V [Live]

V [Live]

Track Listings

1. V

Tracks:

Fanfare and Introduction
DEAN MARTIN: Medley: Drink to ME Only etc.
Monologue
June in January
Monologue
Via Veneto
Medley: Volare etc.
FRANK SINATRA: Ring-A-Ding-Ding
I Only Have Eyes for You
Call Me Irresponsible
My Heart Stood Still
Please Be Kind
I Have Dreamed
Luck Be A Lady
FRANK and DEAN: Dialogue
Medley: Marianne, etc.
SAMMY DAVIS JR.: The Lady Is a Tramp
All the Way
FRANK, DEAN, and SAMMY: Dialogue
FRANK and DEAN: Guys and Dolls
The Oldest Established
FRANK, DEAN, and SAMMY: Introductions
The Oldest Established
Closing: Ring-A-Ding-Ding (instrumental)

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"If you wanna hear me sing serious, buy an album," Dean Martin says early in this 70-minute disc, underlining his point by deliberately mangling the last word's pronunciation. Issued to catch the wave of Steven Soderbergh's remake of the Pack's romp, Ocean's 11, Live at the Sands is the second official issue of a Martin/Frank Sinatra/Sammy Davis Jr. show. This September 1963 date, though, is nimbler and funnier than the previous year's set preserved on The Summit in Concert. Some of the same jokes are told, but this Vegas jaunt adds at least one new running gag (Dino's brief rendition of "It's My Party"), and Sammy also gets a few racially tinged zingers off in return for those of his partners. Oh, and lest we forget, there's good music. Martin actually plays it straight on two Guys and Dolls duets with Sinatra, who also turns in a half-dozen strong performances on his own. Plenty of mystique is present, but Sands captures the trio hard at work as well. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Rat Pack live CD.......2007-05-12

So much fun to hear the Rat Pack performming. The best one is Dean Martin singing I love Vegas to the song I love Paris.

Best of the Best.......2007-03-08

A classic work by the Rat Pack. Probably a prime act of their their careers.

How can you go wrong?.......2006-07-01

This is the RATPACK on the home turf Las Vegas with a nice orchestra INCLUDING strings which add especially on the ballads.

The set is tightly paced throughout and though a few jokes are dated a bit perhaps, I think they hold up well.

Sammy doesn't get to sing a whole lot and he gets picked on the most - some people may be offended and consider that racist. Just the opposite - the whole objective of those jokes was to POKE FUN and RIDICULE racism which back then was still more prevalent. How many doors were opened to black entertainers by the RAT PACK is obvious.......

But back to the show......this is probably the best set that they did together and the sound quality is AMAZING albeit a bit dry (lacking reverb) for my tastes. What was nice is that Sinatra sang a lot of songs which he had (at the time) recently recorded e.g. CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE, PLEASE BE KIND etc. Keep in mind this was yrs before MY WAY and NEW YORK.

So put this CD on, close your eyes and let yourself be transported back into cool land!

It's your world Frank, I'm just livin' in it.".......2006-03-08

LIVE AT THE SANDS is The Rat Pack on their home turf---The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas Nevada, 1963. Frank, Dean and Sammy go to town with a collection of old standards and new numbers with a twist.

Always humorous, The Rat Pack's soooooo un-PC banter about women, drink, race, sexual orientation and religion doesn't suit the keepers of the morals nowadays (it even gets edited by Amazon.com when written into a review {...}!), but that is precisely what makes it priceless. Topical and yet still timely, The Rat Pack will shock and delight you with their "Ring-a-ding-ding," an unselfconscious world of bourbon, cocktail waitresses, cigarettes, tuxedos and smooth arrangements, all punctuated by man talk. No Clydes allowed.

Although some of this material is reprised from LIVE & SWINGIN' and other collections, the performance in LIVE AT THE SANDS has a vigor and sparkle that can only be gotten from the home-field advantage.

For anyone wishing to experience The Rat Pack at their best, LIVE AT THE SANDS is it, baby!

Enjoyable CD!.......2006-03-04

This CD is a great addition for any fan of the Rat Pack. It has wonderful songs and hilarious dialogue between all three of the Rat Pack guys. In fact, you would probably enjoy it and laugh along even if you aren't into the Rat Pack! I recommend this CD.

This Land Is Your Land Live: The Folk Years

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They Still Sound Wonderful!
What happened to my favorite song here?
Great music... disappointing package

This Land Is Your Land Live: The Folk Years
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B00009P1OG
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio
Try To Remember - The Brothers Four
Mr. Tambourine Man - Roger McGuinn
Green, Green - Randy Sparks & The Minstrels
Michael - The Highwaymen
Madrigal - The Smothers Brothers
Baby The Rain Must Fall - Glenn Yarbrough
There's A Meetin' Here Tonight - Glenn Yarbrough
Where Have All The Flowers Gone - The Kingston Trio
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - Roger McGuinn
Greenfields - The Brothers Four
This Land Is Your Land - Randy Sparks & The Minstrels
Generic Up-Tempo Folk Song - The Limeliters
Eve Of Destruction - Berry McGuire
Greenback Dollar - The Kingston Trio
A Worried Man - The Kingston Trio

Album Description

Live album capturing historic reunion of folk music legends performing their signature songs. Features seminal folk artists such as The Kingston Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, Roger McGuinn and The Brothers Four performing their signature songs live! Recorded May 21-22, 2002 at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA. Rhino.

Customer Reviews:

They Still Sound Wonderful!.......2007-03-16

This is a great folk-music CD. It is actually a live concert, recorded just a few years ago. Unlike so many "reunion" concerts, these acts feature the original voices and arrangements, and it sounds great! It's amazing that these people are performing 40 years after the songs were popular, and they still sound terrific! Even the Smothers Brothers repeat their unique humor... I had forgotten how wonderfully crazy they were! This is a very enjoyable trip down memory lane.

What happened to my favorite song here?.......2003-09-01

I came here to review the 2-CD set called "This Land is Your Land" that I got from PBS when this concert aired. Well, this LOOKS like the same CD, but is it? It's got the same cover and it's put out by Rhino, but my copy has another song between "Greenfields" and "This Land is your Land" -- and that's the song that made me want the CD in the first place. The missing song is called "Just Americans" by Randy Sparks and the Minstrels. When I heard this song on PBS, I literally cried. It's the only one of the plethora of "post-9/11" songs that I can relate to, because the words celebrate the diversity of America rather than assuming you have to be a redneck in a pickup truck in order to be patriotic. It even makes specific mention of Jewish Americans like me: "We wear yarmulkes and turbans and occsionally a crown, we wear straw hats and ballcaps when the home team is in town...") In my opinion, this song ranks right up there with "This Land Is Your Land" as the one of the finest of modern folksongs. It was also a high point of this concert.

So where is that song on this CD? Is the omission of "Just Americans" a typo here, or was it edited (censored?) out of later editions? For that matter, if this is a single CD "short version" of the PBS concert, then I would recommend getting the full 2-CD set instead. Mine has a total of 25 songs, including my favorite, "Just Americans."

Great music... disappointing package.......2003-07-10

The television show on Public TV was great, and this CD is just a part of the show that was recorded live in 2002. Although most of the songs on the CD were originally done in the 60's, many of the songs sound like the originals. If you enjoy 60's folk music, you won't be disappointed with the music on this CD. Unfortunately, the packaging is poor. Other than the list of artists and their songs, there are no liner notes or pictures of the artists. The inside of the booklet is completely blank. I've seen better booklets in budget CDs, and this was no cheap CD (costwise, at least). Rhino records usually has excellant liner notes. If the CD would have had a decent booklet with info about the artists and the songs, I would have given the package 5 stars. At least the music is great.

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A Real Rock Concert
Live Baby, Come On! Steppenwolf!
..a pleasant surprise..
Introduced to Steppenwolf by a Nice Baptist Boy
A mixed bad, good though

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ASIN: B000002O4H
Release Date: 1989-07-26

Tracks:

Sookie, Sookie
Don't Step On The Grass, Sam
Tighten Up Your Wig
Monster
Draft Resister
Power Play
Corina, Corina
Twisted
From Here To There Eventually
Hey Lawdy Mama
Magic Carpet Ride
The Pusher
Born To Be Wild

Customer Reviews:

A Real Rock Concert.......2007-03-21

Heavy sound, heavy improvisations, heavy everything...No new "musician" knows how to play like this. Listen and learn from the best.

Live Baby, Come On! Steppenwolf! .......2007-03-03

We all know it's not a real live album. Heck, you can tell that in the first few seconds of the repeating audience "whistling" of "Sookie Sookie" which you hear that same whistling in various parts of the album...just has a manufactured sound to it. I'm sure Kaye & Co. cringed at hearing it after it was completed...but you know how deadlines are.

But all of the songs versions are very well done. The standards have additional parts giving them more color and dimension while the fillers get beefed up a bit. Heck, I'd say the versions on these beat their studio counterparts in many instances such as the guitar work on the tail ends of both "Born" and "Carpet", just to name a couple examples.

The Wolf's in your face Centrist attitude, much like CCR practiced, was a great way to flip off the Establishment as well. They seem like the kind of group if they were big today would have told both Toby Keith and Dixie Chicks to "sit and spin" on John Kaye's middle finger. They weren't followers by any means nor were they radicals like Airplane or the overrated sterile noodling castor oil sounds of The Dead.

This particular CD, Steppenwolf Live, is a great introduction to the group. Forget all the countless greatest hits compilations...we've heard all those before time and time again.

The only gripe I have about this one, which takes away one star, is how buried in the mix Goldy's keyboards are. His trademark buzzy grinding organ sound is what let you know immediately it was The Wolf.

Other than that, I rank this one up there with 4 Way Street, Wheels Of Fire and Live At Leeds. It's not perfect, but it lets you know that, live or not, The Wolf in just doing their songs as they did them live showed that they were no slouches by any means when it came to giving it 100%.

..a pleasant surprise.........2006-11-04

..the production isn't too happening on this. In fact, one cut is straight out of the studio, and put to an audience background track. But, on the other hand, this sparkles with spontaneity. I especially enjoyed the extended plays of a couple of the songs. This cd clearly tears down the illusion of Steppenwolf being just another biker band..

Introduced to Steppenwolf by a Nice Baptist Boy.......2006-07-07

I led a nice, sheltered life before I entered college in 1968. I was a classical music and classic rock fan who had not discovered the pleasures of groups like Steppenwolf. Infact, I turned my nose up at such such "degenerate" music. A boy I dated, who later became a baptist preacher, introduced me to this music. my first and most favorite purchase was "Steppenwolf Live!". I still love this music, even though I am now a 56-year-old grandmother and highschool social studies teacher. Infact, I am planning a unit on protest music using "Monster" and "Draft Resister" as examples, along with more modern examples. My students will write thier own protest songs as an assessment project at the end of the unit.

A mixed bad, good though.......2006-06-19

There was always something hokey about Steppenwolf. Their coolness was contrived, I don't think anyone in my neighborhood took them too seriously. Comparing Steppenwolf to let's say Jefferson Airplane would be like comparing The Monkees with The Beatles. But on the Steppenwolf Live album they acheived something a little bit above their usual guilty pleasure status. Yeah, it's not a true live album, blah, blah, blah, but whatever applause tracks they added later doesn't interfere (too much anyway) with the good cuts. I mean a lot of people bought Got Live if you want it by the Stones. There were several fake live albums in those days. But there are some good cuts here. Tighten up your Wig, Draft Resister, Power Play, Twisted, From Here to There Eventually and yes, the monster version of Monster. All of these to my ears sound much better than their big hits at the end of the disc, Magic Carpet Ride, The Pusher and Born to Be Wild. Get the original studio version on one of their dozens of greatest hits packages to hear the hits. As for the lyrics, well they are what you could call Blue Collar Activist or Radical 60's for Dummies. However I will say if you look at the words of Monster in the latter half of the suite, you might think it is from 2006... "And though (America's) past has its share of injustice/Kind was the spirit in many a way/ But its protectors and friends have been sleeping/Now it's a monster and will not obey."

All together now

"...their vote is a meaningless joke.
They babble about law and order
But it's all just an echo of what they've been told.
Yeah, there's a monster on the loose
It's got our heads into a noose
And it just sits there watching.

Now we are fighting a war over there
That no matter who wins
You know we can't pay the cost

America, where are you now,
Don't you care about your sons and daughters?
Don't you know we need you now,
We can't fight alone against the monster?"

And kids (anyone 25 or younger) that from a band considered ok at the time. If you haven't heard this version of Monster, that's worth the price of admission alone. If you think 60's music was only about getting high and getting laid, think again. A lot of the lyrics were not only timely, they were prophetic at the same time.

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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Robeson on wax
The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
Robeson at his best
some of the greatest songs of the last century

Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

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Spirituals

ASIN: B0000029YJ
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

Balm in Gilead
Chassidic Chant
Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
The Purest Kind Of Guy
Joe Hill
The Peat-Bog Soldiers
The Four Insurgent Generals
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Song Of The Plains
Cradle Song
Within Four Walls
By An' By
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
John Henry
Water Boy
My Curly Headed Baby
Mah Lindy Lou
Wagon Wheels
The House I Live In
Showboat: I Still Suits Me
Sylvia
Showboat: Ol' Man River
Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.

Frankie Valli & Four Seasons - 20 Greatest Hits-Live

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The Jersey Boys in their prime.
A Class Act
A Live Album For All Seasons
Can't Take My Ears Off Of It
Workin' My Way Back to You, Babe!

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ASIN: B000000CTU
Release Date: 1990-06-21

Tracks:

Who Loves You
Our Day Will Come
Save It For Me/Rag Doll/Dawn/Let's Hang On
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Fallen Angel
Silver Star
Slip Away
December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)
Swearin' To God
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Sherry/Walk Like A Man/Big Girls Don't Cry/Bye Bye Baby (Baby Good Bye)
Medley: Sherry/Walk Like A Man/Big Girls Don't Cry

Customer Reviews:

The Jersey Boys in their prime........2006-02-25

I have always enjoyed Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons but after seeing Jersey Boys, I was hungry for more music from them. This album includes quite a few of their top hits and my favorite memories.

A Class Act.......2004-07-11

One of the greatest acts in music histroy, Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons scored a string of hits between 1962 and 1968 plus a few more with a differnt lineup in the 1970s'. In 1981, the latter incarnation reunited and created this excellent live album.

This album features all the songs you could want: "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like A Man", "Rag Doll", "Let's Hang On", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Workin' My Way Back To You", "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)". Evne though most of them are in medley form, they all still bristle with the freshness of the original version. Also, a few great Valli solo numbers are done: "Our Day Will Come", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Fallen Angel", "Swearin' To God", "My Eyes Adored You" and an exhilerating version of "Grease". Two new songs are also done: the single "Spend The Night In Love" and the joyous "Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here In The Night").

This is a great live album. Valli's voice is in great shape and the falsetto is still there. Get it today. I guarantee you will enjoy it immensely.

A Live Album For All Seasons.......2004-06-02

Between 1962 and 1976, the New Jersey quintet The Four Seasons had over 15 top 10 hits and a few more that made the top 30. Add that with a few more hits by lead singer Frankie Valli, they might be the most successful American male vocal group of all time. In 1989, The Four Seasons went back out on the road for a reunion, playing to sold - out audiences all over the world. Their concert in Holmdell, New Jersey is the one highlighted here on this live album.

All the hits fans are dying to hear are here - "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like A Man", "Rag Doll", "Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)", "Let's Hang On" and many more. My only complaints are that their 2 big '70s hits ("Who Loves You" and the number 1 hit "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)") and newer material as well as Valli's 5 biggest solo hits, are included in complete versions while the classic 1960s' materials are banished to medley form. Still, they remain some of the best music ever recorded. And Valli's solo spot on "My Eyes Adored You" show that his voice just gets better with age, and the Seasons' harmonies remain beautiful. There are also two then - new recordings that might have been big hits had they been released as singles: "Spend The Night In Love" and "Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here In The Night)".

Overall, a great live show. The Four Seasons remain timeless faces in pop music today. There music will outlast anything by Eminem, Britney Spear, Christina Aguilerra, Ashanti, Beyonce, 50 Cent, G Unit, D 12 and so on and so forth. Get this album today and you won't be sorry. Have I ever let you down?

Can't Take My Ears Off Of It.......2004-04-14

The biggest group of the pre - Beatles '60s' (1960 to January 1964), The Four Seasons were the first group in history to have 3 consecutive # 1 singles, and their career lasted well through 1968. The original nucleus of the group disintegrated in 1971, so lead singer Frankie Valli began a highly successful solo career that yielded two number one hits, "My Eyes Adored You" and "Grease", plus a string of top 40 hits including "Swearin' To God" and "Our Day Will Come". In 1976, The Four Seasons reformed with Valli as the only original member, and scored a # 1 hit with "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)". After a few more mid - charting singles, the new version of the band broke up in the early 1980s', during which Valli regained his hearing. In 1989, the latter - day 4 Seasons reunited and went on tour. Their electrifying performance in Holmdel, New Jersey is included on this cd.

Beginning with a rauous version of "She Loves You", the band has clearly not lost its touch. Valli's voice still sparkles like wine, although his falsetto his died down a bit. He sounds young and alive on "December, 1963", "My Eyes Adored You" and "Our Day Will Come". The rest of the group's harmonies shine throughout the cd, especially on the clsoing medley and the closing chorus on "My Eyes Adored You". Also included are two new recordings not available anywhere else: "Spend The Night In Love" and "Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here In The Night)". Both are great songs in vain of the 1960s' charttoppers. And original member and songwriter Bob Gaudio pops up onstage for all to brief a moment.

This cd showcases that after over 30 years, the group is still one of the finest acts out there. This was also the first Four Seasons cd I ever bought, so it does hold a lot of emotional value for me. Classic.

Workin' My Way Back to You, Babe!.......2002-06-11

Wow! This is such a great album. It is so full of energy and the songs from the past. You see the list of songs on Amazon's list. It's all the 4 Season biggies. Play it LOUD, in the car. It'll rev you up. Sing along with the oldies. The medleys are great, too. The "20" songs include the medleys. There are only xxx tracks, but 20 songs in all. On a scale of 1 - 5, this album is at least a 10 or better.

Right now (May 2007), there is a musical out there called "Jersey Boys". It's about the life of Franki Valli and the 4 Seasons and has a lot of these songs in it. I just saw it in Manhattan. If you get a chance, see it. It's excellent and the music (this music) will have you clapping and stomping.

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The Ultimate Who CD
The original recording was good but this is astounding !!!!

Live at the Royal Albert Hall
The Who
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The Ultimate Who CD.......2004-03-24

For anyone who appriciates good quality music - this album is ideal. For Who fans it's perfect. Ive heard critisms that without Moon, the who have lost it - absolute nonsence if you ask me. Zak Starkey who has been drumming for the who sice '94 is bloody amazing! The ONLY person worthy of moon's stool! Townsend, although old now, is still fantastic, strumming riffs and really pelting his guitar. Daltry has been on better form but he can still pull it off. As for Entwistle, only one word - Amazing ( his solo in 5:15 prooves this. The show as a whole is excellent with an overal performance that seriously rocks. It just highlights that after so long together, The Who are still the best band ever! Both the DVD and CD are worth buying.
The ultimate of all CD's/DVD's.

The original recording was good but this is astounding !!!!.......2004-02-21

Having purchased the original Steamhammer recording when it was first released, I didn't think that anything could top the quality of the original disc, live recordings being what they can be. Often times the sound is muddy or unbalanced or the crowd noise is beefed way too high in the mix. Well, believe me when I tell you that the SACD Hybrid Multi-Channel version completely blows it away. Everything is pristeenly clean and clear with no break ups at any level that I played it at! Pete's guitar (power chords and all) were clear and (unwanted) distortion-free. John's bass was thunderous yet very clear and solid and Zak's drums and cymbals were perfect yet none of the aforementioned instuments got in the way of Roger's vocals. Personally, I wish more cd's were available in this format as it buries the sound quality of a standard cd. If only the prices of SACD discs were more reasonable. Aside from that shortcoming, I recommend this disc wholeheartedly.

Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet

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Buy two and give one to someone you love!
A joyful sample of the human voice.
A sheer delight from start to finish
Exquisite
Cecilia Live

Cecilia Bartoli - Live in Italy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet
George Frideric Handel , Antonio Vivaldi , Giulio Caccini , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert , Pauline Viardot , Hector Berlioz , Vincenzo Bellini , Gaetano Donizetti , Gioachino Rossini , Umberto Giordano , Xavier Montsalvatge , Georges Bizet , Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca , Cecilia Bartoli , and Jean-Yves Thibaudet
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In the beginning, Cecilia Bartoli seemed to do one thing better than anybody, i.e., Rossini arias, which would not guarantee a long career even for a singer of her ebullience. This live performance from the Teatro Olympico in Vincenza, Italy, shows how much she's expanded, both linguistically and musically. The first five selections reflect her newfound specialty, early opera. The three Caccini selections from the 17th century--accompanied by small string ensemble--are deeply felt and stylistically convincing enough to make one eager for future forays. She's guilty of spinning out Handel's "Lascia la spina" excessively but hits new heights of virtuosity in Vivaldi's "Agitata da due venti." The rest of the disc is for voice and piano, in a program including both some genuine discoveries by French composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia that reveal the singer's increasing emotional depths and less consequential ones by Donizetti and Rossini. Bartoli also sings Spanish songs, most notably Montsalvatge's "Canto negro," proving that the singer doesn't venture into a new language until she can truly feel in it. Remarkably, her voice maintains its strength and body in the deeper, mezzo-ish regions as well as in the high, soprano-range areas. Might she have two voices? --David Patrick Stearns

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Buy two and give one to someone you love!.......2007-03-08

(That way, you can get free shipping!) Or, buy Opera Proibita also.

If you think you don't like listening to soprano soloists, you should buy this CD. I must say that I HATE listening to solo singing in general and soprano solo in particular! Well, this lady has stolen my heart! If you see her anywhere on the N American continent, please tell me.

The one-minute limit for listening on-line will simply not allow you to make a judgement. If I could legally allow you to hear track 5 "Griselda - Agitata da Due Venti" (Vivaldi), you would buy the CD without hearing anything else.

When I first heard Cecilia Bartoli on "Performance Today", the subject was "Opera Proibita" and I wrote to a friend who teaches voice at a local college and asked "Is she as good as I think, or am I just overreacting?" His simple response was "She's THAT good!"

This CD is of a live performance and you won't be disappointed except to realize that you COULD have been there, but weren't!

If she ever performs where I am able to see her, I'll be there. If I can talk to her, I will -- but I won't ask for my heart.

Highly recommended!

A joyful sample of the human voice........2006-06-12

'Live in Italy' by mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, accompanied by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is, for those of us who do not know Italian and are not avid opera fans, a simply delightful essay in the beauty of the human voice. I am really happy this is not the first Bartoli album I have bought, as others, such as her recordings of French and Italian love songs have more substance to offer (if you don't know the operas from which these pieces are taken) but this recording, with its live ambiance, is a great pleasure all by itself, a very nice change from the somewhat frostier Fraulain Von Otter from the northern climes.

A sheer delight from start to finish.......2005-07-14

Although I rarely follow singers, even I am totally disarmed by Cecilia's magic spell of charm that criticism fails me. You will see that most of my reviews of music are about modern or Renaissance music, so for me to go out and lavish praise on her is really something totally out of the ordinary. Then again her singing is out of the ordinary in that it has an instantly recognisable warmth and captivating personality that makes her the outstanding singer of the current generation for me.

I have been impressed by Cecilia's tendency to avoid the well worn paths of 19th century Italian operas in favour of championing neglected earlier music whether that be Vivaldi, Haydn, or Salieri. She has always talked about how the centre of gravity of Western music seems to be shifting backwards in time, and in her case this means away from the Austro-German tradition to the time when the Italians dominated music. After all the musical elite of even Wagner's time could be still be heard muttering 'but he just isn't as good as those Italian...' at premiers of works such as Tannhäuser and it took a lot of convincing before the the idea of German opera became accepted. This shift backward in time here is exemplified by way the recital begins with the music of Caccini, the father of opera.

Here on this recording I particularly love the spontaneity of the live music making. Her ability to capture the declamatory nature of much older music such as with Caccini, Vivaldi and Handel suite live recording perfectly. Her manner of conveying the meaning of the words especially when singing in Italian is simply unrivalled in this situation. This is the sort of thing that all too often gets lost in studio recordings so it is a blessing that this is a live recording, where Cecilia seems to just glow. The spontaneity, the sheer magic of the moment - it is all a sheer delight from start to finish. At moments her voice seems so etheral, the hushed and rapt awe of the music making so breathtaking, that it simply beggers belief that the human voice can be so beautiful an instrument. This is what great music making should be all about.

As far as the recording itself goes I have never noticed any disturbing audience noises anywhere even on my system which tends to makes the slightest of rustling blatantly obvious. The recording engineers do an excellent job of capturing the ambience of the acoustic of the Teatro Olimpico in Vincenzo despite the presence of the audience.

A stunning recording and an absolute favourite to relax to or just to be inspired by.

Exquisite.......2003-01-31

"Her natural command of messa di voce phrasing, willingness to shade the voice away to the quietest pianissimo and acute sensitivity to the words of Caccini's love songs proved irresistible, attracting a generous mix of applause and foot stamping."

Such was the appreciation from the audience that the director had to request that the audience not stamp their feet as they would set off the alarm system.

There are hardly words to describe Cecilia Bartoli's remarkable vocal qualities, emotional range and warmth. When I listen to this CD, I am calmed completely. There is an element of comfort in her style. Maybe one could explain it as a lullaby for the soul.

She has the ability to support the longest of phrases on the back of a single breath all while varying the tone color and dynamic level. Singing seems as effortless as breathing as she becomes emotion all while capturing the drama and mood.

In this live performance from the Teatro Olympico in Vincenza, Italy, she performs each piece as if she is intimately entwined with the notes. How can music be this sensual and this comforting all at once? It just is. She can express a wide range of emotions, from profound despair to extreme joy.

The Teatro Olimpico is the worlds' oldest surviving covered theatre. It has fine acoustics, a sky-blue ceiling and marble. Cecilia Bartoli wanted to perform in one of the great treasures of Italy's cultural heritage and this led to this live performance with concert pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet who seems to sense every emotion in Cecilia's voice. It is a sublime combination of talent which is further enhanced by violins, viola, cello, violone, archlute and harpsichord.

Tu ch'hai le penne, Amore - A song to love asking love to fly to where the heart lies and to promise that his heart and soul were ever hers.

Amarilli - Delicate and beautiful expression of true love.

Al fonte, al prato - You can feel spring approaching and this song has a certain energy Cecilia embraces as she sings away troubles and sadness to allow in merriment.

Lascia la spina - Melancholy. "Old age will creep up on you when your heart does not expect it."

Agitata da due venti - Cecilia's voice takes flight in this song about waves raging in a stormy sea. She almost becomes the force of the ocean as her voice surges and dives and wow.

Oiseaux, si tous les ans, K307 - She embodies a haunting vulnerability and the freshness of spring/summer. This song ends far too quickly.

La pastorella, D528 - Calm beauty to reflect a shepherdess in a meadow. Innocent love.

Havanaise - It seems like she has a completely different voice in this song as she reaches
to new ranges in depth. Charmed by a song? Perhaps.

Hai luli! - A seductive treatment of a song asking "where can my love be?"

"What's the point of living without a lover?"

Zaide - High energy and fast paced. A song about an orphan.

Malinconia, ninfa gentile - Gorgeous and poetic song.

Ma rendi pur contento - She really captures longing and an almost delicate purity.

La conocchia - Light and breezy.

Me voglio fa 'na casa - A song about the desire to build a house surrounded by the sea. Fantasy and happiness.

Mi langero tacendo - Poignant moment.

"I shall not complain of my bitter fate;
but, my beloved, do not hope for me not to love you."

Mi lagnero tacendo ll resentimento - the sorrow continues. The lover is said to be cruel.

Mi lagnero tacendo Sorzico - more complaints of cruelty and sorrow. She seems to capture frustration so exquisitely and is that stomping I hear? ;)

L'Orpheline du Tyrol - The Tyrolean orphan girl. Jean-Yves Thibaudet really takes the stage at first and Cecilia follows almost timidly. A song of tragedy, hunger and suffering.

Riedi al soglio from Rossini's opera Zelmira left seasoned connoisseurs dazzled. After the aria's final cadence, they broke from their awe-struck silence to add to the shouts of "encore."

Voi che sapete - Light and yet still dramatic. Desire, torment, ice. All explored fully by her voice. You can hear "torment" when she sings "martir" even if you could not see the words or follow along. Her voice really "flutters" when she sings "palpito e tremo." It is just amazing.

Canzonetta spagnuola - A muse comes to torment a painter.

Caro mio ben - A lover grows faint without love. Solitary melodies and you can almost feel the chill in the room or the feeling of despair the lover feels.

Canto negro - Is there anything she can't sing? This piece might seem completely out of place, but by now everyone is completely drunk with emotion from this performance.

Seguidille - Pleasure comes when two people are together. Definitely so when Cecilia Bartoli and Jean-Yves Thibaudet perform together. This song is almost a metaphor of the entire intoxicating experience. I just love how the audience goes absolutely wild after this song.

And too soon, it is over. I look forward to one day viewing the performance on DVD. It will be so much easier to understand the words now that I've literally studied this performance. Knowing the words definitely adds to the subtle emotions and more expressive moments.

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Cecilia Live.......2002-07-12

I have loved her low and warm voice ever since the first time I listened to her, the Italian mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli. With respect and tenderness she treats the composers, whose works she performs while adding her own dimension. She transports me with her art. It is as if we become one person, and I experience her joy of music. Together we share a glimpse of eternity.

On this album which was recorded live at the Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy in 1998 Cecilia Bartoli offers her listeners a varied programme comprised of several composers: Caccini, Haendel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, Viardot, Schubert, Montsalvatge and Bizet. She's accompanied in Caccini, Haendel and Vivaldi by the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca (Baroque string ensemble) and for the other pieces by Jean-Yves Thibaudet on piano. The accompanying booklet contains the lyrics, translations and further information.

Ms. Bartoli certainly has expanded her musical horizons here in several ways. On this disc she sings in Italian, French and Spanish. I loved her intense and heartfelt rendition of Caccini's and Haendel's arias. The passionate acrobatics of Vivaldi. And the Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca gave her a fine support. She made a warm and lovely Cherubino in Mozart's famous 'Voi che sapete'. I also loved her sparkling interpretations of Viardot's 'Havanaise', Rossini's 'Mi lagnero tacendo' or his 'Canzonetta spagnuola'. But Montsalvatge's 'Canto negro' made me feel definitely uncomfortable and Ms. Bartoli herself didn't connect with it. Although I liked her rendition of Bizet's 'Seguedille, I still missed something there. Jean-Yves Thibaudet lends her an excellent, attentive and expressive support.

Although I would have preferred some more Baroque pieces at this concert, this live album is a keeper for me. Everytime the bundle of pure joy that is Cecilia Bartoli has the power to move me deeply!

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Dorado Schmitt Swings!
Ten Stars - This will knock your socks off

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Dorado Schmitt Swings!.......2007-01-10

A delightful disc for the casual jazz fan as well as the connoisseur. Gypsy swing never sounded so good. I heard the Schmitt band in, of all places, Bozeman, Montana last year: one of the tightest, rhythmically pure outfits to ever transfix an audience. And the verve comes through on this recording, made at New York City concerts in 2000 and 2002. If you appreciate driving rhythm guitar, inspired lead guitar, brilliant accordian and luminous gypsy violin, buy this CD.

Ten Stars - This will knock your socks off.......2006-10-11

I kept hearing bits of this recording on a French jazz station but could never quite catch who the artist was. Thank God for Amazon, because here it is. If you love this type of Django-Jazz, you will be blown away. Musician friends of ours have sat in our living room listening to this CD in complete awe; the energy, musicianship, and sheer joy of playing comes through on this CD in a way that I've yet to experience. I can't say enough about it. These are superb musicians - it just doesn't get any better than this.

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Missing 18 Songs
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Doo Wop 50 Live!
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Missing 18 Songs.......2005-05-14

I have the DVD of the show (5 stars!!) and wanted to get a CD. Unfortunately, the CD only has 20 of the 38 songs. If the CD had all the songs, I would buy it.

This applies to the Doo Wop 51 CD (only 20 of 34 songs).

Too bad Rhino didn't issue a 2 CD set with all the performances.

Then and Now.......2000-11-16

I picked up the new "Doo Wop 50" CD a couple of days ago. I've been playing it over and over at home and taking it with me when I go somewhere in the car. I'm still amazed and overwelmed at the never ending talent of the performers and the spine tingling beauty of the recordings. All of the performers, Gene Chandler, The Moonglows and especially The Capris and Johnny Maestro perform as smoothly and beautifuly today as they did thirty five or forty years ago. I'm a lover and collector of "Doo Wop" music. I'm very, very impressed with this CD and Highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys this type of music. Buy this CD to add to your collection. It is a "must have" for all "Boomers" You WILL NOT be disapointed. Can't wait to see if a Vol.II becomes available.

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Live at the Fillmore West February 1969
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Recorded at Bill Graham's legendary San Francisco concert hall during two shows in February 1969, this disc sounds like a practice session recorded in the morning after a particularly long, rough night. The vocals fall flat too often and rhythmic cohesion is always one measure away--too many noodly, irrelevant notes are slathered atop every song. Some of this can be explained by the absence of one former Byrd. In turning the band towards their country-rock bent and then splitting after less than a year, Gram Parsons left a hole that could never really be filled, not even by the nimble-fingered Clarence White. Their take on the Louvin Brothers' classic "Christian Life," for instance, is ragged, but not right. But the CD certainly has merit for more than just archivists and obsessives: the straight-ahead folk-rock material does shine with the "Nashville West" flavorings. There's a fiery "King Apathy III"; a revelatory, subtle version of "Bad Night at the Whiskey"; and a truly emotional take of "He Was a Friend of Mine," especially poignant a year after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. --Mike McGonigal

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underrated.......2006-06-03

The Byrds 'Live at the Fillmore West ~ February 1969' is a wonderful companion disc to the other live Byrds venture, 'Untitled/Unissued'. Together, these three discs offer a rich compendium of The Byrds live persona in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Still missing in action, and presumably not available, are live recordings of the first incarnation of the band, featuring Chris Hillman and David Crosby. With John York on bass, this recording features one of the shorter-lived Byrd's line-ups.

Compared with 'Untitled/Unissued', the Fillmore West disc is much more heavily steeped in traditional country and the burgeoning country-rock sound pioneered by The Byrds. But if you're a fan of the band's pop, rock, and psychedelic offerings, there is plenty of that fare to be had as well. In fact, although ten of the sixteen tracks would have to be categorized as basically country, five of those tracks are under 2:10 in length. The lengthier rock tracks (especially the 9:47 medley of classic Byrd tracks offered on track five) consume about an equal amount of time on the disc as the country offerings. The country offerings are also collected at the beginning of the disc, so whatever your interest may be, you can easily select that portion of the recordings to hear.

The first four tracks on the disc are hard-core country music, beginning with a rendition of 'Nashville West' which blows away the version offered on 'Untitled'. 'You're Still On My Mind' features a nice slide guitar sound from Clarence White, as do many of the country tracks, and 'Pretty Boy Floyd' is a 'Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde' clone from Woody Guthrie. 'Drug Store Truck Driving Man' is a send-up of a down-home redneck, ironically using redneck music to roast him. Tracks six through ten return to the country sounds. 'Buckaroo' is a country-rock instrumental, while 'The Christian Life' is a slowed-down country-gospel track. I would also classify track 13, 'Sing Me Back Home', a melodious prison ballad from Merle Haggard as country, as well as the worthy version of 'He Was a Friend of Mine' (perhaps more folk oriented), the slowed-down melodic dirge for JFK, RFK, and MLK.

The main attraction on the disc, however, is one of the finest medley's I've ever come across. Excellance in musicianship combines with classic compositions and seamless segue's on track five, a suite featuring nearly full performances of 'Turn, Turn, Turn', 'Mr. Tambourine Man' and 'Eight Miles High'. White's guitar runs contain more notes per second than many elite axemen can hope to generate, and his skill is highlighted in a remarkable working relationship with Roger McGuinn's familiar 12-string Rickenbacker. A mind-blowing fuzz-tone guitar bridge from White puts the icing on 9:47 of sheer musical bliss.

More rock highlights include the crunching psychedelic rock of 'King Apathy III', the slowed-down rock of 'Bad Night At the Whiskey', and the mid-tempo Bob Dylan/Rick Danko composition 'This Wheel's On Fire', which manages somehow to combine both Dylan and The Band's traditional sounds. The remaining two tracks rival the intensity of the earlier Byrds medley. The rendition of 'So You Want To Be a Rock 'N' Roll Star' burns with intensity, rocking all over the 'Untitled' version, which is no slouch in itself. And the closing track, 'Chimes of Freedom' comes off as a modern day 'Star Spangled Banner'. It could be perhaps a more fitting substitute for the national anthem than 'God Bless America'.

I believe this disc is seriously underrated. I've read many reviews that criticize this recording as uninspired, weak performances, poorly recorded. I found none of those criticisms to be valid. The liner notes from David Fricke aren't terribly extensive, but do give sufficient background on this particular performance, and how the band had been evolving in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The graphics and photographs of the band are also not extensive, but what is offered is illuminating. 'Live At the Fillmore West' is certainly essential for any serious Byrd's fan, and may well supplement the collection of more casual fans of the Byrd's diverse musical forms. Four stars only because I'm not a big country music fan.

Neat to hear but heard better.......2005-10-15

If your a diehard Sweet heart of the Rodeo fan type of Byrds material you will love this Live 1969 concert CD, but for me I liked the 1967 Montery Pop Festival volume 2 CD that came out in 1992 better. It has more classic Byrds material that were on the first three albums etc..before the 1968 Rodeo album made in nashville etc.. there are live cuts on the Byrds Untitled two record album (CD) by a later Byrds lineup. I also saw at a Convention Center CD sale (Dealers tables) a Bootleg of a Byrds whole Live show in 1971 at the fillmore east (2 CD's long) the guy that had it only took cash I didn't have $40.00 he said it was best he ever heard etc..etc.. Why can't these record companies sell this kind of stuff instead of what they do now. Here is the best byrds line-up with the best byrds concert ever in 1971 recorded on a illegal bootled two CD set (Hello dummies) guess what the fans want this kind of stuff you know that is legal. What gems are these record companies holding on to an why are they waiting for the rest of the Byrds to die so they can screw them out of royality's to be made from this stuff , God
help them see the light. There should be a 7 CD box set with photo book of live Byrds concerts ( all 7 years of line ups )
and if they don't have the master tapes etc.. just go out and buy up all the bootlegs and put them out in the Box set you dummies

Gram Who??.......2005-04-16

And you thought the Flying Burrito Brothers embodied country-rock! One listen to this disc and you'll think otherwise. McGuinn/White/Parsons/York crank out some of the grittiest, roughest, rockin' sounding country music ever. And some of these cuts are the definitive versions of the songs..."Drug Store Truck Driving Man" is exponentially better than its studio counterpart. Same goes for "Pretty Boy Floyd" "Bad Night At The Whiskey" and, to a lesser extent "He Was a Friend of Mine." But McGuinn's vocals, man they really get inside of you, making you wonder "Gram who?"
But the real star of the show is Clarence White. I've never heard a guitar growl the way his Telecaster does. "Buckaroo" is all him, and his solo on "Close Up The Honky Tonks" is mindbending, literally.
If anyone knows where I could find some more official live recordings of the late Byrds, please E-Mail me!

These Byrds Can Play.......2005-04-04

I don't know why the gods smiled on us and somehow these recordings were made, but they were. One listen to Clarence White work out on "Buckaroo" and you know (knew, if you were there) you are (were) in the presence of something really unusual and very, very cool - total mastery of the instrument and an intense, creative and soulful musical and rhythmic spirit. (Compare with the Buck Owens original and you'll know what I'm saying). White, who had been playing electric guitar only a couple years at that point, has simply never been equalled in the genre. And actually only equalled at all by very few other guitar players. OK - the other guys are good too, esp. Parsons, the drummer, who understood what Clarence was trying to do. This band was just beginning to feel its power, and you can hear it. McGuinn actually seems to be having a good time, and he sings and plays the country stuff OK and the folk and rock material very well indeed. Ahead of their time and underrated - classic Byrds.

Under appreciated line-up.......2005-03-05

Right from the beginning a lot of people thought this version of the Byrds was bogus, having only Rodger McGuinn from the original lineup. While their studio recordings, still very good but a notch below their classic albums weren't big sellers, an amazing thing happened. They became an awsome live band, which no other version ever was. Just listen to the ragged performance on the Montery Pop Festival box set or any of the dozens of bootlegs around and you can see what I mean. What the Live At The Fillmore West CD lacks in sound quality it certainly makes up for in the intensity of the performance. There are a few off vocals here & there that can be attributed to the dismal state of on stage monitors at the time, but if you like the Byrds give this one a try. I don't think you'll be diasppointed.

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