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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Eric Clapton. By Polygram Records. There are some available for $32.50.
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5 comments about Just One Night.

  1. Eric Clapton's Just One Night is a classic live album. This is not one of those greatest hits live albums. This is just Clapton rocking out and kicking butt on the guitar. The whole album is great! I saw where a couple of people gripped about Wonderful Tonight being on the album, I think it's a great song. All the songs on Just One Night are great. This is a live album that other live albums should be compared too.


  2. I have had this album for for 20 years. I continually come back to it and amazed. For the record, I am a huge Clapton fan. What I love about this album is that it is Clapton in his pure state. Guitar, Amp and occasionally a Wah-Wah pedal. It's a good mix of his blues and country tunes. For me, it is a must have, one I would take to the moon with me. The version of Double Trouble is phenomenal, and one of the best representations of Eric's blues virtuosity.


  3. This is a great CD. This has Eric Clapton's last great guitar solo.
    After this concert he recorded several good songs but he has NEVER
    been this good again (so far).


  4. I've got this album on my mp3 player, and everytime a track comes on I'm back in my vinyl days.
    A mixture of Blues and Rock with Clapton regular Chris Stainton on Keyboards and Albert Lee on Guitar/Keyboards/Vocals.
    From the first track Tulsa Time you know you're in for a good time. This is a proper live album, no overdubs, no backing tapes just 5 guys and great music.
    Recorded in 1979 in Japan, neccessarily the sound quality isn't as polished as some might expect these days. Personally I prefer some rough edges and this double album gives it to you raw.
    Great stuff.


  5. well known, Ec, great perfomer. Why do I buy this old record? Like "24 nights", the value added is the mix. I'd like to emphazise on the unique best perfomance of "Cocaine" in addition with S.Ray cover. Obviously the rest is extremely enjoyable.


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is The Allman Brothers Band. By Sony. The regular list price is $9.98. Sells new for $7.36. There are some available for $1.35.
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5 comments about Peakin' at the Beacon.

  1. Personally, I think it is a shame this CD has been deleted. It is one of the more enjoyable "live" recordings from this lineup. To my ears, it is not one of the best in sound quality; but it is far from terrible as some would have it.

    From the word I had heard was the reason why Dicky Betts was kicked out of the band was because his addictions had made him difficult to deal with and his playing had become very uneven gig to gig. It was Betts himself got himself "invited" to leave. Sad but true all the same.

    Be that as it may, we have more than a decent CD here and it deserves more than the scorn it gets among these reviews


  2. I love ABB and have seen them at their best (first tours in '69-'70 and the Seven Turns era) This is not an inspired or inspiring recording. The band sounds tired and listless for the most part. For you fans of Derek Trucks(which I am not)he hasn't yet inserted himself into the ABB sound at the time of these Beacon shows. Dickey is hardly present and a shell of the player he was around the late 90's. Despite what some other reviewers have mentioned, Gregg's singing on this set is not near his best. His range is limited and he's struggling to stay on key. Granted, he's not able to reach the high notes of his younger days but, I've seen him in the past few years and singing way better than here. This record is for completest fans only. With all the great live Brothers discs out there, look elsewhere........


  3. If Greg Allman thinks that Derek Trucks guitar playing is not up to snuff for his tastes then why would Greg hire him in the first place? If that is the case then Derek Trucks is better off in his own band by himself alone (with others backing him as support) but in a full outfit band altogether (the issue is unity as pertains to bands as a whole in the first place) and after hearing THE DEREK TRUCKS BAND (his name is attached to the band for a reason) he has nothing to worry about because he's famous and making plenty of bank.


  4. I have listened to every era ABB and though the lineup here is one of my favorites, the recording isn't. Though average Allmans is better than most other bands . You can do better than this. For the collectors only. I am amazed this is all they could come up with after have many night to pick from. Dickey might not have been hitting the note on this one as they claim, but he is back in form now. saw him live twice in 06 and he has lots to offer. He needs to put out an album with his current lineup IMO the best he has had outside the Allmans. Anyone out there who isn't offended by Christian themes should check out the PAUL PAOLI BAND. Awesome live band . southern rock kinda Charlie meets the Allmans . PaulPaoli.com under media section to sample.


  5. This sounds like an analgue recording from the 1960s. It does not have the clarity (and in some cases the sterile sound of more recent live albums which is a good thing). This actually has a warmer sound than many clear digital recordings - kind of like some of the early 1960's Dick's Picks Grateful Dead releases). Supprising is that this was recorded in 2000. Was it poor recording equipment or are they trying to get a more 60's sound on this. Therefore, I think the only major flaw is a 10 minute drum solo in High Falls- OK to see but never good to hear. Drum solos should be hot and no longer than about 2 minutes - great drummers like Buddy Rich knew this well. Hit the stop button at the 11 minute mark of High Falls to avoid drum overload.


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Ted Nugent. By Sony. There are some available for $20.00.
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5 comments about Double Live Gonzo!.

  1. Have this album as a kid and I loved it. Bought it again on CD because this Nugent work is fantastic. Great White Buffalo and StrangleHold are worth the album alone. Nugent shows that he has alot of talent and can really rip the guitar. This album is raw, heavy and quality! A MUST GET!!


  2. Double live gonzo is one of the greatest live albums of all time.This double cd contains fantastic renditions of uncle ted"s classics like GREAT WHITE BUFFALO,STRANGLEHOLD and CAT SCRATCH FEVER and features some of the finest guitaring.VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.


  3. In my opinion, this is Ted Nugent's last great album. "State of Shock" (1979) is the one since "Double Live Gonzo" I listen to most, but I won't take the time to argue its merits. "If You Can't Lick 'Em" (1988) is his only good album of the '80s. There's no excuse for the penny-dreadful songwriting of "Intensities in Ten Cities" (1981) or the disastrous "Little Miss Dangerous" (1986). He made a great comeback in 1995 with "Spirit of the Wild," but the hooks lack that ear-friendly quality of his heyday. Nugent's two albums since then have been uniformly strong--with the emphasis on "uniform," which doesn't really suit his persona, if you know what I mean.

    But I'm a fan. Nugent has a spirit, a straightforward sense of craftsmanship, and an energy level that I've always responded to, even if his ego sometimes blocks his vision and his politics tend more toward ignorance than insight.

    Tearing up the landscape, pumping bullets into earth and stream from a careening jeep (as he did on one of his TV shows), doesn't quite jibe with the message of either 'Great White Buffalo' or 'Fred Bear.' Pointing a gun at the consumer's face (the tray of "Caveman") isn't my idea of public relations. As an r&b-and-blues-based guitarist, he could do with a bit more appreciation for black folk. Last, and least, I'd like to know what he meant when he said he was "99% celibate" during a tour while married.

    Yet he's more responsible with his guitar than with his mouth, and it's rare for a rock star to mention loving the voices of his children (the liner notes to "Out of Control"). I certainly don't expect him to go gentle into that good, or any other, night. Given the wilderness of human behavior, though, he might surprise us all.


  4. This is a classic. Must have if you like Ted Nugent.
    What more can you ask for ....LIVE ! This is a must have!


  5. Pure rock'n'roll energy at high voltage, this is what Uncle Ted's delivers here. This album is rightly super famous, it is really a shot (a shot!!) of pure energy. Ted is unstoppable here, he is like one of those wild animal he loves to hunt. His riffs played through his precious Byrdland are of the highest caliber (and never a word has been so well chosen!) even to today's standards. This album is essential to understand where all that hair metal from the eighties came from (by the way each time I see Ted's with a guitar in the seventies I understand where John Sykes for example took a lot of his cool attitude and look from ... I love him too be sure). I guess this album has been incredibly popular in the seventies and the building riffs of these song from Ted's songbook are the roots of thousands of tunes and riffs from the hair guys (but even their wild looks and their sexist macho attitude). I can't choose a tune here even if "Stranglehold" really attacks you with such a strong riff that it's almost incredible and it blows me away each time I listen to it (and Ted didn't had the full shred distortion we had today, you can hear its EXTREMELY beautiful and absolutly original archtop guitar tone). "Cat Scratch Fever" is splendid and the full run from "Just what the doctor ordered" 'till the instrumental "Hybernation" may be considered some of the best hard rock ever played (hard rock not nu-metal kids). After the long and strechted out instrumental "Hybernation" comes the second full gas run of the album, from "Stormtroopin" to "Motor city Madhouse". You can't lose this thing for real, it's too much, too much. Exceptional "Wang Dang Sweet Pootang". I mean this Gonzo live it's even more fantastic than what I remembered. I had this vynil of Gonzo Live in my school days, but rediscovering this album nowadays something like 25 years later, makes it perfectly clear to me that Ted's music was not a small thing and that he was not a clown dressed like a caveman. He was and still is a natural born performer, an extremely talented guitarist and his music was (and still is) extremely good, despite his lyrics that some may call stupid but are simply funny r'n'r lyrics to me. I don't take them too seriously ... they're only funny R'n'R lyrics. What do you expect from a man in a caveman dress? Some Shakespeare? I can't do nothing but love Ted and this album and to envy the people that attended these concerts in the seventies. Hunt those who don't like this album (just joking guys!)! Long live Uncle's Ted!!! PS (the rock candy remastered edition makes justice of this hard rock masterpiece)


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Alice Cooper. By Warner Bros / Wea. There are some available for $3.25.
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5 comments about The Alice Cooper Show.

  1. This might be one of the more unusual reviews you'll read. I don't have this CD, but a friend of mine let me borrow it because he was impressed by the guitar work. Well, it wasn't anything that great to me--not bad--but not something you would purchase the CD for. The sound quality, for one, isn't that good at all. What's especially annoying, though, is that half of these songs are, well, half of these songs!

    I mean, the medley of I Love the Dead/Go to Hell/Wish You Were Here clocks in at 6:31, as opposed to playing all three songs in full, which would be about 15 minutes. Fine, lots of bands do medleys on live albums this way, but what about "I Never Cry" chopped down to under three minutes?

    Or, even worse, "School's Out" missing a verse and chorus, bringing a 3:30 song to 2:19! "You and Me", a five minute song in its entirety, also 2:19.

    Again, this is probably something you won't see in many reviews, but it's significant, because it makes it seem like he's just trying to rush through these songs and just get them overwith. It's like those K-Tel albums from the mid 70s where all the songs were edited into bite-size 2-minute bits.

    The other problem is that the album as a whole is only about 40 minutes. Come on, even if you don't want to put a double live out there, you could at least release something that's 45-50 minutes and, even on vinyl, the sound quality would not really suffer. I think most fans would have preferred a double album, though. Who goes to a concert that's 40 minutes long? And how many classics are missing from this album, too?

    This reeks of contractual obligation.


  2. If you're like me, this album appeals to you because of The twin lead guitars of Dick Wagner and Steve Hunter. The standout number is EIGHTEEN, the definitive version thanks to the soaring, dramatic guitar solos of the previously mentioned virtuosos. If you really want to experience Alice Cooper with this, his best band, buy the DVD of WELCOME TO MY NIGHTMARE recorded live in England back in '75. Hunter and Wagner get to stretch their legs more plus you get the whole visual aspect of Alice's theatrical performance.


  3. This is the most important live of Alice, is great, the sound is good, the band is great.


  4. This is horrible and easily demonstrates that classic 70's Alice Cooper was a band effort. Without his original rocking band, this is a lame, Vegas style revue of the songs. His songs were good songs but needing a band effort. The guitars here sound real lame. This production mix stinks too.


  5. "THE ALICE COOPER SHOW"

    REVIEW:

    This may not be as classic as KISS' "Alive" or The Who's "Live At Leeds," but it is an entertaining live album nonetheless. Produced by Brian Christian and Bob Ezrin, "The Alice Cooper Show," which was recorded live at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, suffers mainly from being too short. Many songs compiled for this live release are actually shorter than there studio versions. Unfortuantely, there are far too many classic Cooper tunes that are NOT featured here; such as; "Ballad of Dwight Fry," "Elected," "Hello Hooray," "No More Mr. Nice Guy," "Welcome To My Nightmare," among others. However, the album does boast some solid live renditions of "Under My Wheels," "Only Women Bleed," "Sick Things," "Is It My Body," and "School's Out".

    MUSICIANS:

    Dick Wagner ... Guitars/Vocals
    Prakash John ... Bass/Vocals
    Steve Hunter ... Guitars
    Pentti (Whitey) Glan ... Drums
    Fred Mandel ... Keyboards

    INTERESTING FACTS:

    1. Released in November of 1977, the album would peak on the Billboard Top 200 at #131.

    2. The album was recorded during The King of the Silver Screen Tour which was a tour in support of his 1977 studio album, "Lace & Whiskey."

    3. Alice, who was contractually obligated to deliver the studio a live album, has publicly expressed his displeasure with this release.

    PACKAGING:

    Nothing fancy. It features a very underwhelming cover and the booklet features only three live shots of Alice along with song credits, musician credits and the typical "NOTES" page that accompanies most Warner Bros. 1970s releases.

    APPROX. RUNNING TIME:

    Only a disappointing total of 38 minutes and 5 seconds.

    FINAL ANALYSIS:

    While it is far too short and not very representive of the true enery and gothic spectacle of his live shows, "The Alice Cooper Show" is an entertaining enough live album. I'd give it ***1/2 out of 5.


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Blue Cheer. By Track (Navarre). The regular list price is $15.98. Sells new for $13.71.
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2 comments about Live in Japan.

  1. For a recording released on a fairly well known label, this disaster sounds like a bootleg recorded on a cassette recorder. It's not even in stereo! You can BARELY hear the drums in the background and there is absolutely NO sound separation or balance. Avoid this one like the plague!!!


  2. Is this the best CD in the world. No. But if you have a couple of beers, lay back and listen not real closely, it can get psychadelic and - it's good. It's average or above average and not too many bands can even say that. It's value is in hearing the current Blue Cheer line up of Dickie Peterson, Paul Whaley, and Duck McDonald performing live. Buy it! Convince the money people that there is enough interest in the Cheer that they will invest the time, effort and money in putting out a product worthy of the musicians and fans alike


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Joe Cocker. By Voiceprint UK. The regular list price is $21.98. Sells new for $14.42.
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4 comments about Vance Arnold and the Avenge 1963.

  1. Wow! Brilliant! I agree completely with the other reviewers. This is Joe Cocker showing tremendous potential in the early 1960s.


  2. Wow! Brilliant! I agree completely with the other reviewers. This is Joe Cocker showing tremendous potential in the early 1960s.


  3. What a fantastic product! It has everything for the Joe Cocker fans. Original music release, background, history and interesting facts and memorabilia. I understand a further update is likely later this year as 'Sounds of the Sixties.' This is another must. Every Cocker fan should have a copy of 'Joe Cocker - Vance Arnold and the Avengers,' it's a great collectors item. Joe must be so proud of this copy and his early days in Sheffield, England, where he is still the local hero.


  4. This classic album - and early biography - is a genuine tribute to a remarkable performer. Not only does it contain seven superb songs (recorded live on stage) from the days when he was first known as 'Vance Arnold and the Avengers;' but it also confirms a fascinating account of his early life, playing the clubs and pubs of Sheffield, England, whilst struggling to establish a reputation as a 'new wave' rock and roll singer. The nostalgic album helps re-create part of the atmosphere from that unique period in the mid sixties and provides clear evidence of Joe's raw potential as one of the top talents for the future.


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is April Wine. By King Biscuit. The regular list price is $11.98. Sells new for $4.95. There are some available for $4.95.
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1 comments about Greatest Hits Live.

  1. GREATEST HITS LIVE is a great April Wine concert that has been preserved for posterity. It's no secret that these guys kicked up a rat's nest in concert, and this new CD offers further proof of that. Anyone wanting to hear a great use of three guitars outside of the Southern rock school should get this CD.


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Blue Öyster Cult. By Pilot. The regular list price is $17.98. Sells new for $10.88. There are some available for $5.99.
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5 comments about Tales of the Psychic War, Vols. 1-2.

  1. why does amazon sell this?
    this is an unauthorized recording.
    the band is not being paid.
    don't buy it.


  2. Tales Of Psychic Wars is two concerts from the early eighties. Both of these concerts were actually performed as Soft White Underbelly, NOT BOC! BOC occasionally likes to go incognito and perform as earlier incarnations and these shows were performed under the Soft White Underbelly moniker.
    Disc one is from Bond's International Casino, New York, 6/16/81. This was released in LP format back in the '80s. It is easy to tell this was released on LP because the intros fade in and the outros fade out for each song. This also is not the complete concert. The following songs have been ommited: ETI (followed Dr.Music), Cities On Flame (followed Fire Of Unkown Origin), Flaming Telepaths (followed Joan Crawford) and Heavy Metal (followed ME 262). I would have LOVED to hear Heavy Metal live as this is RARELY performed. This is one of the last gigs with Albert Bouchard on drums as he was fired in England two months later while the band was touring Europe. Drum technician Rick Downey took over the druming until 1985.
    The show itself is very good! Highlights being Fire Of Unknown Origin, Veterans Of The Psychic Wars, Hot Rails To Hell and Godzilla. Yes, even the usually boring drum solo during Godzilla rates high on this performance. I'm a sucker for cool synthesized sounds. I would rate this disc 3.5 stars out of 5 due to the editing of songs and concert.
    Disc two is from Perkins Place, Pasadena, California 7/24/83. As I mentioned in the beginning of this review, this show was performed under the Soft White Underbelly tag, which is wierd because Albert Bouchard (founding group member) at this time is no longer with the band. Anyway, this show was held in between releases. "ETI Live" was the current album and "Revolution By Night" was just a couple of months away from being released. Eric even introduces "Burnin' For You" as being from the "ETI Live" album, which it is; but in reality originates on the "Fire Of Unknown Origin" album. One song, "Feel the Thunder" from the forth coming album, was performed after "Seven Screaming Dizbusters" but was omitted. They even do one of Buck's solo numbers, "Born To Rock", from his "Flat Out" album. The band's performance is good but the audience really helped put this show over! The crowd is very energetic and this helped BOC as they initially seem lethargic IMO. The encore is a 10 minute Doors medley of "Roadhouse Blues" and "Love Me Two Times". The crowd eats it up! Other highlights are Harvester Of Eyes, Born To Rock, Seven Screaming Dizbusters; shoot ALL of the songs are awesome! I rate this disc 4.5 stars out of 5 due to omitting one song.
    Overall, this disc is a fabulous representation of the band in the early '80s. You will not be disapointed, especially you Soft White Underbelly disciples! Burn out the day, burn out the night!


  3. NMC Music, Ltd.: Pilot 128. Released 2001.
    Also released as heavy vinyl 2-LP set with gatefold sleeve on Fruit Tree Records 381515.
    Disc One: Live in New York, 1981 ,Fire of Unknown Origin Tour(Same source as "The Thing" , "Burnin' for You" and "Godzilla").
    Source: Radio show - A Night On The Road show #ANOTR-681 3-LP set.
    Recorded at Bonds International Casinos, New York City (6/16/1981). Instruments: Eric Bloom (guitars, vocals), Donald Roeser (guitars, vocals), Allen Lanier (keyboards, backing vocals), Albert Bouchard (drums), Joe Bouchard (bass, backing vocals). On Disk Two, Rick Downey fills in on drums.
    This recording was broadcast on ABC Radio's "A Night on the Road" on 8/8/1981. According to Bolle Gregmar,BOC Fanclub President, some of the songs at the end of the show (The Reaper,Godzilla, Born To Be Wild, 5 Guitars) were actually recorded the previous year (9/8/1980 show at the Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA).These were spliced in by Steve Schenck and George Geranios when the mixing budget ran out. The version of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" sounds as if Buck mistakenly sings the second verse twice, while the band recovers without missing a beat. Actually, the splicing of the two shows was done in the middle of the song, but was done in error. The version of "5 Guitars" is the "Mark III" (Golden Age of Leather) version.
    Also, for some unknown reason, "5 Guitars" was mixed after "Born To Be Wild", when in actuality the band played them in the opposite order ("5 Guitars" segues into "Born To Be Wild"). This release sounds great and features a ten and a half minute "Godzilla " jam.
    Disc Two: Live in Pasadena, CA 1983. (Same source as "Rock and Roll Reapers" and "Nail You Down")
    Source: Radio show - Captured Live #CL-1083 3-LP set.
    From the ABC recording, "Captured Live", recorded on 7/23/1983 at Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA, and broadcast on 8/29/1983. The show also contained some songs from *Revolution By Night* (Take Me Away, Feel The Thunder, Veins), but they were not broadcast as the album had not yet been released. Includes a track from Buck Dharma's "Flat Out" and extended versions of
    "Born to Be Wild" and "Roadhouse Blues".


  4. That's not true in this particular moment.
    I hope this is the last time i ever here these classical BÖC-songs in some sort of live best of...da da da.
    This is my most favorite band, and now i hope they hunting high & low for a good producer.
    Meanwhile i hold on to Buck Dharmas Red & The Black albums.....


  5. This is a double cd release from a real rock band..the Blue Oyster Cult. The first cd was taking from a concert(or concerts?) held in New York city and could be good... All the songs fade out into no sound afterwards..so it's kind of hard to listen to straight through..but if you want to listen to just a random song it can be very pleasent. There are awesome versons of 'Don't Fear the Reaper', 'Roadhouse Blues', 'Godzilla', '5 Guitars', 'Fire of Unknowing Orgin', ect. I'd give disc one a 3/5 stars.

    The 2ed disc was taking from a concert in Pasadena around 2 years later, and is very pleasent to listen to straight through. Although this cd starts off kind of slow, and doesn't include a key BOC song 'Godzilla' the last half of this cd is simply amazing. Starting at song 8, 'Cities on Flame With Rock'n Roll'it goes through a small set list of some of the Blue Oyster Cult's top songs including 'Burnin' For You', 'Joan Crawford' and 'Don't Fear the Reaper' a cover of Stepinwolf's 'Born to be Wild' and an amazing cover of the Doors 'Roadhouse Blues'. Over all this disc deserves a 5/5 stars.

    Well if you do the math 3/5 and 5/5 = 4/5..and that's what I gave this double cd set. If your a BOC fan it's deffently worth the money, and if you like real rock'n'roll it's also probably worth the money to you, but hey, with live versons like this of songs like 'Don't Fear the Reaper', 'Godzilla', and 'Burnin' For You' how could you go wrong?



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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is UFO. By Zoom Club. The regular list price is $19.98. Sells new for $48.99. There are some available for $19.95.
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5 comments about Regenerator.

  1. UFO are still kings of melodic hard rock. They were
    ignored when Schenker left but Paul Chapman proved that he
    was worth the job and this live disc shows how powerful and
    good they still were! This rocks just as much as Strangers and
    and real UFO fan would love it! No Place To Run rocks and if
    "the boss" had released it, it would've been a massive hit!
    This is a great live album and highly recommended.


  2. Although I am waiting to get hold of this CD I have a copy of the original 1982 BBC Radio 1 broadcast on tape and it's a great gig (yep I was in the UK pressing the record button on my hifi 21 years ago!). There is a great mix of UFO tracks on it, and I guess it's good quality because the Radio 1 broadcasts back then were too. My copy has Doctor Doctor at the end (and Phil telling the audience to say hello to their mum as they were being recorded for radio), but I gather these are not on the CD. Well it's obvious why they cut out the hello mum bit - they didnt want a reference to a "radio broadcast" on a commercial CD. As to why Doctor Doctor was cut I can't say...


  3. This recording is deeply flawed, both in sound quality and performance quality. Chapman did an admirable job taking over from Schenker on No Place to Run, and even Wild, Willing, & Innocent had some decent songs. But by this time, the band was running on fumes (high-proof, at that). The result is uninspired, muddy, and downright embarassing at times. Chapman's inability to string together a memorable hook or melody in his awful improvised solos is painful to experience. I remember seeing the band at this time, and even then, at the gullible age of 17, I knew I wasn't seeing a tight group. Pete Way was visibly plastered (when isn't he, I guess?), Chapman and Mogg only marginally less so.

    Frankly, this one's forgettable, as was this entire stage of the band. Don't waste your money.



  4. Think of Britain's hard-rocking UFO and you'll almost always think of bassist Pete Way, singer Phil Mogg, drummer Andy Parker, keyboadist/rhythmn guitarist/backing singer Paul Raymond and axeman extraordinaire Michael Schenkar. Well, this 1982 concert recording is from a sadly underappreciated later lineup that had Paul 'tonka' Chapman on guitar and Neil Carter on keyboards and rhythmn guitar.

    This lineup produced two fine, fine studio recordings (Mechanix and Wild, Willing and Innocent) and as Regenerator proves, certainly was no slouch on stage.

    That's what I like about this album: not only is the setlist filled with songs that simply aren't played by today's version of UFO (only 4 of the 12 are from Schenkar-era albums), they're played with typical energetic, raw abandon.

    Of course, sound quality is often a problem with UFO live albums. Too often they're made from inferior audience recordings (check out the brutal bonus live CD with the Covenant album). Regenerator may or may not be from an audience tape; most of the time it sounds better than that, but there are a few moments where you wonder. Still, to have a well-designed Chapman-era live package, complete with essay and lots of good pictures, is a serious bonus.



  5. Although the vast majority of UFO fans regard Michael as the seminal UFO lead guitarist, it's hard to overlook the Paul Chapman era for incredible music as well.
    The Wild,the Willing and the Innocent is an example of an absolutely Brilliant album from this period.
    Regenerator features several tunes from this album as well as other songs rarely found elsewhere. The band sounds great. Phil Mogg misses the odd note here and there but you can hear a real cohesion within the band. One highlight here is the awesome drumming of the incomparable Andy Parker. One of rock's finest
    (and overlooked) drummers. He propels the songs on Regenerator with his usual thunderous beat. A good CD to have for Chapman -era tunes. recommended for Mystery Train alone!


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Posted in Classic Rock (Tuesday, December 2, 2008)

The artist is Artist is Nazareth. By Brill. The regular list price is $11.99. Sells new for $7.99.
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