Slade on Stage [Import]

slade on stage [import]

Track Listings

1. Rock And Roll Preacher

2. When I'm Dancin' I Ain't Fightin'

3. Tak' Me Bak' Ome

4. Everyday

5. Lock Up Yor Daughters

6. We'll Bring The House Down

7. A Night To Remember

8. Gudbuy T' Jane

9. Mama Weer All Crazee Now

10. You'll Never Walk Alone

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Reissue of the English glam rock kings' 1982 live album, which reached #58 in the U.K. at the time. 10 tracks, including concert renditions of their classics 'Tak Me Bak 'Ome', 'Gudbye T' Jane', 'Mama Weer All Crazee Now' and 'Lock Up Your Daughters'. 199

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Slade on Stage [Import]

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Loggins & Messina On Stage
The Gift That Keeps on Giving!
A Lost Gem
ON STAGE LOGGINS AND MESSINA
On Target!

On Stage
Loggins & Messina
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Loggins & Messina

ASIN: B0000062FH
Release Date: 1998-03-03

Tracks:

House At Pooh Corner
Danny's Song
You Could Break My Heart
Lady Of My Heart
Long Tail Cat
Listen To A Country Song
Holiday Hotel
Just Before The News
Angry Eyes
Golden Ribbons
Another Road

Tracks:

Vahevala
Back To Georgia
Trilogy: Lovin' Me/To Make A Woman Feel Wanted/Peace Of Mind
Your Mama Don't Dance
Nobody But You

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Even those around for the decade may find it hard to believe that Loggins & Messina were an excellent live act throughout the '70s. Some might argue they were superior to Crosby, Stills & Nash onstage in their ability to leap between introspective singer/songwriter and rock & roll modes. (Lest we forget, Messina was a Buffalo Springfield alumnus who'd agreed to produce the lesser-known Loggins's debut LP). Which is why On Stage--featuring a crack band, the hits from "House at Pooh Corner" to "Your Mama Don't Dance," and extended versions of all the other faves--was not only the duo's highest charting album, but, along with the Sittin' In debut, their best effort. --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

Loggins & Messina On Stage .......2007-01-05

Brings back many memories. I was fortunate enough to see the duo play in concert many, many years ago and this recording is like the memory. Much of the music is rather soft, but they rock the house with Angry Eyes, Vahevala, and stir up warm fuzzies with the trilogy: Lovin' Me/To Make a Woman Feel Wanted/Peace of Mind. This album rated a 5 stars primarily due to it's memory provoking music. The CD recording is great and allows for the feeling of being at the concert. By the way, they were recently on tour together and did a wonderful show. Therefore, we had to purchase the CD cause my album is too delicate to play.

The Gift That Keeps on Giving!.......2007-01-04

For Christmas, 1976, my best friend Janet gave me this double-live album set. Thirty years later, I returned the favor by giving this to her for her birthday. I told her that I was just returning the 30 years of pure
joy she had given me.

Loggins and Messina celebrate love and friendship with their gloriuous use of diverse instrumentation (mandolin, flutes, violins and fiddles, percussions, horns); powerful lyrics; harmonies (w/Al Garth and Lou Simms); observations of relationships and American life that with send your spirit soaring. Pay special attention to "Golden Ribbons" which is an ode to the lost soldiers of Vietnam, that is as poignant and meaningful today.

"On Stage" is one of the best live Rock-n-Roll albums ever recorded which still resonates today. If you want to see what two master singers/songwriters/performers do with such beauty and grace, RUN, don't walk to the checkout box and click, BY NOW!

A Lost Gem.......2005-04-14

It's a shame so few people know about this recording. I've long since discarded my old "classic rock" collection ... paring it down to a bare handful of "essentials." This ranks as one of those handful of "essentials" in my collection ... For me it's right up there with the Byrd's "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" album or CSN&Y's 4 Way Street ... this band jams - with deliberate passion, and consumate skill.

ON STAGE LOGGINS AND MESSINA.......2003-02-09

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A GREAT ALBUM WHEN I HAD IT YEARS AGO BUT NOW ON THIS C'D AND WITH EXTRA TRACKS THE RECORD NEVER HAD WOW I CAN ONLY SAY WOW THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST LIVE RECORDINGS EVER THIS IS A MUST HAVE IF YOU LOVE LOGGINS AND MESSINA IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS IN YOUR MUSIC COLLECTION THEN BUY IT NOW...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ITS THAT GOOD

On Target!.......2002-05-29

On Stage is a fun souvenir of the genial pop duo Loggins and Messina at their artistic and commercial peak. Meaning, this double cd is full of good music, and the audience is most appreciative.

Messina is the junior partner, but he's far from being the inconsequential Oates to Kenny Loggins' Hall. Messina's pop country background with Poco and his production talents give this material a lot of its texture. His voice is pleasant but rather nondescript; he is really a born harmony singer. He is the perfect complement to Loggins.

Loggins' big rangy California drawl is easily the star of the show. He has the audience in his hand in the opening solo acoustic numbers. And he could belt, too! If you don't believe it, trying singing along with him in the chorus to "Vahevala." In the same key. At the same volume!

The hits are here, and the instrumental jamming which could be distracting on the studio versions comes off very well here. The cornerstone of the album is the 20-minute expansion of "Vahevala". Amazingly, it doesn't flag over that marathon length. (You can tell that this jam is commercial, sell-out, AM radio pop instead of authentic, gutsy, genuine R&R, because it has no endless drum solo.) The band runs through the song's normal version and then sets off into a long instrumental. It gradually draws down into guitars, then fiddle, then pipes, then whalesong noises, before the band re-enters for the finale. It's a real joy, seeming shorter than the included version of "Angry Eyes", which is half the length.

The only lingering question is this: A good time was had by all, so why all the sour faces in the liner photos of the band?

Singin' in the Rain (1952 Film Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition)
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the perfect movie

I LOVE MY FAVORITE SONG, AND THANKS TO THIS CD I CAN LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY LONG!!

Wonderful Soundtrack to a Wonderful Movie

Great CD

musical memories

Singin' in the Rain (1952 Film Soundtrack) (Deluxe Edition)
Nacio Herb Brown , Gene Kelly , and Arthur Freed
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B00006JOF3
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

Main Title/Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
Fit As A Fiddle (And Ready For Love) - Gene Kelly
Tango (Temptation) - MGM Studio Orchestra
All I Do Is Dream Of You - Debbie Reynolds
All I Do Is Dream Of You (Outtake) - Gene Kelly
Make 'Em Laugh - Donald O'Connor
Beautiful Girl Montage - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Beautiful Girl - Jimmie Thompson
You Were Meant For Me - Gene Kelly
You Are My Lucky Star (Outtake) - Debbie Reynolds
Moses - Gene Kelly
Good Morning - Gene Kelly
Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
Would You? - Betty Noyes
Broadway Melody Ballet - MGM Studio Orchestra & Chorus
Would You? End Title - Gene Kelly
Singin' In The Rain (In A-Flat) - Debbie Reynolds
Finale - Gene Kelly
Main Title (Alternate Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
Beautiful Girl (Alternate Version/Tempo Track) - Gene Kelly
Would You? (Unused Version) - Debbie Reynolds
Would You (Duet) (Unused Version) - Gene Kelly
Beautiful Girl (Unused Original Version) - Jimmie Thompson
Singin' In The Rain (Alternate Vocal) - Gene Kelly
Should I (Unused Instrumental) - MGM Studio Orchestra

Tracks:

The Broadway Melody - Charles King
You Were Meant For Me - Charles King
The Wedding Of The Painted Doll - James Burroughs
Singin' In The Rain - Cliff Edwards
Should I - Charles Kaley
Beautiful Girl - Sam Ash
All I Do Is Dream Of You - Gene Raymond
Broadway Rhythm - Frances Langford
I've Got A Feelin' Your Foolin' - Robert Taylor
You Are My Lucky Star - Marjorie Lane
Would You - Jeanette MacDonald
Good Morning - Judy Garland
Singin' In The Rain - Judy Garland
All I Do Is Dream Of You - Judy Garland
Dignity - MGM Studio Orchestra
Stunt Montage (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
First Silent Picture (Extended Version) - MGM Studio Orchestra
Have Lunch With Me - MGM Studio Orchestra
Dancing On A Rainbow - Arthur Freed
Singin' In The Rain (Radio Broadcast) - Arthur Freed
Broadway Melody Ballet (Original Version) - Gene Kelly

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A vibrant tribute to MGM's legendary confluence of brains, talent, hard work, ambition--and dare we say it?--massive egos, Singin' in the Rain long ago took its rightful place among the first rank of the studio's dizzying catalog of film musicals. This double-disc, 46-track 50th-anniversary edition features all of the film's familiar songs, as well as numerous outtakes and extended versions, many culled directly from the film's original recording masters. Its second disc also chronicles the film's clever--if studio imposed--self-referential musical gambit of recycling a slate of Arthur Freed/Nacio Herb Brown songs from Metro's first decade by including 14 of the originals, including performances by Jeanette McDonald, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, and Freed himself. Featuring a dozen previously unreleased recordings and an illustrated booklet containing the insightful reminiscences of the film's original writers, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, it's the ultimate musical companion to one of cinema's magical, enduring masterpieces. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The complete 50th Anniversary Edition and a bonus disc featuring the original recordings that inspired the 1952 MGM classic! Includes 12 previously unreleased tracks 'Would You?' (duet) (unused version), 'Beautiful Girl' (unused original version), 'Singin' In The Rain' (alternative vocal), 'Should I' (unused instrumental), 'You Were Meant For Me', 'All I Do Is Dream Of You', 'Broadway Rhythm', 'You Are My Lucky Star', 'Would You?', 'Dancing On A Rainbow' plus 'Broadway Melody Ballet' (original version). Rhino. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

the perfect movie.......2007-03-10

My old Gene did it: the perfect movie, the perfect american history, the perfect music. Some people think musicals are "B" movies. I say them: look about the dream, the performance, the music.
Who can say what is beatiful? Look at faces of Gene and Stan during the shooting on the set: whole concentration and attention for everything.
This is a unique moment in their story, and in the story of cinema.
Unforgettable.

I LOVE MY FAVORITE SONG, AND THANKS TO THIS CD I CAN LISTEN TO IT ALL DAY LONG!!.......2007-01-28

I love Singin' in the Rain. It was the movie that made me like musicals, not those simple, mellow movies like South Pacific and the Sound of Music, but REAL musicals, with people like Fred Astaire or Eleanor Powell tapping their hearts out, or great singers like Frances Langford or Dick Powell putting over a song like they mean it.The Singin' in the Rain 2disc special edition introduced me to my favorite movie, the Broadway Melody of 1936, the MOST AMAZING MOVIE EVER! So I was so glad when my parents got me the soundtrack to Singin' in the Rain, and besides the music of the 1951 versions of the Nacio Herb Brown/Arthur Freed, there are also the original versions of the songs in their original movies. I am so glad that Rhino put the duet of Robert Taylor and June Knight singing I've Got a Feelin' You're Foolin' on this CD set! It's my favorite song, and now I can listen to it! Hooray!! It's the best song EVER!! There's also vocals of Charles King singing the Broadway Melody, which is great! And many more, like Bing Crosby, Frances Langford, Jeanette MacDonald, and other great singers I can't think of right now. This CD set is great, the sound is nice and un-staticy (mostly), there are 30-plus songs, and the price is phenomenal. I love my favorite song, and now I can listen to it all day long!! Yay! :)

Wonderful Soundtrack to a Wonderful Movie.......2006-06-16

Yes, this is it--the first real musical I ever saw. Okay, I saw "Wizard of Oz" and "The Sound of Music", and I love both of those musicals dearly. I had even seen "My Fair Lady." I thought musicals were all like those. Until this one. I had never seen such dancing. And this CD causes me to relive the joy of the musical each time I listen to it. Complete with the tap sounds. I love that they included even the deleted songs. Now we just need a DVD that has all the deleted scenes in context. But the studio probably threw all those away. Oh well, our imaginations can take care of what is missing.

Great CD.......2006-03-20

This is a great CD of music for your family to listen to. Our family enjoys it very much.

musical memories.......2006-03-14

I enjoyed this CD very much, as I remember seeing the movie years ago. I grew up watching MGM musicals and this was one of the best. I loved all of the wonderful songs that came from this movie. Great sound on this CD.

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 2

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"THE HELSINKI CONCERT - SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1974"
Maybe not "really" a complete show, but who cares?
great concert from Zappa at his best.
20 Stars if I Could...
As good a chronicle of this band as you will ever hear

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 2
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ASIN: B0000009TO
Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

Tush Tush Tush (A Token Of My Extreme)
Stinkfoot
Inca Roads
RDNZL
Village Of The Sun
Echidna's Arf (Of You)
Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?
Pygmy Twylyte
Room Service
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Customer Reviews:

"THE HELSINKI CONCERT - SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1974".......2006-02-06

This is the 1974 line-up of The Mothers, so far removed from the original band that paved the way, clear back in 1965, but still a stellar example of how Frank Zappa's music is to be played on stage, per September 22nd, 1974. The music is complex, with lots of arrangements, and even though there are only six musicians on stage for this performance, it sounds at times like many more. There is silly interplay between the members of the band, and as I said earlier, there are no original members of The Mothers Of Invention on these two discs, but, as talented as they were, I believe most of this material does push itself past the capabilities of the original line-up. This is in no way to disparage the original band, I loved what they did, all of it, but the chops the members of this particular band display, are in a league all their own; the definitive jazz-fusion line-up. George Duke, Chester Thompson, and Tom Fowler are a complete jazz combo themselves, and when you add percussionist Ruth Underwood and lead vocalist Napoleon Murphy Brock, with his abilities on sax and flute, this is an intimidating roster of talent. Frank Zappa has always used outstanding musicians in his touring and recording ensembles, and as I have already said, this is no exception.

This volume of the series is unique, in the fact that this is the only installment in the whole series featuring one band, on one stage, recorded on one particular day. All the others feature various line-ups at different stages of Zappa's career. So you get to hear the momentum of the show (some say it's the best of two separate performances in one day; possible, given FZ's penchant for editing the best segments of various perfomances together).

The Mothers play Zappa's live standards such as Apostrophe's "Stinkfoot" with such ease, they make it sound like it's a mind-numbingly simple song to play. Not his most difficult, by any standard, but they show what true PROFESSIONALS they really were, because songs like "Stinkfoot" sound easy, and so do incredibly difficult arrangements such as "Echidna's Arf." Don't let the silly titles fool you; songs named "Tush, Tush, Tush," "Stinkfoot," "Cheepnis," and "Building A Girl," are only the names these selections have. They are incredibly intricate, complex arrangements that most bands, then and now, could not approach.

One priceless bit of FZ history is included here, the reason Zappa's band included "Whippin' Post" in their repertoire after this tour. Someone in the audience called out "Whippin' Post!" The band at this juncture didn't know this song, so Zappa toyed with the heckler, asking him to sing it, and cut him off after about one second. Some people really step into it when they don't know who they are messing with. This exchange is at the beginning of "Montana," and FZ changed the lyrics on the spot, to make references to the heckler's request for "Whippin' Post," and the rest is history. To hear the conviction that he covered this with, check out the last track on 1984's "Them Or Us." It's the 1984 touring band playing "Whippin' Post," and even though nobody can do it like The Allman Brothers Band, the arrangements played by Zappa's touring band at the time, are a phenomenal job. There is video of this song on "Does Humor Belong In Music?," the 1985 video, and it has some changes in the middle, but it all began with the guy in the audience at Helsinki, way back in 1974.

In all, this is the most consistent volume, as I have already said, because this is all one band, on one stage, on one day. It's many people's favorite, and I can clearly see why.

Maybe not "really" a complete show, but who cares?.......2006-01-08

A little bit of research on the 'net will tell you that this is, regardless of what the liner notes say, likely edited - some Finnish fans who were at the concert say that the "Finnish Tango" was actually performed during the second day's show on the 23rd rather than during the show on the 22nd as stated here. It hardly matters, though. This was an incredible band, and the playing will leave you breathless. Some of the highlights that I think haven't been touched on by others include:

- The "Inca Roads" solo is beautifully melodic in a "conventional" sense and a perfect example of improvisational composition.

- "Cheepnis" is the single best song, with an incredibly funky middle section.

- George Duke has a great voice and, like everyone else in the band, is obviously totally committed to the music. Even better, everyone (including Frank) sounds like they're having fun. Check out the articles on the 'net from Finnish correpsondents - it's clear that, despite the hassle of touring (and towels), Helinski turned out to be a great experience.

- Poor Suzi Quattro.

- There are mistakes, or better, accidents. That may sound bad, but for me those can be the best thing about live performance. Best examples - Ruth can't keep up on the opening of "Montana" and Frank, after some surprisingly good-natured ribbing, slows the song down, and George changes "Tush Tush Tush" to "squeek squeek squeek" at the inadvertent feedback squeal going into "Stinkfoot."

- Finally, the band playing the "Finnish Tango" (they aren't sight-reading - a photo is published from rehearsals earlier that day that shows Finnish percussionist Matti Koskiali helping the band learn the song) absolutely straight, until Napoleon Murphy Brock enters with a horribly mangled vocal in bad phonetic Finnish.

Wow. Too much detail, maybe, but this is a great recording. If you get nothing else of Zappa playing live, this should be it.

great concert from Zappa at his best........2005-12-17

I own just about every album Zappa released, and this one has become one of my favorites. Taken from the "Roxy and Elsewhere" tour. Newcomers to Zappa should get "Roxy and Elsewhere" first, but they'll want to get this one eventually for a number of reasons.

First of all, it's one of Zappa's best bands in top form. This includes early versions of RDNZL, Approximate, Dupree's Paradise, Token of My Extreme played with great virtousity. The "Room Service" skit is hilarious. The astute listener will recognize that the guitar solo on the "studio" version of "Inca Roads" is actually an edited version of the solo from this concert - he actually mentioned it in the liner notes of OSFA. Also of "conceptual continuity" interest is "Montana", which explains why Zappa performed "Whipping Post" 10 years later.

The version of "Idiot Bastard Son", while very different from the WIFM version, is absolutely wonderful.

I disagree with the editorial review that says that this version of "Village of the Sun" is the best. They play it too fast here and spoil it a bit. I much prefer the more soulful version on "Roxy".

Still, a must-have for Zappa fans.

20 Stars if I Could..........2005-01-07

A perfect concert, they jam, they do a finnish folk song for the folks in Helsinki, some hilarious montana hijinks, and proof that zappa could hold his own with weather rpt, return to forever, and mahavoshnu...make this you first live zappa disc. you will love it

As good a chronicle of this band as you will ever hear.......2004-10-07

Seeing as the 30th anniversary of this show's performance recently came and went, I thought I'd take it out and give it a listen since I hadn't in a while.

Wow.

If you ever saw FZ in concert, then you know that his bands were highly-disciplined, rigidly-timed machines that could bend, stretch, improvise and create at Zappa's every whim.

In the band presented here, Zappa had what he later described as "the band that could play anything." You get the feeling that he knew he was never gonna have it this good again, and in some ways that's probably true.

Here you get the entire show from the '74 band's concert in Helsinki, Finland. Highlights include some blistering guitar solos, plus fantastic soloing by other members of the group.

My favorite cut, though, has to be "Montana," the "Dental Floss" song, which Frank mutates a bit after someone in the audience calls out a request for the Allman Brothers' song, "Whipping Post." (This band didn't know the song, but on future tours, he made SURE the band knew how to play it, and they did!)

Pop on the headphones and go back 30 years to one of the best Zappa shows you're ever gonna hear. It's all here and it's all great.

Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)

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Like Drinking Vodka and Lime
Buy IT!
Gee but it's great to be back home.......
Timeless
I love these guys!

Old Friends Live on Stage (Deluxe Edition) (2 CD/1 DVD)
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Release Date: 2004-12-07

Tracks:

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A Hazy Shade of Winter
I Am A Rock
America
At the Zoo
Baby Driver
Kathys Song
Tom and Jerry Story
Hey, Schoolgirl
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Bye Bye Love (The Everly Brothers with Simon & Garfunkel)
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Homeward Bound
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A Hazy Shade of Winter
I Am A Rock
America
At the Zoo
Baby Driver
Kathys Song
Tom and Jerry Story
Hey, Schoolgirl
The Everly Brothers Intro
Wake Up Little Susie
All I Have To Do Is Dream
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Scarborough Fair
Homeward Bound
The Sound of Silence
Opening Montage
Mrs. Robinson
Slip Slidin Away
El Condor Pasa
Keep The Customer Satisfied
The Only Living Boy in New York
American Tune
My Little Town
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Cecilia
The Boxer
Leaves That Are Green
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)

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One may never be able to go home again, but that hasn't kept Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel from trying every other decade or so. This two-CD plus DVD live set (recorded in December 2003 at the Meadowlands and Madison Square Garden) shows their musical chemistry has transcended the years--and no small amount of acrimony. But while their '80s live reunion was marked by an aura of celebration, this one floats on an undercurrent of bittersweet resolve. There's no mistaking the elegiac tone of the title track, while stark readings of "Hazy Shade of Winter" and "Sounds of Silence" can't help but evoke the scars of 9/11. A musical circle is completed as the Everly Brothers step in for a joyous "Bye Bye Love," while elsewhere Simon's musical restlessness inspires a subtly jazzy reworking of "Slip Slidin' Away" and Garfunkel adds his stately grace to his partner's "American Tune." The album concludes with S&G's first new studio recording in 30 years, the plaintive, irony-studded plea "Citizen of the Planet." --Jerry McCulley

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Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m.
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Album Description

For an entire generation, the concert event of the new millennium was the 2003 Old Friends tour from Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Their first national concert tour in two decades, performing songs that rank among the most memorable of the '60s, was a sold-out sensation in more than 30 cities across the country. Now many of those unforgettable performances are heard on the 2-CD set Old Friends Live On Stage, as well as a DVD and a Deluxe Edition with both the DVD and the CDs. The songs of Simon & Garfunkel have never sounded better.

Customer Reviews:

Like Drinking Vodka and Lime.......2005-12-24

Hello again people. I really have to stop handing out 5 star reviews this season like they were candy canes. However, if something is worthy of it - as this c.d./dvd set is - then I am justified. Simon and Garfunkel are just classic. I remember "The Sound of Silence" when it came out having such a big impact at the time. That was the season of alienation, and S & G really had their hand on the pulse.
A quick story. It was either late '66 or early '67, and I'm in school and this girl in front of me turns around and asks if anyone wanted tickets to see Simon and Garfunkel at Carnegie Hall? She had two. Gave them away "free" to me and someone else. I was way too young to go into New York City by myself. But I did anyway. Guess how much the tickets were? A whopping FIVE DOLLARS!!!! And that was alot for a concert at that time. Anyway... the concert was pure magic. Only Paul on guitar and harmonies. It was rich, lush and angelic. What can you say about a blend of vocals like this except that it is as near to perfection you can get. I have always remembered that concert as one of the best I've ever seen. I believe the c.d. "Simon and Garfunkel Live 1967" is as close to the concert that I saw.
Anyway..... when I heard they were reuniting for a concert tour, I just had to go. And, believe me, this time around the tickets were nowhere near as cheap. Still, I went to see them at The Continental Arena in N.J. on the night of December 8th, 2003 and was excited to find that they used part of that very night for the DVD. The evening was as excellent as the DVD shows, however, you viewers have the advantage of seeing them up close. It's hard to get a view like that 100 rows out or so.
This package is worth it - ten times over believe me. It is a retrospect of their career with excellent side musicians who recreate all the particulars of the original recordings and then some. S & G's mock feud bantering puts the audience in a great mood. The evening sails smoothly and the introduction of The Everly Brothers adds icing to the cake. Paying homage to their influences - S & G provide a genuine warmth to the concert.
I do want to point out one song inparticular. When they did "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Paul took the second verse. An interesting variation, but it works fine. Also, near the end, the piano goes into a strange key variation...... most noticably. I am assuming it was done to accomodate Garfunkel's ending to the song. In any event, the song was a mainpoint in a fine evening.
I could go song by song in this review but it would be a big yawn. Suffice to say - S & G are professionals and they definitely do not disappoint in this offering!!
If you are looking for classic pop music with alot of grace - an EXTREMELY HIGH recommendation for this one. Whew....that was hard. Being totally serious for a change is a difficult challenge. But Simon and Garfunkel are worth it! Goodbye for now people!

Buy IT!.......2005-11-12

I saw Simon and Garfunkel perform live on this tour and this DVD/CD perfectly captures the performance perfectly. For only a few extra dollars over the DVD version you also get two cds. I really can't say much more than if you like Simon and Garfunkel and their music this should be a must buy!

Highlights of the show are: an appropriate opening song (Old Friends/Bookends), an energetic version of Hazy Shade of Winter, a melancholic beautiful version of America, an upbeat energetic version of The Zoo, Homeward Bound (what can I say, one of my favorite S & G songs), American Tune (a Paul Simon song that sounds great sung by Simon and Garfunkel), Bridge Over Troubled Water with Paul Simon signing the middle verse (in the original version Paul Simon did not sing!) and the best song on the Cd; The Boxer (always such a powerful and moving song).

Gee but it's great to be back home..............2005-07-28

Love this album !! A heartwarming reunion and great music... They are both so musically talented and have just gotten better over the years.

Timeless.......2005-03-12

Wanna capture time in a bottle? Start here. This is an absolutely brilliant set from a duo who were amongst a '60s '70s movement who brought brilliant song crafting and writing to a popular culture which had previously been practically devoid of it (the occasional Cole Porter or Gershwin being exceptions).

It's great to see that the guys give a great and proper shout out to the Everly's, who were their harmonizing inspirations. Just about every cut is either equal to or surpassing the originals most of us are familiar with. The greatest duo in Pop/Rock/Folk history? I think so, my friends. Hear them here in all their glory, with great back up musicians (as always) and pitch perfect recording! It's the state of the art, as it should be for two talents who are indeed "artists" as well as highly prolific tunesmiths. What a night of music!

BEK

I love these guys!.......2005-03-11

I was at the concert in Dallas and I must say, some of the songs were better on stage here. But, that doesn't take away from these CDs at all. It doesn't matter to me whether they are still friends (as some have commented) what matters to me is the music. It was wonderful to see how they teamed up on tunes like "Bridge Over Troubled Water". Garfunkel obviously could not hit those notes anymore, but Simon stepped in with his version and it was great. It was Simon & Garfunkel -- new and improved. I loved the show and I love the CDs --

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 1

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A Good Place To Start.
Zappa does the Grateful Dead thing, only better.
absolute greatness
Send in the diseased musicians
You'll like it

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 1
Frank Zappa
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ASIN: B0000009TN
Release Date: 1995-05-16

Tracks:

The Florida Airport Tape
Once Upon A Time
Sofa #1
The Mammy Anthem
You Didn't Try To Call Me
Diseases Of The Band
Tryin To Grow A Chin
Let's Make The Water Turn Black/Harry, You're A Beast/The Orange County Lumber Truck
The Groupie Routine
Ruthie-Ruthie
Babbette
I'm The Slime
Big Swifty
Don't Eat The Yellow Snow

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Plastic People
The Torture Never Stops
Fine Girl
Zomby Woof
Sweet Leilani
Oh No
Be In My Video
The Deathless Horsie
The Dangerous Kitchen
Dumb All Over
Heavenly Bank Account
Suicide Chump
Tell Me You Love Me
Sofa #2

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A Good Place To Start........2006-02-02

In the late 1980's Frank Zappa went into his vault, and began work on a mammoth retrospective of every phase of his professional career, from the early recordings of the scandalous Mothers Of Invention, all the way through to what would be his final touring ensemble, the 11-piece backing band that, due to infighting, wound up disbanding before the tour was completed. There is a lot, and I mean A LOT of music in this series. Every line-up has something to offer, and this volume, the first in the series, gives the listener twenty-eight tracks, all live, recorded on different stages all over the world. The opening number, "The Florida Airport Tape," is a candid recording Zappa made on his portable tape recorder, of Mark Volman telling the other guys in the Mothers, circa 1970, that he had vomited on stage ("puked onstage," in his words), and wanted to know if anybody else had noticed this. Of course, poor-taste jokes follow, and this segues to a 1971 performance of the band, with most of the guys from the 1970 Florida tape, playing part of a forgotten suite,"Once Upon A Time," that leads into an early version of "Sofa (sung in German)." This leads right into a recording of the 1982 band playing an instrumental version of what would, with lyrics, appear on "Thing-Fish," two years later, as "The Mammy Anthem." And so forth, all through this disc, ending with a 1979 performance of "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow." FZ himself referred to this as a "totally stupid" song, but the version included here, is a first-class live performance, and worth buying the disc for. It depicts the band, in top form, recreating the music from the original as heard on "Apostrophe'," but with a lot added, most notably, the unreleased "Rollo."

Disc Two follows the same format, starting with the original Mothers Of Invention playing in a bar in the Bronx, New York, Spring tour, 1969, replete with stage announcements by Frank Zappa, telling the owner of a green Chevy, that his car needs to be moved, and the listener is transported through time and space, from the 1960's, through the 1970's, and into the 1980's, ending with the 1981 band's MTV special, before MTV turned into what it is now; it actually had MUSIC, played by MUSICIANS back then, and to give this volume a sense of beginning, main body, end, it closes with the MTV special's clip of the 1981 band playing an instrumental version of "Sofa," the track near the beginning of the first disc that had Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman singing in German.

Bottom line, this is a THOROUGHLY enjoyable cross-section of Frank Zappa's music, all live, and an excellent first volume of the series. In time, I aim to write reviews of all six volumes.

Zappa does the Grateful Dead thing, only better........2005-10-23

This is the first of six volumes of two disks per volume of live material done by various Zappa bands, including the original 'Mothers of Invention', the augmented band including former Turtles, Mark Volman and Howard Kaylen, and later groups simply performing under Zappa's name.

The material in the whole series covers twenty years of performing, and the notes say that great care was taken to select the best version of each piece.

I have so far only heard this first volume and as a long time Zappa fan, I believe this material is as good or better than what you will find in many of the earlier albums done by the original 'Mothers' group. The tracks include a rather large amount of Frank and other band members interacting with the audience and relatively few purely instrumental tracks. This is just fine with me. If you want instrumental, get 'Hot Rats' or 'Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar'.

There is a fair amount of overlap with some well-known albums such as the 'Filmore East, June, 1971' album but most of the material, unlike so many Grateful Dead live albums, is different enough to make the comparison interesting.

Great value for Zappa fans, except that it makes us miss Frank all the more!

absolute greatness.......2005-10-10

This compilation of live tracks from 1969-1984 represents almost every style zappa did. It has just so much good. It has the Flo&Eddie 1971 band play "Sofa #1", "Once Upon A Time" is a prelude to it, and "The Groupie Routine" which is almost the same thing as "Do You Like My New Car?" from "Fillmore East, June 1971". There's also a conversation where someone talks about puking on stage called "The Florida Airport Tape". The Roxy band here plays "Big Swifty", "I'm The Slime", "Babette", "Ruthie-Ruthie". The 1969 Mothers of Invention have a great medley "Let's Make the Water Turn Black/Harry You're A Beast/Orange County Lumber Truck". As well as an absolutely awesome version of "Oh No", and "Plastic People" played in the riff of "Louie, Louie". "Ruthie-Ruthie" is also played like that. The M.O.I also play "Sweet Leilani", a cover of some old folk tune and then break into avant-garde. The 1976 band plays "The Torture Never Stops" which is good, but it's too long (15 minutes). There's also the 1982 band playing "Fine Girl", and "Zomby Woof" where mosquitos kept on biting them. Also "The Mammy Anthem", "Tell Me You Love Me" and "Sofa #2". The 1981 band plays 3 songs, "Dumb All Over", "Heavenly Bank Account", and "Suicide chump" which are great. They're all from "You Are what You Is". The '84 band plays "Be In My Video" which is better than the studio version, and "The Dangerous Kitchen", and "The Deathless Horsie". The 1979 band plays "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" which goes on for 20 minutes because they also play "Nanook Rubs It", "St. Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast", and "Father O'Blivion" and there's another song which I don't know, and crowd participation. He also called the yellow snow lyrics stupid. The 1979 band also has "You Didn't Try to Call me", "Diseases of the Band" where FZ talks about how some band members are sick, and "Tryin' To Grow A Chin" which is very catchy, and it's sung by Denny Walley, because Terry Bozzio was no longer in the band. That's all the songs. The previously unreleased titles are "The Florida Airport Tape", "Once Upon A Time", "Diseases Of The Band", "The Groupie Routine", "Babette", "Ruthie-Rithie", and "Sweet Leilani". This without any doubts for me is the best of the series of YCDTOSA. Definetly highly recommended.

Send in the diseased musicians.......2002-11-05

I have still yet to hear Vol. 5. However, I risk saying that besides the special case of Vol. 2 (a single concert by the much beloved '74 Mothers), this one is probably the most successfull installment of the series. Read, something for everyone. No matter how you may dislike some Zappa line-up or other, it is unlikely that no part of this double CD at all won't give you immense listening pleasure (if you enjoy Zappa's music, of course). I am tremendously thrilled by the Roxy band (1973) version of "Big Swifty", one of the hottest pieces of jazz-rock music I have ever heard, anywhere... very different from the original studio version. Three words: GEORGE DUKE SMOKES! (And we all know that if Duke smokes, then so will the Zapper!) Spend the dough for this ditty alone, and listen to 'em go... It is that good! I am also fond of the lovely minuet groove of "Once Upon a Time" (a prelude to "Sofa"), with Jim "The Lord" Pons' nasal bass voice that is so funny... The London 1978, 20 minute version of "Don't Eat the Yellow Snow" includes an otherwise unavailable "classical" composition called "Rollo", that features striking 12-tone style vocals by Tommy Mars, and an overall impressive performance by an eight-piece band, half of whom were affected with various road diseases and ailments... That is quite historical and has "MC" Zappa giving one rather snide shot at the English people's eating habits (though one cannot help but question here the American composer's own notorious Wiener-based diet...) and having punters come on stage to recite poetry. Which is... enlightening!... Lastly, I will second the "molten metal" metaphor by the other reviewer with regard to the instrumental "Mammy Anthem", performed as it is in Palermo ('82). That was recorded in the middle of an actual riot in the audience, complete with tear gas bombs (which can be overheard here), that says quite a lot about the band leader's guts and work ethics! One other beautiful tune!

You'll like it.......2002-02-16

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (Part 1) is the first of six double CD's that include 28 tracks of live performances. The quality of the sound engineering is quite impressive. I was particularly impressed with the bass on "One Upon a Time." In addition, I believe that Zappa fans will not be able to find the following tracks in any other location (at least Zappa didn't authorize such productions) "One Upon a Time," "Ruthie-Ruthie," "Babbette," and "Sweet Leilani." I listened to these four tracks with great fascination. If there are other copies, I doubt they could achieve the same level of quality found on this CD. Excluding these four, the other tracks can be found on various CDs and LPs. However, the renditions on this CD are live and offer a different interpretation of the music. I enjoyed listening to familiar music executed in a different manner. I think all Zappa fans will enjoy this CD and the others in the set.

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Elvis at his best
The whole release is even better with the extra songs
The King On Stage!
The King Rules!
out standing polk salad

On Stage February, 1970
Elvis Presley
Manufacturer: Bmg / Elvis
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ASIN: B00000IYWL
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

See See Rider
Release Me
Sweet Caroline
Runaway
The Wonder Of You
Polk Salad Annie
Yesterday/Hey Jude
Proud Mary
Walk A Mile In My Shoes
In The Ghetto
Don't Cry Daddy
Kentucky Rain
I Can't Stop Loving You
Suspicious Minds
Long Tall Sally
Let It Be Me

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Elvis at his best.......2007-07-08

There is nothing like hearing elvis perform live.And it didn't get better than these live vegas shows from the early 70s.He sang with amazing power and passion.Can't Stop Loving You,Sweet Caroline,Release Me are but a few examples of Elvis grabbing a song from his gutt and making it his.The standards Suspicious Minds and Polk Salad Annie allow him to put it all out there for all to hear why he is forever the single greatest singer of anyones lifetime.Runaway,Kentucky Rain are rare gems not apart of the original album.But for me the version of See See Ryder is probably his best.Turn it up and enjoy.

The whole release is even better with the extra songs.......2005-09-19

Here is a nice snapshot of Elvis before it all went downhill .
He is backed by his versatile band who are able to create the perfect setting in a number of musical styles - Elvis puts them through a lot .

This CD shows that there was a lot more to Elvis than the casual observer / listener may have thought .

After you've bought the Greatest Hits , this should be your next stop .

This is a whole lotta music , played with a whole lotta attitude . Well recommended .

The King On Stage!.......2005-01-29

In the mid-1980s, during my childhood, I saw Kurt Russell star in the movie "Elvis - True Story". I liked the music so much I wanted to buy a soundtrack album. However, my Granddad had a copy of "Elvis: 40 Greatest," so I borrowed that instead.

Reading the sleevenotes of that album and listening to that album, I was blown away. I had enjoyed great Country Music and the hit's of The Beatles before that, but this was different. I felt i had travelled back in time to the 1950s and 60s and was sitting in an American diner listening to the great Elvis hit's on a jukebox, as hit followed hit.

Pretty soon I saved up my pocket money and bought "The Sun Sessions", "20 Rock N Roll Greats" and then the "On Stage" collections. This was all before Compact Discs, so there was vinyl and tape.

This album originally continue no tracks for the concert that were on previous Elvis albums. They were all new songs or covers from the show that hadn't appeared on any of his previous work (unlike much later live albums which contained alot of the hit's).

Nowadays, in the CD age, this CD contains several bonus tracks, which feature some of the hit's Elvis sang at that concert ("In The Ghetto", "Kentucky Rain", "Long Tall Sally", etc, etc).

The opening track called "C.C. Rider" on the original LP (or "See See Rider" as it is credited as here) is a song Elvis sand at many concerts and it's just a good as opening as any album ever recorded.

Elvis then treats us to a version of Englebert Humperdincks "Release Me" (better than the original!) and then pays tribute to Neil Diamond with "Sweet Caroline (good times never seemed so good)". He does justice to Del Shannon's "Runaway" (a song in the style of many of Elvis' early rockers).

My favourite song on the album has to be "The Wonder Of You" a tender love song, sung as only Presley can, that was released as a single.

"Polk Salad Annie" is a great song with a novelty element. About a no good lying and stealing family, who have nothing better to do that steal watermelons. (lol)

Elvis then disproves any claim he hated the Beatles with a wonderful tribute to them, his version of "Yesterday". Not as good as Paul McCartney's original, but better than most of the other 50,000 cover versions!

On the CD Elvis then goes into a brief version of another Beatles classic "Hey Jude" (that was edited off the original album). It's a shame he didn't sing the whole song as he was doing such a great job!

Country music is where Presley's roots are and that's why songs like "Proud Mary", "Let it be me", "Kentucky Rain" (a pure classic!) and "Walk a mile in my shoes" (another pure classic!)
fit so well on this collection.

The versions of "long tall sally" and "in the ghetto", included a bonus tracks on this CD are just as good as the ones on the original studio albums by Presley.

"On Stage" was recorded at the beginning of the 1970s, a decade which saw many live albums by him. It ranks as one of the best.

The King Rules!.......2004-12-28

Bolstered by a half-dozen bonus tracks which focus heavily on Elvis' famed 1969 American Studios sessions, this expanded edition of ON STAGE is an essential link between the King's late sixties comeback and his sumptuously orchestrated pop outings of the early seventies. It's also a hell of a show, even if it is assembled from numerous performances recorded over a period of half a year.
The focus here (and henceforth) is on "new" material, rather than the rock & roll songs that made Elvis a star, with big but remarkably supple arrangements backing the finest set of vocal cords ever recorded. Elvis tackles a range of eras and styles, finding new things to do with CCR's "Proud Mary," Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," Del Shannon's "Runaway" and a saccharine staple like "Let It Be Me" literally without missing a beat. But it's the additional cuts that really make this set. "Walk a Mile in My Shoes" is in itself worth the price of the disc, but hearing the band slow its groove down in the closing moments and effortlessly turn it into "In the Ghetto" is a bit of concert magic on a par with anything anyone else was doing in 1970, and that's saying a lot. Even the schmaltzy "Don't Cry Daddy" gains a certain magic in this context, paving the way for a show-stopping workout on "Kentucky Rain" that manages, against all odds, to equal if not better the stellar original version. "Suspicious Minds" is given a similarly mammoth treatment, though perhaps less so than would be the case a few months later in the THAT'S THE WAY IT IS period. Only on "Yesterday" (a song I've never much cared for) does the King stumble a bit, fudging the lyrics before putting things right with a bit of the coda from "Hey Jude."
In short, ON STAGE is a fine way to hear rock's most important figure at the height of his powers, covering a broad spectrum of excellent material with outstanding support from his band. Not to be missed!

out standing polk salad.......2003-12-07

with is 1970 release we get extra bonus tracks...which gives the listener his money's worth. i bought the album when 1st released, however, this album was released on quadraphonic 8 track, this version should be the version that was reeleased on to c.d...elvis is in fine form, lot's of energy and bmg-rca has mad good efforts to clean up the soundtrack.

Doc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson)

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Flatpicking guitar at its best
Honest Representation of Doc and Merle Live
Good intro to Doc
Each time I listen to DOC, I'd like to be American!
Love it when they put my favorite LP albums on CD

Doc Watson on Stage (Featuring Merle Watson)
Doc & Merle Watson
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ASIN: B000000EB9
Release Date: 1990-05-24

Tracks:

Brown's Ferry Blues
The Wreck Of The 1262
Spikedriver Blues
Deep River Blues
Life Gets Teejus Don't It
Lost John
Hold The Woodpile Down
Billy In The Low Ground
I Am A Pilgrim
The Clouds Are Gwine To Roll Away
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Open Up Them Pearly Gates For Me
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Flatpicking guitar at its best.......2006-07-09

Doc Watson is well known as one of the best flatpicking guitarists in the genres of Old Time, Bluegrass and Folk. He is possibly the one who is responsible for transfering the guitar from only a rythm instrument into a soloinstrument in these kinds of music, by learning how to do the old fiddletunes on the guitar. And how he does it? He is a virtuoso on his instrument.
On this live recording, first released in 1982 as a dobbel LP, he is joined by his son Merle, and it is possibly one of the most beautiful records he has ever made. Doc sings and plays the guitar, and on some numbers the mouthorgan too. Merle accompanies him on guitar, and gets the chance to kick in a couple of numbers of his own.
There is a nice and warm and relaxed atmosphere in the concert. Doc tells a few jokes and you get the feeling that you are sitting around in his livingroom.
I first bought this record in 1982, and now I have bought it again on CD. It is simply a must in my personal collection. It is this record that woke my interrest for bluegrass, and learning how to flatpick on the guitar. And I am greatfull, though I'll never reach Doc's level. In fact very few people do.
Should I compare his playing to any younger generation flatpickers, the first one I can think of is Tony Rice.
And finaly, should you be interested in seeing Doc in action I can strongly recomend the DVD The Three Pickers, a concert in which he plays with Earl Scruggs and Ricky Skaggs, and Allison Krauss appears as a guest. That is very very beautyfull.

Honest Representation of Doc and Merle Live.......2005-10-29

I was fortunate to be able to see Doc and Merle live a couple of times before Merle's premature death. This disc is an accurate representation of the live Doc and Merle I saw - excellent musicianship applied to a broad sweep of American folk, blues and fiddle tunes played in Doc's unique way. Doc has a great sense of humor and it always comes through when he plays live, just as it done on this disc. Check out "Life Gits Teejus Don't It" for an example. Merle was an absolutely incredible guitarist but the most important gift he brought to the music was his innate sense of when and how to accompany and when and how to lead. He integrated himself into a song and played his part exceedingly well. I miss him. This disc has a great mix of tunes with enough instrumentals to please the pickers and plenty of story songs for the folkies. The sound quality is warm and clear and best of all, it doesn't get in the way of the music. This is a true 5 star disc in every regard. Classic!

Good intro to Doc.......2003-09-14

A very good introduction to the music of Doc Watson. This album contains samples of his blues, ballads, and old mountain songs. Of his albums that I currently have, moreover, this one reminds me most of the time I saw him in concert (early '90s) and the variety of songs he played then. I would highly recommend this as a first purchase of Doc's music.

Each time I listen to DOC, I'd like to be American!.......2003-08-01

A message to the American people: Americans, in case you don't know: DOC is not only one of the world's best guitarists, but also the best embassador that the US has ever had. This 1971 live recording (24 tracks, over 70 minutes, good sound quality) offers a generous helping of his art. Together with his late son Merle, Doc presents a collection of impeccably played folk songs. From 'Brown's Ferry Blues' to 'Don't let your deal go down', the singing and the picking are superb, so are Doc's comments and the audience's reactions. His are a voice and a PERSONALITY that you cannot help but love, someone you like listening to in your living-room for the sheer warmth his music exudes. And, what's more, his music integrates so many different voices, stories, influences, experiences that in my book he's the true Voice of America. Of course, there are numerous other fantastic recordings by Doc Watson -some dificult to come by here in Europe. Each record produced in his long career -and I own quite as lot, not a single one disappointing- is definitely worth checking out.

Love it when they put my favorite LP albums on CD.......2002-08-19

This is another CD version of an LP album put out several years ago, and I am sure glad they picked this one so I can stop trying to put a needle through my old LP. Doc Watson and his Gallagher guitar are simply awesome--the prototype folk guitar, both flat and fingerpicking style, supported superbly by Merle Watson. The audience is knowledgeable and appreciative, and their reactions augment the enjoyable music a lot. This is another album that you should just sit and do nothing but listen to. Close your eyes and imagine you are at the concert.

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A Time of Hope: Broadway 1935-1946

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Release Date: 2005-04-26

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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 3

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FZ Journal # 7
The Spots are so great that the lag aint that much...
Worst of the Series.
Mixed blessing
Mixed blessing

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 3
Frank Zappa
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 4
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 6
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You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore - Vol. 1

ASIN: B0000009TP
Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

Sharleena
Bamboozled By Love
Lucille Has Messed My Mind up
Advance Romance
Bobby Brown Goes Down
Keep It Greasey
Honey, Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
In France
Drowning Witch
Ride My Face To Chicago
Carol, You Fool
Chana In De Bushwop
Joe's Garage
Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?

Tracks:

Dickie's Such An Asshole
Hands With A Hammer
Zoot Allures
Society Pages
I'm A Beautiful Guy
Beauty Knows No Pain
Charlie's Enormous Mouth
Cocaine Decisions
Nig Biz
King Kong
Cosmik Debris

Customer Reviews:

FZ Journal # 7.......2005-06-21

Although I know and understand the premise of this series of discs, and have heard a couple of them, I am generally not familiar with the details of the performances. I have never listened to this volume in the series, but my conception of Zappa's work is heavily influenced by the Best Band recordings. In some ways, YCDTOSA 3 feels like home.

These recordings have also been a source of interest in they way that they are structured. Zappa himself states that the live material contains "ABSOLUTELY NO OVER-DUBS", but there is some editing together of separate performances. In some instances, like Zoot Allures and King Kong on disc 2, a single "performance" contains entirely different bands. Now on one hand, it is a testament to both the consistency of Zappa's preparations and his deft hand in the studio. In these cases, one must listen very closely for the seams. The casual listener would probably not even notice them. In the end, Zappa can look at his best performances and create what he might consider a live show that most closely captures his intention. On the other hand, it begs the question of "ABSOLUTELY NO OVER DUBS....". Technically, there are no overdubs, but there is definitely some studio trickery going on. However, we have stated that Zappa conceived of the studio as an instrument in and of itself, and these recordings most definitely show his mastery of the medium.

In the liner notes, Zappa also gives eight criteria for the selecting songs for this series, and number six is whether a given recording has "Conceptual Continuity Clues". I have had an interest in familiarizing myself with this feature of Zappa's repertoire, but as I am becoming more familiar with them, it is getting more difficult to tease out the threads. This recording just about made my brain hurt as I tried to figure out where I heard what from where, and there were so many of them that I could hardly find pen and paper fast enough.

As Zappa hit the `80's, his repertoire of mindless rock licks expanded beyond "Louie Louie", and here he adds "Owner of a Lonely Heart" to the list as a vamp for the solo on "Bamboozled By Love". His choice and presentation of "cover" songs is of interest, as they represent a satirical view of the state of rock and roll and the music industry. Of course, the audience is just happy to hear their faves cranked out through Zappa's outfreakage.

I was really happy to hear a live version of "Drowning Witch", which is one of my favorite Zappa compositions. In the liner notes, he admitted how hard the song was to perform, and here he had to splice a couple of performances together to just get one that was close. I also enjoyed getting to hear an entire performance of "Dickie's Such an A**h*le". I really only know that song by the lick that Ed Mann "f****d up" on the Make A Jazz Noise Here recording. Dweezil and Frank sound great together on "Sharleena" as well. There's also a nice post-modern moment when he starts referring to back-up doo-wops as lyrics, encouraging the performers to get the lyrics right.

Something else I have been thinking about is how Zappa chose people for his band that were sort of the charismatic "drama" figures. As we were watching Napolean Murphy Brock in class today, I was thinking about Ike Willis and the place that he held in the `80's lineup, and about how the late `70's group had very charismatic players in the group (Bozzio, O'Hearn) and about how much these members were necessary to Franks live performances as people who could command the attention of the spotlight in musically technical sections. This problem of keeping audience attention in technically demanding rock music was what caused Peter Gabriel to start wearing makeup and outlandish costumes.

The Spots are so great that the lag aint that much..........2005-01-07

Dweezil ROcks Sharleena...Witch, RMFTC, all of disc one is dank.

Zoot, Charleys Suite, Kong, Depris...this is worth more than it costs.
a few lags, make is 4.5 for me, but a great 4.5

Worst of the Series........2004-01-24

To put it up front, this is my least favorite of the You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore series. Most of this volume is dominated by the 1984 band, generally considered by fans, myself included, as one of Zappa's worst tours. With Ike Willis, Ray White, and Bob Harris on board, this tour is pretty much dedicated to exercising vocal muscle. The band was stripped down, a lot of things (like percussion) taken over by synthesizers, rhythm was dumbed down in the material to be more conductive to the heavy guitar playing and vocals, and the tempos were sped up. This probably explains why this sounds like a "song" tour, so to speak, with an abbreviated, poppish sound. In addition, the tour relied heavily on FZ's guitar playing, which would normally be an excellent attribute. Unfortunately, this just wasn't FZ's best guitar year, as is evidenced by the disappointing Guitar album. A lot of these solos sound overwrought and uninspired. They hardly have that beautiful tinge of bold originality and technical experimentation that makes FZ usually so great to listen to.

The first disc is entirely devoted to the '84 tour. SHARLEENA features a 15 year old Dweezil joining his father on stage for the first time, and soloing with him. While Dweezil's playing is impressive considering that he'd only been playing for 2 years, it sounds hopelessly Van Halenish. This track is more interesting as a documentary of a charming father/son moment. BAMBOOZLED BY LOVE is so rhythmically stripped that it clocks into "Owner of a Lonely Heart" at one point. LUCILLE HAS MESSED MY MIND UP has a charming calypsoish feel. ADVANCE ROMANCE is one of my favorite FZ songs, but this is the worst version of it. A lot of the next tracks deal with a miserable Thanksgiving show, where the band, despite its hardships, seemed to be having a lot of fun. A Lone Ranger motif keeps reoccuring and forcing FZ and Ike Willis into uncontrollable fits of laughter. I have no idea why there's yet another version of HONEY, DON'T YOU WANT A MAN LIKE ME here. Like the plenty of other versions, there's no real variation, except a cute audience fakeout. DROWNING WITCH is a brilliant epic work, of course. Because none of his bands ever performed it right, Zappa mixes the '82 and '84 band together to get an ideal performance. The best part of this disc is a chain of three premiere songs, RIDE MY FACE TO CHICAGO, a great little rocker inspired by graffiti found in the bathroom of the Whisky-a-Go-Go, CAROL, YOU FOOL, a nice crooner piece, and CHANA IN DE BUSHWOP, co-written by Diva Zappa. The Joe's Garage songs that end the disc are far inferior to the album versions.

The second disc is a lot better. It opens with a 10 minute version of DICKIE'S SUCH AN... as originally performed by the '73 Roxy band. After disc one, its a real breath of fresh air. HANDS WITH A HAMMER, an incredible drum solo by Terry Bozzio, confirming the incredible precocious genius of that certain FZ alumnus. It leads into a split version of ZOOT ALLURES, with the original variant of the composed portion, as played in 1975, which jumps into a reggae-vamped solo played in 1984, which is pretty good. The You Are What You Is songs that follow are just wasteful. Why would we want to hear the 1981 band trying to replicate these songs exactly as they appear on the albums? Didn't we get enough of that on Volume one? COCAINE DECISIONS and NIG BIZ (another premiere song) are classic documentary moments, played during the Palermo riots that ended the 1982 tour. You can hear the tear gas cannisters being shot off as the band, blinded, goes on undaunted. Its absolutely incredible. The 24 minute KING KONG mixes the '82, '84, and '72 band. The last is from the concert in which Zappa was pushed off stage. Some excellent solos here. COSMIK DEBRIS, performed by the '84 band, is another throw-away, put on here for its Secret Word significance.

There's a lot on this volume worth having, but overall its pretty lacklustre. I recommend getting this one last.

Mixed blessing.......2003-07-27

As previous reviews have made clear, Volume 3 of the "'Stage' series" is not for everybody. You have to be able to tolerate the in-jokes ("secret words" in Zappa-lingo) and the thin texture of the synthesizer-heavy 1984 band (which dominates the album). And you may find, as I did, that improvisationally the first disc is a total write-off. IMHO 1981-4 were not good years for Zappa's guitar playing - and while, fortunately, there's not a lot from the '81-2 tour where he tended to make ugly noises for no reason at all, the 1984 solos sound to me like haphazard noodling.
But on the first disc, you get the unassailable `Drowning Witch', a bit of rock 'n roll fun called `Ride My Face to Chicago', the infectious nonsense of `Chana in de Bushwop' (with a good keyboard solo from Bobby Martin and a funny one from Zappa and Zavod), and the marvellous `Carol You Fool' - a doowop song about a girl who'd been stalking the sound engineer, which reminds us that when they weren't joking around these 1984 guys could REALLY sing! (Especially Ray, in the difficult middle-eight)
The second disc, and especially the 24-minute `King Kong', is the real reason for buying. The original and best version of `Dickie's...' - even though purchasers of the `Stage sampler' album will know that a few lines have been inexplicably edited out, and the song remixed (poorly).
Terry's unique way of constructing a drum solo, leads us to the original (and best?) arrangement of `Zoot Allures'. But it edits to 1982 for the solo - damn! To get an idea of what the 1976 solos were like, consult `FZ:OZ' or, better still, `FZ Plays The Music Of FZ'
From the riot show we have the fabulous `Nig Biz' - Ray White singing like a good'un and, better yet, leading off the solo sequence. The `You Are What You Is' medley is always a pleasure to hear. And then...
The `King Kong' extravaganza. Part 1, a short Ed Mann noise-solo followed by the band shouting something unmentionable, functions mainly as light relief after the hectic music that precedes it on this album. Part 2 - Ian Underwood demonstrating his godliness as the rhythm alternates 4-4 and 3-4. Part 3 - one of the best Zappa solos you've ever heard. Uncharacteristically mellow and reflective (think of the `Sleep Dirt' title cut), partially unaccompanied, including quotes from `Big Swifty' and `Zoot Allures' (and you thought they hadn't been written yet!) as well as a hint of `Toads of the Short Forest' as the band shifts into a jazz waltz. Parts 4 and 5 - some hot keyboard action from Tommy Mars, plus the William Tell Overture and a bit of Zappa/Hammersmith stage-folklore. And, Part 6, a Zappa solo from '82 that's actually not bad at all (thanks to Scott and Chad).

Mixed blessing.......2003-07-27

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On Stage and in the Movies
Dionne Warwick
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MG1ZKQ
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