"With such evocative titles as "The Grail and the Lotus," most of these songs seem ready to score an Ingmar Bergman film. Basho does impart great weight into them. Problem is that Basho's best songs ("Rocky Mountain Raga") instilled larger senses of wonder rather than terror. His sense of the sublime was more focused on being in awe of Mother Earth, rather than trembling in fear. But Live in Forli seems unable to make up its mind on that point, often wading into darker waters but unable to revel in their dusky sensibilities ... Basho would pass away only a few years later, leaving behind a treasure trove of Pop Primitivism. Live in Forli isn't always the best messenger of his radiant outlook, but when it does shine, it shines as brightly as Basho's guitar".