Collectors Music Reviews

 California Jam 2 (The Polar Bear PB-111/112) Ontario Motor Speedway, Ontario, CA – March 18th, 1978 Disc 1 (78:09):  Intro.  Aerosmith:  Big Ten Inch Record, Walk This Way, Same Old Song And Dance, Draw The Line, Chip Away The Stone, Sweet Emotion, Toys In The Attic.  Santana:  Jugando, Black Magic Woman, Dance Sister Dance, Evil [...]

Sound Market ’86(Wardour-083) After participating in the 1983 ARMS tour with Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and a multitude of others Jeff Beck went silent in terms of live performance.  He played a handful of shows with Rod Stewart in 1984 and worked on his LP Flash.  His return to the stage included two live appearances in [...]

The ARMS Concert:  New York Grand Finale (Beano-28) Including the London show in September, the ARMS tour played a total of only ten shows scattered in five cities.  The final two shows were in New York on December 8th and December 9th in Madison Square Garden.  Beano packages two new audience recordings in one six disc [...]

  The Concert For Bangla Desh Complete (Zeus Z2026001/2/3) The Concert For Bangla Desh was the first multi-star rock charity concert.  And it was organized for a cause that not many people at the time truly understood.  But it remains as one of the greatest achievements in the history of popular music in the twentieth century.  Regarding the actual [...]

The Roots Of Led Zeppelin (Proper Records 149) Disc 1 (59:41):  Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed – Blind Willie Johnson, Nobody’s Fault But Mine – Blind Willie Johnson, Stealin’ Stealin’ – Memphis Jug Band, When The Levee Breaks – Robert Wilkins, That’s No Way To Get Along – John Estes, The Girl I Love – Sleepy John Estes, I Can’t Be [...]

Three Yardbirds In The Hall (Beano-023) Three Yardbirds In The Hall is a four disc set with the first ARMS concert and the Prince’s Trust benefit concert the following night.  These are notable for being the very first time that the three guitarists from the Yardbirds, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page shared the stage [...]

The Complete ARMS Concert (no label) Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA –  December 2nd, 1983 PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx. 159min. Eric Clapton 1. Introduction; 2. Everybody Ought To Make A Change; 3. Lay Down Sally; 4. Wonderful Tonight; 5. Rita Mae; 6. Sad, Sad Day; 7. Have You Ever Loved A Woman; 8. Ramblin’ On [...]

Bob Dylan:  The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Hercules HCD-0806004) Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – October 16th, 1992 DVD 1:  01 Opening / 02 Prologue / 03 Like A Rolling Stone – John Mellencamp with Al Kooper / 04 Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat – John Mellencamp with Al Kooper / 05 Blowing In The Wind [...]

  ARMS (Mid Valley) The more interesting concerts in the annals of rock history are those that are focused upon a specific charity or cause.  It is when different musicians play either on the same bill or in collaborations and many times produce unique performances that cannot be duplicated.  Such is the case with the Action [...]

  ARMS’ Dallas 1983 (Heartbreakers HB-947-1/2) Disc 1:  Everybody Ought to Make a Change, Lay Down Sally, Wonderful Tonight, Rita Mae, Ramblin’ On My Mind/Have You Ever Loved a Woman?, Cocaine, Man Smart Woman Smarter, Don’t Touch Me, Watching River Flow, Worried Life Blues, You Are So Beautiful, Seven Days, Feelin’ Alright, Star Cycle, The [...]

  Rolling Thunder Hurricane  (Vintage Masters Premium VM007A/B) Madison Square Garden, New York, NY – December 8, 1975 Disc 1:  Good Love Is Hard To Find, introduction, Sleazy, Hula Hoop, Too Good To Be Wasted, Laissez-Faire, Life On Mars?, band introduction, Alabama Dark (Hank Williams), Need A New Sun Rising, Cindy (When I Get Home), [...]