[klaatumail] Good Macca live
- From: Jim McNally <klaatu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: klaatumail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:25:08 -0500
I'm with Dave on this one - I think Unplugged is a fine album. Lots of
stuff we don't always hear, and as a result we don't have to endure his
scripted banter like in a regular concert tour. I do think, though,
that his false start on We Can Work it Out was scripted. As much as I
love his music, I have never found him to be spontaneous. You see that
on Unplugged when he tries to take control of the "woo-hoos" and
"eee-hahs" during the rockabilly-type numbers.
His best live stuff., in my opinion, may be his first live recording of
Mull of Kintyre; the crowd goes absolutely nuts when the bagpipes
enter. My second favorite is the original Strawberry Fields/Help/Give
Peace a Chance medley performed at Liverpool for John's birthday
celebration, where the crowd would not let "Give Peace" end. Both were
available as bonus numbers on British singles around the Tripping the
Live Fantastic time period.
If you're looking for some good Beatles live material . . . check out
Cheap Trick's live performance of the entire Sgt. Pepper album with a
full orchestra and Indian musicians (+ the Abbey Road medley). The
album came out in September. It's good to hear one great pop/rock band
pay homage to another. After hearing Cheap Trick's "Magical Mystery
Tour" live (the single song only), I knew they were among the few bands
I could trust to do justice to the Beatles.
As an aside, when John Fogerty performs, he slips "there's a bathroom on
the right" (a commonly misunderstood lyric) into Bad Moon Rising.
Wouldn't it be great if Paul could loosen up just enough to slip Sub
Rosa Subway into one of his shows? As with William Shatner (and his SNL
routine), cultural icons should be allowed to mock the phenomenon.
Jim in Detroit, Jonesin' for the upcoming Cheap Trick show in Windsor ON.
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