Search - New Riders of the Purple Sage :: Live on Stage

Thoroughly enjoyable 1975 live set!

Aaron Gangross | Here and There | 06/13/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This CD features 10 tracks from two separate performances in 1975. The first 6 tracks boast great sound quality and high energy, both of which are missing on the last 4 (which is why it gets four stars, not five). There are great versions of Panama Red, Henry, and Glendale Train. This is also the only place to currently hear Instant Armadillo Blues, with the great first half by Skip Battin, who plays bass and sings. This is a good example of the NRPS at the time their golden era was winding down."

Should have stayed hidden underground

paul stockland | minneapolis | 05/14/2003

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This is a terrible live recording. It is cheaply done(sounds like Twenty dollar tape recorder. the playing is Okay but the singing I think is awful. Reading the back we know why it was released but I think it should have stayed on the cutting room floor. StayAway"