The Doors - Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The Second Performance (1969 us classic psychedelic rock live album perfomance - FLAC)

As the title suggests, this set contains the second of two complete shows from the Doors at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood, July 21, 1969.

Both were professionally documented, anticipating enough material for a stopgap concert album as the band simultaneously composed and arranged new sides for their subsequent Morrison Hotel and LA Woman studio releases.

With over three decades under the bridge and the blessings of the surviving bandmembers, Live at the Aquarius Theater: The Second Performance provides a real-time recreation of the entire two-and-a-quarter-hour performance from the sonically superior multi-track tapes.

Initially the interaction between the band and audience borders on ennui, while a seemingly unfazed John Densmore (drums), Robbie Krieger (guitar), Ray Manzerek (keyboards/bass pedals/vocals), and Jim Morrison (vocals) musically ascend to their outlandish pre-Miami selves.

Stylistically, however, their music is pointing away from the LSD-tinged antics that informed much of their initial sound and vision.

In its stead is an influx of blues- and R&B-influenced covers such as the extended workout of Van Morrison's "Gloria," Willie Dixon's "Little Red Rooster," "Rock Me Baby," and "Close to You."

This should in no way insinuate that the band had altogether forsaken their psychedelic roots, as the renderings of "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" as well as a profound and intense "Celebration of the Lizard" are perfect vehicles for the sonic mind games that became synonymous with the Doors.

Likewise, the band unveils several unique renderings to sides from the forthcoming Morrison Hotel.

"You Make Me Real" sticks fairly close its studio counterpart, unlike the incendiary instrumental reading of "Peace Frog," which is linked to a crystalline "Blue Sunday."

This is the Doors performing at the peak of their ability and is the way they deserve to be remembered.

In an ultimately successful attempt to aurally re-create the relaxed and informal pacing of the show, all between-song chatter as well as some lengthy banter between the audience and band occurs organically.

Keen-eared enthusiasts will recognize the inimitable and likewise sonorous voice of lighting director Chip Monk during the spoken-word "A Request of the Management."

Monk is best placed via his intermittent stage announcements at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.

In addition to the two discs, Live at the Aquarius Theater: The Second Performance includes a 16-page foldout booklet with notes from all three surviving bandmembers.

As titles on the Doors-owned Bright Midnight record label are not available via most traditional CD outlets, enthusiasts are encouraged to direct their attentions to the additional information available at the band's website: www:thedoors.com (by Lindsay Planer).

Five to one:


Disc 1:
01.Concert Introduction and Tuning - 2:06
02.Jim's Introduction - 0:11
03.Back Door Man (Dixon) - 4:35
04.Break on Through (To the Other Side) - 3:53
05.When the Music's Over - 12:07
06.Tuning - 0:57
07.You Make Me Real - 3:05
08.Tuning - 0:25
09.Universal Mind - 4:42
10.The Crowd Humbly Requests - 2:15
11.Mystery Train/Crossroads (Parker/Johnson) - 5:59
12.The Crowd Again Requests - 0:12
13.Little Red Rooster (Dixon) - 6:28
14.Tuning - 0:49
15.Gloria (Van Morrison) - 10:02
16.Tuning - 0:51
17.Touch Me - 3:29
18.The Crystal Ship - 3:25

Disc 2:
01.Tuning - 0:48
02.Light My Fire - 13:53
03.The Crowd Requests Their Favourites - 0:57
04.The Celebration of the Lizard - 14:59
05.A Request of the Management - 6:45
06.Soul Kitchen - 6:51
07.Jim Introduces Ray - 1:01
08.Close to You (Dixon) - 4:29
09.A Conversation With the Crowd - 2:12
10.Peace Frog [Instrumental] - 2:36
11.Blue Sunday - 2:38
12.Five to One - 5:47
13.The Crowd Again Requests Their Favorites - 0:44
14.Jim Introduces the Movie - 1:05
15.Rock Me Baby (King) - 7:38

The Doors:
*Jim Morrison - vocals
*Ray Manzarek - organ, keyboard bass
*Robby Krieger - electric guitar
*John Densmore - drums


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The Doors - Live at the Aquarius Theatre: The First Performance (1969 us classic psychedelic rock live album perfomance - FLAC)

From the Doors' own Bright Midnight Records comes this double-disc package featuring the first of two sets performed on July 21, 1969, at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood.

The evening was billed as " Elektra Records Showcase Concert Series Presents..." and, as lead vocalist Jim Morrison announces at the outset, these homecoming performances were done for the express purpose of gathering material for a live album.

Indeed, this was only the fifth concert appearance that the Doors had been able to secure in the wake of what is referred to as "the Miami incident."

While at times pensive, the band members ultimately rise to the occasion as they wind through a set of hits and fan favorites, as well as a few compositions that would have been previously unheard by this audience.

The set begins with little fanfare and the virtual absence of any response from the crowd is nothing short of eerie. The shamanistic wails that normally accompany "Back Door Man" are conspicuously absent.

Instead, however, Morrison exhibits a more subdued power, which is equally hypnotic.

The loose -- at times ambling -- pace between many of the songs allows for unique interactions between the band and attendees.

The spur-of-the-moment decision to perform "Soul Kitchen" results in a palpable shift in the band's energies -- as if a cathartic weight had been lifted.

From this point, the Doors take the initiative to integrate several works in progress. Among them are the blues-laden "I Will Never Be Untrue" and "Build Me a Woman" -- indicating the direction that their final two albums, Morrison Hotel and L.A. Woman, would proceed in.

Their loose and seemingly improvised nature contrasts well with the rhythmic precision of "Universal Mind," whose instrumental section is derived from Mongo Santamaria's "Afro Blue."

Ultimately, only the incendiary "Celebration of the Lizard" from this performance would be issued on Absolutely Live.

In addition to the two discs, Live at the Aquarius Theater: The First Performance includes a 16-page foldout booklet, including notes from all three surviving band members.

Bright Midnight releases are not available in stores. For more information refer to: www.thedoors.com (by Lindsay Planer).

Disc 1:
01.Tuning - 1:09
02.Jim's Introduction - 0:54
03.Back Door Man (Howlin' Wolf, Dixon) - 5:38
04.Break on Through (To the Other Side) - 4:49
05.What Do We Do Next? - 0:18
06.Soul Kitchen - 4:44
07.You Make Me Real - 3:11
08.Tuning - 1:09
09.I Will Never Be Untrue - 3:50
10.The Crowd Humbly Requests - 0:59
11.When The Music's Over - 11:32
12.Universal Mind - 4:39
13.The Crowd Requests Their Favorites and Tuning - 1:20
14.Mystery Train/Crossroads (Parker, Phillips)/(Johnson) - 6:45
15.Build Me A Woman - 5:35

Disc 2:
01.Tuning - 0:37
02.Who Do You Love (False Start) - 0:37
03.Who Do You Love (Bo Diddley) - 7:27
04.Light My Fire - 10:53
05.The Crowd Requests More - 1:15
06.The Celebration of the Lizard - 15:28

The Doors:
*Jim Morrison - vocals
*Ray Manzarek - organ, keyboard bass
*Robby Krieger - electric guitar
*John Densmore - drums


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Vanilla Fudge - Box Of Fudge (1967-1969 us psychedelic - Rhino handmade 4 CD boxset - MP3 320K and FLAC)

For a brief moment in 1967, Vanilla Fudge stood at the swirling center of the pop-music universe, satisfying fans searching for transformative musical experiences with its symphonic psychedelic rock.

Sweetened by intricate vocal harmonies and classical flourishes, The Fudge’s innovative mix of rhythm and blues shone brightly as a new era of heavy music was dawning at the start of the 1970s.

Organist Mark Stein, bassist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist Vince Martell, and drummer Carmine Appice recorded five albums in two years.

They toured relentlessly, winning converts with radical reworkings of hits like The Supremes’ “You Keep Me Hanging On” while “raising” the bar for after-show escapades.

Rhino Handmade devotes equal time to The Fudge’s influential studio and live legacies with a four-disc boxed set that combines album tracks and rare singles with unreleased recordings.

Presented in an elaborately designed, foil wrapped package, the set also comes with an 11x17 replica Family Dog poster from one of the band’s shows.

The first two discs flow mostly in chronological order, beginning with Vanilla Fudge’s earliest recordings, including the band’s first single with Atco, “Take Me For A Little While.”

It continues with selections from the group’s self-titled debut, The Beat Goes On (1968), Renaissance (1968), Near The Beginning (1969) and Rock And Roll (1969), plus two songs from Mystery, the band’s brief 1984 reunion.

Along with gathering a number of singles, the collection also marks the debut of the previously unreleased “Heartache Jam,” originally recorded in 1969.

The final two discs spotlight Vanilla Fudge on stage in its prime with an unreleased recording of the band welcoming the arrival of 1969 with a New Year’s concert at the Fillmore West.

Recorded shortly before the quartet’s fourth album was released, the show draws on The Fudge’s early days for “People Get Ready” and “Ticket To Ride” as well as its forthcoming album Near The Beginning with “Shotgun” and an epic version – more than 20 minutes – of “Break Song.”

The collection concludes with “Love Jam,” “Movin’On” and “VF Studio Jam,” a trio of previously unreleased tracks recorded in New York at Atlantic Recording Studio just months before the original quartet splintered (Rhino).





Disc 1:
01.All In Your Mind
02.Take Me For A Little While
03.Ticket To Ride
04.People Get Ready
05.She's Not There
06.You Keep Me Hangin' On
07.Where Is My Mind
08.The Look Of Love
09.Sketch
10.The Beat Goes On
11.Come By Day, Come By Night
12.The Sky Cried - When I Was A Boy
13.That's What Makes A Man
14.Faceless People
15.Season Of The Witch

Disc 2:
01.Shotgun
02.Some Velvet Morning
03.You Can't Do That
04.People
05.Good Good Livin' (Long Version)
06.Heartache Jam
07.Need Love
08.Lord In The Country
09.Street Walking Woman
10.The Windmills Of Your Mind
11.Jealousy
12.My World Is Empty

Disc 3:
01.She's Not There (live)
02.Shotgun (live)
03.People Get Ready (live)
04.You Keep Me Hangin' On (live)
05.Season Of The Witch (live)
06.Break Song (live)

Disc 4:
01.Good Good Livin' (live)
02.Ticket To Ride (live)
03.Medley: Moonlight Sonota/Fur Elise/Eleanor Rigby (live)
04.Take Me For A Little While (live)
05.Like A Rolling Stone (live)
06.Love Jam
07.Movin' On
08.VF Studio Jam


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Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - On Tour With Eric Clapton (1970 us classic rock - Rhino Handmade Deluxe Box Set. 4 CD's - MP3 320K and FLAC)

Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett assembled an all-star group of “friends” in 1969 for a weeklong tour of England, a legendary excursion that would produce On Tour With Eric Clapton, one of rock’s most powerful and enduring live albums.

Clocking in at a mere 40 minutes, the original left fans wanting more for decades. THE WAIT IS OVER - Rhino Handmade delivers with a four-disc deluxe reissue expanded with more than three hours of unreleased roof-raising, hickory-smoked rock ’n’ soul.

The set, which comes packaged in a mock road case, contains Delaney & Bonnie & Friends’ complete performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall, plus a composite of the next night’s performances at Colston Hall in Bristol, and both the early and late shows from the tour’s final stop at Fairfield Halls in Croydon.

Along with the Bramletts, the touring band showcased on these discs includes guitarists Eric Clapton and Dave Mason, bassist Carl Radle, drummer Jim Gordon, organist Bobby Whitlock, Jim Price and Bobby Keys on horns, percussionist Tex Johnson, and singer Rita Coolidge.

Along with unreleased versions of all the songs from the original, this reissue also contains several songs not featured on the 1970 album, including “I Don’t Know Why” a track the Bramletts penned with Clapton; “My Baby Specializes” and “Everybody Loves A Winner” from the Bramlett’s debut Home; “Get Ourselves Together” from the couple’s 1969 follow-up Accept No Substitute; the traditional “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”; a cover of Spencer Davis Group’s “Gimme Some Lovin’”; and the instrumental “Pigmy.”

Glyn Johns, who recorded the Colston Hall gig, revisits his experience in the collection’s detailed liner notes: “There is no question that they had an immense effect on popular music, mostly by influencing some of the most successful musicians of the day.

The outstanding memory for me is the sound they created. Being an engineer, it had a huge influence on me—this, coupled with the complexity of the rhythm section and the ease with which they performed. Us Brits had never heard anything so fluid.”

Disc 1:
01.Intro/Tuning
02.Opening Jam
03.Gimme Some Lovin'
04.Band Introductions
05.Only You Know And I Know
06.Medley: Poor Elijah/Tribute To Johnson
07.Get Ourselves Together
08.I Don't Know Why
09.Where's There's A Will, There's A Way
10.That's What My Man Is For
11 Medley: Pour Your Love On Me/Just Plain Beautiful
12.Everybody Loves A Winner
13.Things Get Better
14.Coming Home
15.I Don't Want To Discuss It
16.Little Richard Medley: Tutti Frutti/The Girl Can't Help It/Long Tall Sally/Jenny Jenny
17. My Baby Specializes

Coming Home:


Disc 2:
01.Intro/Tuning
02.Opening Jam
03.Gimme Some Lovin'
04.Things Get Better
05.Medley: Poor Elijah/Tribute To Johnson
06.I Don't Know Why
07.Medley: Pour Your Love On Me/Just Plain Beautiful
08.Where There's A Will, There's A Way
09.Coming Home
10.Little Richard Medley: Tutti Frutti/The Girl Can't Help It/Long Tall Sally/Jenny Jenny
11.I Don't Want To Discuss It
12.Crowd/Announcement

Disc 3:
01.Intro/Tuning
02.Gimme Some Lovin'
03.Introduction
04.Things Get Better
05.Medley: Poor Elijah/Tribute To Johnson
06.I Don't Know Why
07.Where There's A Will, There's A Way
08.That's What My Man Is For
09.I Don't Want To Discuss It
10.Coming Home

Disc 4:
01.Intro/Tuning
02.Gimme Some Lovin'
03.Pigmy (Instrumental)
04.Introductions
05.Things Get Better
06.Medley: Poor Elijah/Tribute To Johnson
07.Only You Know And I Know
08.Will The Circle Be Unbroken
09.Where There's A Will, There's A Way
10.I Don't Know Why
11.That's What My Man Is For
12.Coming Home
13.Little Richard Medley: Tutti Frutti/The Girl Can't Help It/Long Tall Sally/Jenny Jenny

Personnel:
*Delaney Bramlett - rhythm guitar/vocals,
*Bonnie Bramlett - vocals
*Eric Clapton - lead guitar
*George Harrison - guitar
*Dave Mason - guitar
*Leon Russell - Guitars, keyboards
*Carl Radle - bass
*Jim Gordon - drums
*Bobby Whitlock - organ/vocals
*Jim Price - trumpet/trombone
*Bobby Keys - saxophones
*Tex Johnson - percussion
*Rita Coolidge - vocals


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