The First One Was Better
John Little | Stockton, CA | 07/29/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The same great harmonies, but less of the folk flavor that was their trademark on the first album. If you like thier sound, buy this album; if you like their folk music, don't."
Almost like being there...
John T. Berg | Lynnwood, WA, USA | 10/08/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Some of us were fortunate to visit Pasadena's Ice House a fair amount back in the late '60s and the '70s -- one of my fave memories was seeing the "Rotorooter Good Time Christmas Band" there, leading to my purchase of their LP which frankly was nowhere as good as experiencing them live. But here we have a live Modern Folk Quartet album and this one is very definately a worthy purchase, even if you never saw them at the Ice House or in Japan or anywhere else they very occasionally "come out" for a few precious gigs. The sound here is excellent, the set list draws upon the full range of the band's repertoire including a fond re-take of "This Could Be The Night" (the song Phil Spector produced back in 1965 that could have been a big hit, had it actually been released at the time!),a bit of Hawaiian, some folkrock, some crooner songs and all featuring their great 4 part harmony. The members of the MFQ are all better known via their alternate career paths, e.g. Jerry Yester was a member for a time of the Lovin' Spoonful (and his brother Jim was in the Association), Henry Diltz made his reputation via photography (Doors LP covers, etc.) etc, But rest assured, on music value alone this CD is very much worth your money. One of my good buddies (now a pastor in Seattle) was working food at the Ice House the night this live set was recorded and I bought it for him as a gift, but in the end I had to keep a copy for myself too!"
Track Listings (17) - Disc #1