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A glorious trainwreck

Charles G. Calderbank | Sandy Hook, CT | 05/08/2008

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This review is tough express. I'm not sure of the source tape quality etc

so I have heard better mixes and releases of far better quality. Ronnie and Keith did sound ripped, but it was a time of rock and roll excess. Are there missed notes and chords, is it sloppy? YES.

But man it rocks it has a certain dirty groove and energy that will make you turn up the volume and stomp.

Pure rock and roll sometimes is not pretty and this is a fine example.

If you love your rock down and dirty or better stated "solid garage rock" This will put a smile on your face. If you love perfection all the way around pass on it. I love the music but to keep it real I give it 3 stars for the flaws....Yes it's glorious trainwreck."

When The Music's Over

Mr. Richard D. Coreno | Berea, Ohio USA | 05/28/2008

(2 out of 5 stars)

"On stage with a music stand, sheets of music, cigarettes and a guitar, Ronnie Wood and friends - Keith Richards (g), Stanley Clarke (b), Ian McLagan (key), Bobby Keys (sax) and Ziggy Modeliste (d) - partied their way across North America in 1979, playing two concerts in Canada and 18 in the U.S., along with opening for Led Zeppelin at the Knebworth Festival - to support Wood's solo album, Gimme Some Neck.



And this 2-CD set typified the oftentimes very sloppy work of a super group led by Woods - New Barbarians - playing the role of arena rock mega-stars. With promotional ads promising the possibility of "special guests" to boost tepid ticket sales, the majority of the concerts were played in front of half-filled - or less - arenas.



This October 2006 on Wood's record label, Wooden Records, is about as good as it got musically on the tour. This is rock-n-roll soaked in the licks from the blues and r & b, but more suited for a smokey bar on a very late Saturday night, not from accomplished musicians who - when motivated - could have performed much better.















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I was buried alive that nite!

V. Mclaughlin | PA | 08/27/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Besides the vocals being somewhat rough,and the music a little raw,the show was great that nite,I realy enjoyed hearing this music from that show,just because I was there."