All Bowie’s goodbye speech did here was to close the door on the Ziggy phase of his career. But what a phase it was.
Author: Jeff Burger
Jeff Burger
Jeff Burger's website, byjeffburger.com, contains more than four decades' worth of music reviews and commentary. His books include the recently published Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters as well as Lennon on Lennon: Conversations with John Lennon, Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters, and Springsteen on Springsteen: Interviews, Speeches, and Encounters.
If you lived through the late ’60s, this album will spark fond memories and also expose you to some great rarities that passed you by.
Presley sings as well as ever in the Hawaiian concert and seems fully engaged with the material, including songs not on other live releases.
Having Mitchell back on stage and singing these tunes so beautifully with stellar accompaniment seems like some sort of miracle.
While attention focuses almost exclusively on his guitar work, this set offers plenty of reminders of what a fine vocalist Clapton can be.
The Beatles weren’t the only group working in Liverpool in the early ’60s, and some of the other bands were pretty great too!
If you’ve been listening to this music on a scratchy vinyl LP for the last 50 years, you’re bound to find the surround-sound version to be a real trip.
The singer-songwriter’s primary lyrical focus, on this album marking her 70th birthday, is how much music means to her.
The album’s pop leanings notwithstanding, the Doors were still very much a rock and roll band at the time of its release.
If you love the band and can spare the bucks, you really ought to experience the music from all five of these 1973 shows.