45 minutes of acoustic guitar madness, this album which released in 1981 features five tracks, four of which were recorded LIVE at the Warfield Theater and one in the studio. The recordings feature left and right channel separation so the audience can discern who’ds playing each piece. Featuring a fusion Read more…
Slated as a fund raiser as well as the reunion for night only of the classic duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel who came together after eleven years in 1982 to raise funds for the conservation of New York’s Central Park. They played to an audience of 500,000 people with Read more…
Anybody who hasn’t heard the seminal guitar player of Michael Schenker hasn’t lived. The 70’s was an experimental time in music and fans were open to all sorts of music and influences and ideas and so on. Their demand for explorative musical ideas to existing and new material spawned a Read more…
A Dire Straits LIVE recording is a phenomenal piece of work. Dire Straits in the early days were a two guitar band but LIVE they transformed their material with a bigger band, two keyboardists, two guitarists, a steel guitar player, drums, percussion and a sax. The whole sound just gets Read more…
Pink Floyd fans would be hard pressed to choose between Delicate Sound of Thunder ( love the title) and p.u.l.s.e. However with the latter offering a full LIVE play through of the phenomenal Dark Side of the Moon as well besides their regular set and a song Read more…
Running in contention for the best LIVE album, LIVE and Dangerous was recorded over many different concert tours and released in 1978. Featuring the classic line up of Phil Lynott- Vocals and Bass, Brian Robertson- Guitar, Scott Gorham- Guitar,Brian Downey- Drums, and their twin guitar sound, the double album hit Read more…
One of the best selling LIVE albums of all time, it featured 25 year old Peter Frampton ex Humble Pie LIVE in San Francisco, it showcased the talented performer at his finest backed by a stellar band. Both Electric and Acoustic material were part of the set and his trend Read more…
Another personal top favourite LIVE album of mine, Neil Diamond’s voice just takes you away to that special place and the pace, tone and flow of the album transports you to this magical place where all the elements are aligned as it were and you’re one with the music and Read more…
Mega band Iron Maiden’s 1985 ( what is it about 1985?) offering LIVE after Death recorded over 4 nights in Long Beach, California, as part of their World Slavery Tour to promote their 1984 release Powerslave. No studio overdubs on this one and what you hear is what the audience Read more…
My personal favourite, this is a must have for any collector or music fan. Released in 1985, that mega year in music, the album, a double LIVE set successfully captured the band in their element. Recorded over large arena concerts and festivals shows a tour that spanned over 13 months Read more…