Having seen the Clean play so many of the songs from 1989's Vehicle live has changed my impressions of the album. The careful guitar layering works great, but now that I've heard David Kilgour's rhythm playing in the foreground at their concerts, I'm often left wishing for more of it. The exaggerated snare drum volume distracts a bit from the fluidity of Hamish Kilgour's drumming. And I wish Robert Scott's voice preserved more of its natural thickness. At the same time, many of these songs have stayed in the Clean's live repertoire because they're such amazing pop songs, and the odd mixes never get in the way of the great songwriting. The simple cover painting ties more closely to the primitive sound of the early Clean singles than the more polished recordings here.
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