep their measured tempos and extended instrumental passages, so the performance builds through layers rather than crowd-driven momentum.
Composition 25% of the score
7/10

the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics

Craft 20% of the score
8/10

production, performance, arrangement

Durability 25% of the score
6/10

whether it rewards returning to it

Distinctiveness 18% of the score
7/10

whether it sounds like itself

Sequencing 12% of the score
8/10

running order, pacing, length

Influence 3/10

Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Bread and Circus (live at Arcosanti) 6:28
  • 2 Apocalyptical (live at Arcosanti) 5:20
  • 3 The Underwhelming (live at Arcosanti) 5:02
  • 4 Grey Area (live at Arcosanti) 3:55
  • 5 Theorem (live at Arcosanti) 5:05
  • 6 UPGrade (live at Arcosanti) 4:53
  • 7 Bullet Train to Iowa (live at Arcosanti) 5:08
  • 8 Personal Prometheus (live at Arcosanti) 7:28
  • 9 A Singularity (live at Arcosanti) 5:29
  • 10 Postulous (live at Arcosanti) 3:37
  • 11 Fake Affront (live at Arcosanti) 3:27
  • 12 Bedlamite (live at Arcosanti) 4:49

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