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Love You Live is a double live album by the Rolling Stones, released in 1977. It is drawn from Tour of the Americas shows in the US in the summer of 1975, Tour of Europe shows in 1976 and performances from the El Mocambo nightclub concert venue in Toronto in 1977.
It is the band’s third official full-length live release and is dedicated to the memory of audio engineer Keith Harwood, who died in a car accident shortly before the album’s release. It is also the band’s first live album with Ronnie Wood.
On the crest of a highly successful world tour, The Rolling Stones let rip with this double LP live cash cow. Love You Live is the only official, live 70s Stones album to actually have been released during the 70s and as far as I’m concerned its an obvious ploy for record sales that could just as well have stayed in the can.
On the crest of a highly successful world tour, The Rolling Stones let rip with this double LP live cash cow. Love You Live is the only official, live 70s Stones album to actually have been released during the 70s and as far as I’m concerned its an obvious ploy for record sales that could just as well have stayed in the can.
To start, the sound is really poor throughout with the band constantly competing with the noise from the obviously very enthusiastic audiences.
Of course these would have been amazing concerts to attend, but the recordings on this album surely do them no justice.
Of course these would have been amazing concerts to attend, but the recordings on this album surely do them no justice.
Well, actually, I’m not so sure if the concerts would have been all that amazing: Mick turns in one half-hearted, half-assed, sing-speak performance after another and the band fumbles through on auto-pilot throughout, obviously just a little too high to concentrate – except maybe for Ronnie who does get in a handful solos that absolutely sizzle.
The choice of songs is fairly standard, focusing on the big hits of the last few albums. “Happy”, “Tumbling Dice”, “Honky Tonk Women”, and “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll” come as no surprise.
Then there are a few ‘oldies’ (“Brown Sugar”, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, “Sympathy for the Devil” and an impromptu “Get Off of My Cloud”).
These performances are really nothing special when heard now although they may have made a bigger splash back in 1977 when this album came out and official live Stones material on record was somewhat harder to come by.
The choice of songs is fairly standard, focusing on the big hits of the last few albums. “Happy”, “Tumbling Dice”, “Honky Tonk Women”, and “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll” come as no surprise.
Then there are a few ‘oldies’ (“Brown Sugar”, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, “Sympathy for the Devil” and an impromptu “Get Off of My Cloud”).
These performances are really nothing special when heard now although they may have made a bigger splash back in 1977 when this album came out and official live Stones material on record was somewhat harder to come by.
Slightly more surprising, although no less lackluster in terms of performance, are the few album tracks like “If You Can’t Rock Me” and “Fingerprint File”.
The saving grace and the only real keepers here are the great blues covers on the first half of disc two which seem to snap the band out of their rut for long enough to dutifully pay a spooky, sweaty homage to their forefathers.
Although the Stones’ 70s shows were, by all accounts, really something to behold, you would never know it from listening to this sloppy document.
The saving grace and the only real keepers here are the great blues covers on the first half of disc two which seem to snap the band out of their rut for long enough to dutifully pay a spooky, sweaty homage to their forefathers.
Although the Stones’ 70s shows were, by all accounts, really something to behold, you would never know it from listening to this sloppy document.
Maybe a holograph cover showing Mick shaking it on stage would have made this record more stimulating or somehow truer to the concert experience.
Clearly the visual aspect of the performance must have compensated for the bands uninspired playing or else the only thing I can reckon is that the audience were simply more stoned than the guys on stage. But that’s not too likely now is it?
The album artwork was prepared by Andy Warhol. The hand-drawn titles across the front were added by Mick Jagger, to Warhol’s dismay.
Clearly the visual aspect of the performance must have compensated for the bands uninspired playing or else the only thing I can reckon is that the audience were simply more stoned than the guys on stage. But that’s not too likely now is it?
The album artwork was prepared by Andy Warhol. The hand-drawn titles across the front were added by Mick Jagger, to Warhol’s dismay.
Side A
A1. Intro: Excerpt From “Fanfare From The Common Man” - 1:23
A2. Honky Tonk Women - 3:21
A3. If You Can’t Rock Me / Get Off Of My Cloud - 5:00
A4. Happy - 2:54
A5. Hot Stuff - 4:33
A6. Star Star - 4:09
Side B
B1. Tumbling Dice - 3:58
B2. Fingerprint File - 5:20
B3. You Gotta Move - 4:15
B4. You Can’t Always Get What You Want - 7:40
Side C
C1. Mannish Boy - 6:24
C2. Crackin’ Up - 5:44
C3. Little Red Rooster - 4:33
C4. Around And Around - 3:52
Side D
D1. It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll - 4:29
D2. Brown Sugar - 3:28
D3. Jumping Jack Flash - 3:48
D4. Sympathy For The Devil - 7:47
The Rolling Stones
- Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitar on "Fingerprint File", harmonica on "Mannish Boy" and "Little Red Rooster", piano on "You Can't Always get What You Want"
- Keith Richards – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on "Happy"
- Ronnie Wood – lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals, bass guitar on "Fingerprint File"
- Bill Wyman – bass guitar, synthesizer on "Fingerprint File"
- Charlie Watts – drums
Additional personnel
- Ian Stewart – piano
- Billy Preston – piano, organ, clavinet, backing vocals
- Ollie Brown – percussion, backing vocals on "You Gotta Move"
Technical
- Recording engineers – Keith Harwood, Ron Nevison, Eddie Kramer
- Remix engineers – Dave Jordan, Jimmy Douglass and Eddie Kramer
- Assistant engineers – Tom Heid, Randy Mason, Mick McKenna, and Bobby Warner
- Artwork – Andy Warhol
Notes
Release: 1977
Format: 2LP, Vinyl
Genre: Rock, Live
Label: Rolling Stones Records
Catalog# COC 89101
Vinyl: Goed (VG)
Cover: Goed (VG) Gatefold
Cover: Goed (VG) Gatefold
Prijs: €30,00
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