Thanks lj, it's nice to have a first-hand report of the long-discussed sonic disaster.
I'm wondering why the orchestra didn't use the same arrangement as the LP had?
I'm wondering why the orchestra didn't use the same arrangement as the LP had?
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I don't recall myself--I don't like most live albums anyways, and found the album disappointing enough that I got a few tracks into it and bailed. (Knowing me, I probably headed right for the studio albums to get my B66 fix. )Wasn't the EXPO 70 album also a mess---and why A&M never released it domestically?
I don't recall myself--I don't like most live albums anyways, and found the album disappointing enough that I got a few tracks into it and bailed. (Knowing me, I probably headed right for the studio albums to get my B66 fix. )
I still avoid AMG LIKE the plague I found more errors and inaccurate information than crooked Politician's Rhetoric.There is one pretentious AMG reviewer (won't mention his name) that I can't stand reading. Beyond that, I pretty much respect the other opinions even if I don't necessarily agree with them. I did find an error in one of the reviews, and reported it--they got in touch first saying they would look into it and then, a day or two later, let me know they made the edit. (It was a personnel listing for a band I work with.) That's a first, though--I've pointed out errors in the past and never had feedback.
With some of the errors, too, I figure that some of the regulars have probably reviewed hundreds if not thousands of albums, and they can't be expected to remember every little detail. And I can tell a difference between an error, and ignorance--someone who is clearly biased will not take care with details or pick apart an album unnecessarily. I do find AMG helpful, though, when discovering a new (to me) artist and need to find out which are considered the key albums in their catalog. That is where I usually start after hearing a few songs by the artist on one of my Pandora stations, and I'll use Qobuz to check out the albums to see if I like them enough to purchase.
I saw Peter Gabriel's small venue tour for the Up album, and bought the recording of it. Other than a technical snafu (half the power onstage was out as they began "Solsbury Hill"), it was a great concert. Yet when listening at home to the recording (which is unedited), I could hear a few flubs that I never noticed when engrossed in the show. (And Gabriel's shows are more like multimedia events--there is as much going on visually as there is musically.) Even with the flubs, though, it's still a great memento of that concert, which was one of the best I'd seen.I have never heard it. I just remember reading (probably here) that it was a mess.
I forgot to add that my disappointment with Brasil 66 per their Academy Award show performance was short lived, as shortly thereafter I was hooked on their classic album version of the Look of Love and in awe of all the tracks from their Look Around album --music that will stand the test of time.
Interesting that my two very favorite B66 songs ("Pretty World" and "Like a Lover") had English lyrics by the Bergmans.
It was January 1963 and I was in 8th grade and and I heard on KFMB AM radio "Little Bird" by Pete Jolly. It was probably my first exposure to jazz and I couldn't hear enough of this song. A brilliant song by the brilliant pianist Pete Jolly. I was lucky enough to have heard the great Pete Jolly perform live at a local jazz club some 20 years ago.
The reviewers on Amazon said that the "Live At Expo 70" was a mess and that Lani and Karen had gotten out of sync or sounded like they were on two different stages. I have never heard the CD and the price on Amazon is out of my price range.Wasn't the EXPO 70 album also a mess---and why A&M never released it domestically?