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Chuck Berry Live at Fillmore

04/21/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is an incredible CD. My opinion is some what biased in that this was first concert where I heard Chuck Berry live. Berry rocked, the Fillmore rocked and this CD rocks! Listening to this make me recall even the smell of the auditorium. At the time, we had no idea it was being recorded. If you like rock, if you like blues you will like this CD."

The King Live

David Bradley | Sterling, VA USA | 09/14/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I was a tad dissapointed with LIVE AT FILLMORE AUDITORIUM, because I've never been very interested in Berry's slow stuff and there's nearly wall-to-wall true blues on the LP.On the other hand, it's Chuck Berry, and he IS the king of Rock'n'Roll, so how bad could it possibly be?When I saw Berry in concert about 15 years ago, he was still doing shows like he'd done for a couple of decades: pickup bands, or just one step better than that, everything in A, and make up the playlist as you go. The band here is Steve Miller's, there is the occasional tune in B or G, and the playlist is surprisingly berift of the better known Berry songs. He focuses instead on slow blues and a couple of drifting jam sessions.But I could listen to Berry play his wandering leads on that red hollow body all day long. He's occasionally sloppy, but so was Jimmy Page and I liked his stuff too.A word of warning: the versions of "Reelin' And Rockin'" and "My Ding-A-Ling" are NOT the hit versions. "Reelin' and Rockin'" chugs along just fine; "My Ding-A-Ling" isn't as good as the hit single, which was recorded in the UK...and a lot of people didn't think the hit was too great to begin with. "Johnny B. Goode" is thE disapointment of the album, starting as a slow dirge before shifting into a franticly uptempo mess."

On the bluesy side

08/22/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Great Chuck Berry & co. performances of his songs and covers. It's on the bluesy side, for the most part, but that's okay with me because they are all played so well. Throw this one on the player and relax."