Mountain - Greatest Hits Live [Live]

mountain - greatest hits live [live]

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King Biscuit Flower Hour Records Presents Mountain's Greatest Hits Live, their only live 'Greatest Hits' collection. Recorded during the renowned reunion tour on November 3, 1974 at the Capital Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. 11 tracks including 'You Better Believe It', 'Theme For An Imaginary Western' & a bonus interview. Notes include never-before-seen period photos. A 2000 release.

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Mountain - Greatest Hits Live [Live]

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A very fine Dame Kiri
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Listen to a real diva!
She Is the Best
Brava Kiri!

Kiri! Her Greatest Hits Live

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

A very fine Dame Kiri .......2006-01-05

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was never between my favourite singers but I have to admit that she is really a respectable artist and this lovely cd proves how versatile she is and how she managed to keep a fresh and mellow tone even in her fifties. She is really at her best in the extracts from Citizen Kane and the operetta The Enchanteress. It's a pity that no Verdi music is included in the program, Kiri Te Kanawa was a great Amelia (Simon Boccanegra) and a moving Desdemona. A very fine Dame Kiri indeed.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!.......2005-04-15

OK. I'm going to go out on a limb here. This is, IMHO, Dame Kiri's finest recorded performance.

I know that's taking in a whole lot of territory, but there is something simply magical, and magisterial, about her singing here.

Yes, I know "perfection" is that illusive impossibility to be sought but never achieved. However, on this night I think Dame Kiri did achieve perfection.

Simply a glorious life affirming performance by one of the great singing artists of the last fifty years.

Dame Kiri, Happy Birthday, and thank you.

Listen to a real diva!.......2002-12-17

Kiri's exquisite voice and expansive repertoire make for an unbeatable combination which reaches its crescendo on this special evening. A full symphony orchestra, two choruses, a jazz trio, and even a tenor (!) help Kiri in celebrating her 50th birthday. (That's her chronological age, the voice is timeless.) The hall's accoustics are excellent and orchestra and audience support without intruding. One of the reasons why I love Kiri's singing is that I believe she sings the songs the way the composer wanted them to be sung without the sometimes annoying embellishments employed by others. Kiri includes songs sung in her ancestral Maori in a program that takes the listener from the opera house to Broadway and then to an intimate jazz club. I love live concerts because I feel most artists are at their best before a live audience and this cd is proof. I don't believe that there is another artist recording today that has covered such a wide range of song styles and done it with such beauty and skill. This disc is confirmation. If you only buy one Kiri cd, make it this one. But don't be surprised if you start buying many more!

She Is the Best.......2002-10-26

The first time I ever heard the voice of Kiri Te Kanawa was on a recording of Salaambo's aria from CITIZEN KANE for the RCA film classics series on vinyl. It was one of the most haunting and beautiful pieces of music ever composed by Bernard Herrmann. It was Kiri Te Kanawa performance of this piece that was so incredible. I had seen the film several times, but to hear a high fidelity recording of Kiri Te Kanawa on this particular piece really demonstrated not only the raw talent but also a depth of intuitive emotion that she brought to Herrmann's composition. Anyone that could interpret the inner struggle behind Herrmann's music so precisely demonstrated an uncommon ability to become one with the music. I still can't pronounce her name correctly but Kiri Te Kanawa is the epitome of a well-honed talent. She is a gift to us all. This CD is very welcome.

Brava Kiri!.......2002-08-26

What a truly breathtaking concert! Kiri is obviously one of the top three divas to surface over the past fifty years!

Her technique is spotless, her tonality marvelous, and her intonation superb! For those worried about Kiri's "maturing" sound; age has brought a "different" soprano, but one just as lovely as ever...

The selection of music was fabulous, such a variety brings about an interesting and lively effect...

Tracks:

You Better Believe It
Theme For An Imaginary Western
Never In My Life
Jingle Bells
Get Out Of My Life Woman
Mississippi Queen
It's For You
Nantucket Sleighride
Roll Over Beethoven
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Bonus Interview

Product Description

King Biscuit Flower Hour Records Presents Mountain's Greatest Hits Live, their only live 'Greatest Hits' collection. Recorded during the renowned reunion tour on November 3, 1974 at the Capital Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. 11 tracks including 'You Better Believe It', 'Theme For An Imaginary Western' & a bonus interview. Notes include never-before-seen period photos. A 2000 release.

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Playing is not that great.......2002-01-09

The sound is very good

Unfortunately, the playing of Mountain's best known songs like Mississippi Queen, Never in my life, Theme for an imaginary western etc is horrible (as compared to other live albums such as Flowers of Evil & The Road goes on Forever)

To quote Leslie West on the interview included in this cd, "Felix (Pappalardi) must of sold us some bad coke that night".

The only reason I could see someone buying this cd is to hear previously non live songs like You better believe, Get out of my life woman and Its for you - which quite well played.

I agree with past reviews that Felix's bass is barely audible and Leslie West's guitar playing in between the pure sweet simple tone of the early 70's and his dry heavy metal tone of the mid 80's

Avalanche - Burial, That Is.......2000-11-18

The recordist and mixer should be tried by jury for attempted suffocation. Of course, it could be justifiable as a crime of passion - here at last is a performance enough to make the absolutely lame "Twin Peaks" performances of the same era seem transcendental. (If you remember Jimmy Page taking legal action to keep CBS from keeping "Live Yardbirds with Jimmy Page" off the market, think real hard: Page had problems with the recording and a missing amp bottom but the performance on that album was still worthy of the Yardbirds name, even if Keith Relf did have to force himself to sing up in the middle of a drug-weighted haze. Leslie West and Corky Laing should do likewise with this album, on the grounds that hindsight instructs them they should have been royally embarrassed after having played such a reputation-sullying concert.) Saying Mountain deserves better would be stating only the annoyingly obvious. P.S. The only reason I give even one star is because this program won't let me give that line a blank.

What happened to Felix!.......2000-11-11

If you Like Leslie West or Corky Lang you'll love this CD, cuz you can only HEAR Leslie or Corky. You can kinda-sorta hear Felix fuzzing along at the bottom, but not that much, and apparently there's a rythym guitar player, but I didn't know he was there at all until they introduced him.

Felix is in pretty good voice, tho! It's really great to hear him singing Nantucket Sleighride again!

I'd still recommend buying this CD even tho you can't here Felix - cuz NObody plays guitar like Leslie West, and he's in fine form here! And the version of Nantucket Sleighride is one of the best I've heard on disc.

One esoteric bit of info is you can kinda hear Leslie changing from the 70's style of guitar he played with "classic mountain" to the 90's style of "leslie west" solo you hear on his CDs now on afew of the songs, it's pretty darned cool!

Don't Waste Your Money.......2000-06-23

In the interview with Leslie West which concludes this disc he tells us that this 1974 concert marked the first time that original line up of the band (minus the keyboard player) had played together since breaking up 4 years before. This is apparent throughout as everybody plays badly.

There is nothing about this disc which would justify the purchase price. The performance is terrible and the recording mediocre. So little care was taken in its production that the West interview just cuts off in mid sentence.

Blistering!.......2000-05-03

I was there, and I had forgotten how GREAT a performance this was!

Awesome!

Liz

The Green Disc
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Rare Collection of Midnight Oil Hits and Remixes

The Green Disc

Manufacturer: CBS Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

Rare Collection of Midnight Oil Hits and Remixes.......2007-03-30

This extremely rare Midnight Oil release is notable for its attractive green packaging that showcases the band's commitment to environmental causes. The songs include many of their greatest tunes, including "Power and the Passion," "The Dead Heart," and "Hercules." The second half provides some enjoyable remixes, particularly the Food on the Table Mix of "Blue Sky Mine." It also contains the excellent "Gunbarrel Highway," which was only provided on the Australian release of the breakout Diesel and Dust album, and an energetic live version of the late '70s classic "Stand In Line."

This collection is probably not worth the high price unless you are a Midnight Oil completist. If you're able to locate a good deal, however, it is highly recommended and offers an upbeat mix of rousing anthems.

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Greatest Hits Live
Mountain
Manufacturer: King Biscuit
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000TAZEM
Release Date: 2003-11-18

Tracks:

You Better Believe It
Theme for an Imaginery Western
Never in My Life
Jingle Bells
Get Out of My Life Woman
Mississippi Queen
It's for You
Nantucket Sleighride
Roll Over Beethoven
Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
Bonus Interview [*]

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