5つ星のうち5.0This is a very good collection, both musically and historically
2015年9月5日に英国でレビュー済み
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This is a very good collection, both musically and historically. Excellent performances throughout. A faster rendition of On the Road Again, great sounding Human Condition, Catapillar Crawl, a lot of tracks worth listening to here purely on there own merit, and a point of fascination for those with a keen interest in the Heat.
Diese Doppel-CD ist allenfalls für eingefleischte Heat-Fans interessant. Abgesehen von der durch's Band weg miserablen technischen Qualität ist auch der musikalische Gehalt eher bescheiden. Die einzelnen Songs klingen teilweise schräg, um nicht zu sagen falsch. Die Hits "Going up the Country" und "Let's work together" sind als Single-Version wesentlich besser. Ausserdem nerven Bob's Ansagen. Ganz allgemein komme ich zum Schluss, dass Canned Heat als Gruppe massiv überschätzt wird, es gibt zweifellos wesentlich bessere Bluesgruppen.
7 Sore back blues “Dupage country fairground 1973”
8 Shaken boogie “Campus Berkeley 12.08.71”
9 Bring it on home
10 Tu Vas Trop Vita (keep it Clean) “not listed”
Slightly disappointed that there are only three tracks from recording sessions on the album (which are taken from the excellent “Historical figures..” album), I always find it fascinating to hear how songs evolve & change in the studio. But there are still some outstanding live performances, especially on the second disc, with the band playing extended versions of their songs, although it is frustrating that you don’t get to hear the entire show. It would have been an idea to take a big Canned Heat fan into the studio to help pick the tracks (they would have known what tracks other Canned Heat fans really would want to hear). So needless to say this is an essential Canned Heat release, but Fito de la Parra & co could have dug a little deeper into the vaults.