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Post by Ginnie on Jun 11, 2009 22:44:04 GMT
Of all time.
Just is.
(I started this thread just to get some arguments going. It's been so quiet here...)
So I'm talkin' about the Ian Hunter/Mick Ronson live album recorded in San Francisco in 1979. Everybody does a great job on this, a very lively, energetic performance. Great mixing and sound quality. Top quality tunes. Compare it to the Mott the Hoople live album - what a difference!
There's a lot of great songs but my favourites are "Irene Wilde" ("I'm gonna be some body, some day") , "Once Bitten Twice Shy" and "Cleveland Rocks" - but all the rest are good too. And Mick gets to play a beautiful "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue". Loved this when it came out and love it just as much today.
"My name is Ian Huntah, and this is my way of life!"
The track listing:
Disc 1
1. FBI (3:52)
2. Once Bitten Twice Shy (5:25)
3. Angeline (4:56)
4. Laugh at Me (3:40)
5. All the Way From Memphis (3:33)
6. I Wish I Was Your Mother (6:47)
7. Irene Wilde (4:13)
8. Just Another Night (6:03)
9. Cleveland Rocks (6:01)
10. Standin' In My Light (5:49)
11. Bastard (8:12)
Running time: 58m 38s
Disc 2
1. Walkin' With a Mountain/Rock 'n' Roll Queen (4:20)
2. All the Young Dudes (3:29)
3. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue (2:25)
4. One of the Boys (7:36)
5. The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll (4:01)
6. When the Daylight Comes (9:00)
7. Once Bitten Twice Shy/Bastard/Cleveland Rocks (medley) (6:10)
8. We Gotta Get Out of Here (3:14)
9. Silver Needles (5:56)
10. Man O' War (4:19)
11. Sons and Daughters (5:04)
Running time: 55m 40s
Unfortuneately I can't find anything on youtube from this tour, but this is a taste... On the live album its MUCH more energetic!
This listing is longer than on my records ..hmmm they added to the CD.
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 12, 2009 12:44:36 GMT
Huh? I beg to differ... What about Deep Purple's "Live in Japan" ? This was THE live album to listen to in the early seventies. I must of heard it a thousand times on eight track - it was one of the "car" albums. Every song is a classic with most of them off Machine Head. I even prefer these versions to the original albums, the sound is better it seems. Also this is the classic Deep Purple lineup with Ian Gillan on vocals. I guess Vic had to wait a bit for this one as it wasn't released in the States right away. I still listen to it all the time despite the protestations from my family - I say to them "Don't you realise just how good this is? ".... they say "Whatever, Dad..." Any album with "Smoke on the Water", "Child in Time", "Lazy", "Space Truckin'", "Hiway Star", "Strange Kind of Woman" and "Lazy" HAS to be good. Oops, that's every song on the album! See, that's how good it is... and play it real loud. Side one
1. "Highway Star" - 6:50
2. "Child in Time" - 12:24
Side two
3. "Smoke on the Water" - 7:31
4. "The Mule" - 9:49
Side three
5. "Strange Kind of Woman" - 9:35
. "Lazy" - 10:50
Side four
7. "Space Truckin'" - 19:41 [youtube] www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6-0hL3wtv8&feature=related[/youtube] |
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 12, 2009 13:00:02 GMT
Now, hold on a minute Ginster, there's ONE album that is better than those two. I'm talkin' about David Bowies "Live Santa Monica 1972" !!!
I first got this as a bootleg in 1975 or so. After hearing so many bad soundling bootlegs of the Beatles this was a revelation in sound! It was clear and a fairly good mix. This was a year before Bowie's "farewell" tour, and it wasn't as fancy in stage presentation and sound. A listen less louder I guess, and more acoustic in areas...
Just listen to the ascending vocal bit on "Space Oddity", you know, 10-9-8-7.... where David and Mick just use their voices instead of guitar/synth sounds. Great chatter by Bowie between the songs too (which have mostly been deleted from the official release this year). There are some mistakes made, some miscues and off vocals - maybe that makes the whole thing more appealing. If you were a Bowie fan in 1975 this was GOLD. I transferred the bootleg to my computer a few years ago because I couldn't get it any where else.
If you are a Bowie fan - go out and get this if you've never heard it - it's better than the "Ziggy Stardust and the Spider from Mars" live album taken from the movie of the same name. Its more intimate and arrangements a little more sparse giving everything room to breathe.
Track Listing:
1. "Intro" – 0:15
2. "Hang on to Yourself" – 2:47
3. "Ziggy Stardust" – 3:24
4. "Changes" – 3:32
5. "The Supermen" – 2:57
6. "Life on Mars?" – 3:28
7. "Five Years" – 5:21
8. "Space Oddity" – 5:22
9. "Andy Warhol" – 3:58
10. "My Death" (Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman) – 5:56
11. "The Width of a Circle" – 10:39
12. "Queen pregnant dog" – 3:01
13. "Moonage Daydream" – 4:38
14. "John, I'm Only Dancing" – 3:36
15. "I'm Waiting for the Man" (Lou Reed) – 6:01
16. "The Jean Genie" – 4:02
17. "Suffragette City" – 4:25
18. "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" – 3:17
Andy Warhol, ... hull... as in hulls... Warhull...
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 12, 2009 18:32:28 GMT
I think you're both f*cked.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB is the best live album ever!
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Post by sergeantfury on Jun 12, 2009 18:42:29 GMT
 Eh....Ginster.........eh, are you talkin to yourself??  "All the World's a Stage" is a great Live album. There is a live album thread is there not? Did you know that Max did the illustrations for the last Ian Hunter studio album!
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 12, 2009 18:54:00 GMT
Eh....Ginster.........eh, are you talkin to yourself?? "All the World's a Stage" is a great Live album. There is a live album thread is there not? Did you know that Max did the illustrations for the last Ian Hunter studio album! I'm just trying to promote discord and mayhem. Stir it up, you know? I think I've become possessed by that mischievous demon Gniddik. So... A live album thread? Not like this one. I'm sure All the World's A Stage is a good album, but not as good as WELCOME TO THE CLUB. Oh, was that the Man Overboard CD? |
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Post by Mrs Foster on Jun 12, 2009 19:50:22 GMT
Eh....Ginster.........eh, are you talkin to yourself?? "All the World's a Stage" is a great Live album. There is a live album thread is there not? Did you know that Max did the illustrations for the last Ian Hunter studio album! Ah knew that Sarge, and a bloody good album it is too.  |
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Post by trench on Jun 13, 2009 7:55:34 GMT
Welcome to the club is a great album but check out "THE TRUTH,THE WHOLE TRUTH,NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" the live album from 2005 ,its feckin brilliant.
DISC 1
1 Rest in peace
2 Rock n roll queen
3 Once bitten twice shy
4 Twisted steel
5 I wish iwas your mother
6 Knees of my heart
7 23a Swan hill
8 Irene Wilde
9 The truth,the whole truth nothin but the truth
10 Rollerball
DISC 2
1 A nightingale sn in berkely square
2 Roll away the stone
3 Saturday gigs
4 All the young dudes
5 The journey
6 Dead man walking
7 Just another night
8 Cleveland rocks
9 Michel Picasso
10 Standing in my light
11 All the way from Memphis
Michael picasso is a real tearjerker.
On all the young dudes he is joined by his son and daughter and Joe elliot .
Brian may is on stage for All the way from Memphis.
The great mick Ralphs is special guest on all songs but the whole band are on fine form.
Andy York is a great guitarist .
The show was at the Astoria ,it was the 1st time i met Ian backstage ,He is a great down to earth bloke, i've since met him several times ,the last time at the Robin ,Bilston.
"BEHIND THESE SHADES THE VISIONS FADE"
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Post by trench on Jun 13, 2009 8:10:19 GMT
Along with SAHB , Mott the hoople and Ian hunter helped me get through some pretty hard times in the past for which i shall be eternally grateful.
TOP10 MOTT/HUNTER SONGS (no particular order)
IRENE WILDE
ROSE
SATURDAY GIGS
BOY
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
MICHAEL PICASSO
NO WHEELS TO RIDE
READ EM AND WEEP
BALLAD OF MOTT
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 15, 2009 21:29:25 GMT
Holy crap, I thought when I started this thread that I would get more vehement opinions...
What is it that Alex said to the audience? "Good, good folks...". That's exactly who we have here.
;D ;D ;D
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Post by Catherine on Jun 16, 2009 11:36:36 GMT
Holy crap, I thought when I started this thread that I would get more vehement opinions... What is it that Alex said to the audience? "Good, good folks...". That's exactly who we have here. ;D ;D ;D Good folk, good home folks |
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 16, 2009 20:51:07 GMT
Thanks, Catherine... I knew it was something like that.
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Post by CROOK TOWN on Jun 17, 2009 13:45:28 GMT
well ginnie, i dont like live albums never have, but the best one ive ever heard was our very own alex harvey band live, closely followed by thin lizzys live and dangerous... i tend to keep away from them so i havent heard many.. love mott the hoople though..
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Post by Ginnie on Jun 17, 2009 16:57:34 GMT
well ginnie, i dont like live albums never have, but the best one ive ever heard was our very own alex harvey band live, closely followed by thin lizzys live and dangerous... i tend to keep away from them so i havent heard many.. love mott the hoople though.. I've always enjoyed live albums. Its interesting to hear the artists interpret their own works in concert. But I've heard some bad ones too - like the Faces and Motts live albums. The Stones have some bad ones too although Get Yer Ya Ya's Out is brilliant. Ever hear the Grateful Dead/Dylan one? Really awful. Even Bowie's Stage wasn't very good. Neil Young's Live Rust is excellent but Weld was so so. I remember having Beatles bootlegs where you couldn't hear anything except for screaming, then Live at the Hollywood Bowl came out and showed how good they really were live, even though they couldn't hear each other. I should give Live and Dangerous a listen just to hear audible bass on Jailbreak. |
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Post by stuart on Jan 30, 2010 23:23:22 GMT
Not necessarily my #1 favorite live recording, but Uriah Heep Live is right up there near the top for me. Back when Gary Thain (RIP) was holding down the bottom end...loved his playing. Here's a clip from that era: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4o--q6xuvs |
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Post by Ginnie on Jan 31, 2010 0:01:09 GMT
Its nice to see that Trevor Bolder still is performing with that group today.
Some Bolder trivia:
While on tour with the Cybernauts he painted his face blue but then found out the paint was semi permanent and would not come off. Bolder had to sell his car to raise the money needed for a specialist skin peeling process at a Swiss clinic. To this day he still has traces of blue paint behind his left ear.
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Post by robtwin on Feb 1, 2010 15:50:33 GMT
Ted Nugent - 'Double Live Gonzo' So there  |
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 1, 2010 21:49:00 GMT
Welcome to the club is a great album but check out "THE TRUTH,THE WHOLE TRUTH,NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH" the live album from 2005 ,its feckin brilliant. DISC 1 1 Rest in peace 2 Rock n roll queen 3 Once bitten twice shy 4 Twisted steel 5 I wish iwas your mother 6 Knees of my heart 7 23a Swan hill 8 Irene Wilde 9 The truth,the whole truth nothin but the truth 10 Rollerball DISC 2 1 A nightingale sn in berkely square 2 Roll away the stone 3 Saturday gigs 4 All the young dudes 5 The journey 6 Dead man walking 7 Just another night 8 Cleveland rocks 9 Michel Picasso 10 Standing in my light 11 All the way from Memphis Michael picasso is a real tearjerker. On all the young dudes he is joined by his son and daughter and Joe elliot . Brian may is on stage for All the way from Memphis. The great mick Ralphs is special guest on all songs but the whole band are on fine form. Andy York is a great guitarist . The show was at the Astoria ,it was the 1st time i met Ian backstage ,He is a great down to earth bloke, i've since met him several times ,the last time at the Robin ,Bilston. "BEHIND THESE SHADES THE VISIONS FADE" I missed seeing this post before. I'll have to check it out. |
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Post by Ginnie on Feb 1, 2010 21:51:11 GMT
Ted Nugent - 'Double Live Gonzo' So there So there? Re-read the thread title. I stand behind what I said... ;D ;D |
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Eh....Ginster.........eh, are you talkin to yourself?? 
