Thanks to today’s studio technology, the original, elusive hour-and-40-minute concert recording has been enhanced and released on a two-CD set.
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A trio of new collections highlight the dance crazes that emanated from artists like Philly’s Chubby Checker and Dee Dee Sharp, plus classic soul.
The sound quality and performances are excellent, many different from the well-known studio versions. And the set lists cover lots of territory.
Don’t come here looking for ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ or ‘The Wall.’ The drummer’s focus is solely on the earlier, more trippy Floyd material.
One disc is so reminiscent of classic rock that you might feel as if you’ve heard the tunes somewhere before. The other pays a more direct tribute.
Dion has periodically dipped into a blues bag. On his new set he teams up with Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison & more for a full album of blues.
The new release, the legendary Canadian singer-songwriter’s first since 2004, occasionally sounds like a collection of demos.
His light shone much brighter in Europe than in the U.S., but most of the performances on this set hold up well, and Young’s vocals remain exhilarating.
Although it’s not their most diverse set, you can tell they are having a lot of fun with this music. You probably would, too.
The box is well worth considering: It gives you just about everything from the festival except the mud, the rain and the traffic jams.