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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There have been in rock history absolutely stunning live albums. I'm thinking, for example, in "Yessongs" (Yes), "Before the Flood" (Dylan & Band), "Live Rust" (Mr. Young), "Absolutely Live" (Doors) ... "BJH Live" is one of them. The band was in the peak of their creativity and in top form, they had released their best studio album (Everyone is everybody else) and the sound was clean, strong and cohesive. Lots of guitars, lots of mellotron (played by the great late Woolly), no orchestra, and all the beauty and subtlety of their great themes from the Harvest years are there. And, as some reviewers emphasize, the songs sound better live than in studio.
A real must have. An immortal live.
A real must have. An immortal live.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
...is as good a title as any for this review , because as i start to type i am listening to the fantastic guitar solo that closes that particular song , track 4 on this stunning album. That just happens to be the track currently playing , and it's beautiful, but yet it seriously rocks...still it is just one of the many BJH classics on this album.
The opening 3 songs are 'SUMMER SOLDIER','MEDICINE MAN',& 'CRAZY CITY'.
3 of the best songs ever written in this genre.
(What genre, hey i'm not getting into it,ha, but yeah they are 'somewhere in between the 'Moody Blues' & 'Pink Floyd',just like everybody says.'Somewhere'.
To my mind , with this live set, BJH released the best album of their career, and easily surpassed The Moodies and drew level with the very best of Pink Floyd. They may not have maintained this standard, actually , lets be honest they made some truly bad albums later in their career,as did the Moodies.
This pinnacle of their releases however ,needs to be heard by everyone who likes the 'genre'.(that word again).
HEY, you can get this information above this review , but still i have to tell ya,..tracks 5 & forwards are...'THE GREAT 1974 MINING DISASTER',the absolutely gorgeous 'GALADRIEL',then ,'NEGATIVE EARTH','SHE SAID','PAPER WINGS','FOR NO ONE',and their all time classic 'MOCKINGBIRD'.Basically this album contains all the best tracks they ever wrote,played with more passion than their studio counterparts.
The guitar solo in 'Negative Earth', is currently giving me goose-bumps,as did the solo from '1974 Mining Disaster', a few mints ago.
Rest assured , this is an album of much more than guitars solo's ,indeed one could argue that the mellotron is the lead instrument ,enriching each and every track as it does here,quite beautifully, and yet as already mentioned, with the help of powerful drums and prominent bass, this album truly rocks. As i write ,the 'wah-wah' has just taken flight in 'For No One'.
I had not heard this album for about 12 years ,so i recently bought the cd,half out of curiousity,not really expecting it to be as good as i seemed to remember,surely it would have dated terribly ?.
I could not have been more wrong. This recording has just jumped into my top 20 albums ever.
Buy it !.
The opening 3 songs are 'SUMMER SOLDIER','MEDICINE MAN',& 'CRAZY CITY'.
3 of the best songs ever written in this genre.
(What genre, hey i'm not getting into it,ha, but yeah they are 'somewhere in between the 'Moody Blues' & 'Pink Floyd',just like everybody says.'Somewhere'.
To my mind , with this live set, BJH released the best album of their career, and easily surpassed The Moodies and drew level with the very best of Pink Floyd. They may not have maintained this standard, actually , lets be honest they made some truly bad albums later in their career,as did the Moodies.
This pinnacle of their releases however ,needs to be heard by everyone who likes the 'genre'.(that word again).
HEY, you can get this information above this review , but still i have to tell ya,..tracks 5 & forwards are...'THE GREAT 1974 MINING DISASTER',the absolutely gorgeous 'GALADRIEL',then ,'NEGATIVE EARTH','SHE SAID','PAPER WINGS','FOR NO ONE',and their all time classic 'MOCKINGBIRD'.Basically this album contains all the best tracks they ever wrote,played with more passion than their studio counterparts.
The guitar solo in 'Negative Earth', is currently giving me goose-bumps,as did the solo from '1974 Mining Disaster', a few mints ago.
Rest assured , this is an album of much more than guitars solo's ,indeed one could argue that the mellotron is the lead instrument ,enriching each and every track as it does here,quite beautifully, and yet as already mentioned, with the help of powerful drums and prominent bass, this album truly rocks. As i write ,the 'wah-wah' has just taken flight in 'For No One'.
I had not heard this album for about 12 years ,so i recently bought the cd,half out of curiousity,not really expecting it to be as good as i seemed to remember,surely it would have dated terribly ?.
I could not have been more wrong. This recording has just jumped into my top 20 albums ever.
Buy it !.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first heard this in the 70's on Radio London and was completely hooked. I went out and bought it the very next day. Over the years this album has stood the test of time. It is a must have for your collection and many of these live tracks are actually better than the studio tracks.
Mockingbird, in particular, sends a shiver down your spine. Play it at full volume, but ask the neighbours in. They will love it.
Mockingbird, in particular, sends a shiver down your spine. Play it at full volume, but ask the neighbours in. They will love it.
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Brilliant blast from BJH
Great live album, well produced although some might think the sound is 'dated'. If you like BJH you will love this album - as fresh as the day it the concert was recorded. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. N. J. Hall
Their best effort
There's something sad about this album - and about BJH as a whole. Their symphonic approach definitely fit in with the progressive mainstream of the early seventies, but their... Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. Schlingemann
Once again - after 37 years!
Went to see BJH in Buxton last weekend - their first concert since the tragic death of Woolly Wolstenholme. Read more
Published 15 months ago by democritus
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