Live at Hammersmith [Live] [Import]

Live at Hammersmith [Live] [Import]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of the legendary English hair metal group's 1980 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to the initial pressing only, and with the original cover art intact. 1999 reissue.

Tracks:

Stormtroopin'
Just What The Doctor Ordered
Free-For-All
Dog Eat Dog
Cat Scratch Fever
Need You Bad
Paralyzed
It Don't Matter
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang
Stranglehold
Motor City Madness
Gonzo

Customer Reviews:

Don't Bother.......2005-10-21

I am a huge Ted Nugent fan, and even I will say that this is not worth buying. It almost seems like the band isn't even trying on half of the songs. The commentary in between songs is not good either, as Ted just rambles non sensical words, cussing when he can't think of anything better to say. This concert was after Derek St. Holmes was replaced as lead singer, and the band obviously suffered without his vocals. On the songs that Ted sings, he does a half-hearted job. This is not him at his best no matter what any of the other reviews say. Buy Double Live Gonzo to truly appreciate a Ted Nugent live show and forget about this one.

jeremy holloway.......2005-02-15

i have not heard double live gonzos or intencites in ten cities
ihave full bluntal nugity. but ithink live at hammer smith is the best one yet do not get me wrong but full buntal nugity was good but i prefer live at hammersmith

Not Nugent's Best Work.......2004-07-20

Nugent is an amazing talent and a true Metal God. That said, this is far from his best live work. The sound quality is average (Hammersmith is an infamously difficult venue for recording engineers), the band was tired after a grueling tour, band members were not getting along, Nugent's handlers were pushing him in musical directions he did not want to travel ... and all of this comes through in this very strained live performance.

Avid Nugent fans may enjoy this snapshot of musical history, but most others will not. Between songs Nugent babbles like an auctioneer on uppers, talking down to his audience and being annoyingly and childishly profane. He also makes it clear that he is superior to his band ("I TOLD the boys tonight that ...") and there is a noticeable lack of cohesion between Nugent and his fellow musicians, all of whom had reached their limit with Nugent by May of 1979.

The stops are not tight; the solos are sloppy and unstructured; and Charlie Huhn, who is an excellent vocalist, reaches to deliver his lines on cue with the minimum of effort. One easily imagines a time clock at the edge of the stage that band members use to clock in and out of this minimum wage performance.

At Hammersmith, Nugent was alone in his enthusiasm -- or rather what was left of it at this stage in his career arc. By agreeing to perform three shows in one day to stuff a promoter's cash register at the end of their European tour, Nugent stretched an angry, tired band past it limit.

Nugent's own frustration is evident in his histrionic screeches, dissonant vocals, missed cues and late lead-ins on some of the best songs in his catalog. This is a guy who wants to bash his guitar over the heads of his band mates, not produce the platinum-quality stadium rock he perfected in the mid-1970's!

For those who remember Nugent at his best, you may want to preserve your warm memories of this great artist by skipping this recording.

Ted Nugent Really Rips Here.......2003-09-08

This archival release by Ted Nugent is just as good as DOUBLE LIVE GONZO. The only drag is that it contains a bit too much talking, but that's a minor quibble. Charlie Huhn was an excellent replacement for Derek St. Holmes, carrying the torch into the 80s for the Motor City Madman. Get this one if you can.

The Madman On The Loose.......2001-06-25

The story behind this disc makes it even more astounding: we are dealing with the last date of The Nuge's 1979 European Tour, and since Ted wouldn't extend the tour despite huge popular demand, he decided to play three (3!) consecutive gigs on the same night!!!!! This being the last one of those, ie. his 3rd gig of the night, goes a long way towards explaining why the sound is so good, but how the **** did Ted & the band get this intensity into the show? My favourite Ted Nugent live recording by far, and yes, that IS including Double Live Gonzo and the new Full Bluntal Nugity.

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Dio and Sabbath At Their Finest!!!
You Snooze, You Lose! But There STILL Is Hope....
What Live-Evil should have been
I'm sure its a great disc

Live At Hammersmith Odeon
Black Sabbath , Dio , and Ronnie James Dio
Manufacturer: Rhino Handmade
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000Q8QDE8

Product Description

Released just weeks after The Dio Years, this single-disc Rhino Handmade edition of the original double LP, Live At Hammersmith Odeon, features Dio, Iommi, Butler and Appice getting hot one December night in London during Sabbath's 1981 tour for Mob Rules. Previously unreleased, the concert spotlights Sabbath as they storm through 14 of the Dio-era's best, including "Neon Knights," "Heaven And Hell," "Children Of The Sea" and "Country Girl." The band also performs several pre-Dio classics including "Paranoid," "Children Of The Grave" and a white-hot version of "War Pigs." Live At Hammersmith Odeon is available as an individually numbered limited edition of 5,000 copies. Live At Hammersmith Odeon completely sold out on the day of release. In the 9 years of Rhino Handmade, this is the quickest a title has ever sold out.

Customer Reviews:

Dio and Sabbath At Their Finest!!!.......2007-06-25

I am one of the lucky 5000 who own this disc and I am happy that I do. I agree with one of the reviewers that this disc is what LIVE EVIL should have been. The track listing is almost the same except that "Country Girl replaces "Sign of the Southern Cross" and "Fluff" is omitted. Dio and the band sound great and I am very HAPPY to own this disc. I do not want to brag but I am glad that this is a collectors item and it is definitely worth owning!

You Snooze, You Lose! But There STILL Is Hope...........2007-05-24

"Black Sabbath Live At Hammersmith Odeon" is quite a nice little treat to commemorate the release of Black Sabbath's latest Best-Of CD "The Dio Years" as well as the 2007 World Tour featuring the classic Dio/Iommi/Butler/Appice line-up as Heaven And Hell. Recorded during the 1981 Mob Rules tour, this recording takes the best versions of the performed songs from 3 out of the 4 Hammersmith Odeon sold-out concerts (between December 31st, 1981 through January 2nd, 1982) and compiles them seamlessly as one glorious presentation.

Even though this was released AND sold-out as a numbered limited edition of 5000 copies only on May 1st 2007, it was available for pre-sale at Rhino Handmade since early April 2007, and did NOT go outta print till it's first official release day, so the "snooze, you lose" motto sorta applies here. But more on that later, let's get to the actual disc.

Man, this CD is more than I ever coulda hoped for a huge life-long Black Sabbath fan like myself. I probably didn't even have this recording before as a bootleg (I don't recognize it audio-wise). Rhino majorly cleaned up this recording. True true soundboard, remastered excellently, this thing deserves to be in stores next to Live Evil! In fact, it might even be better than Live Evil....well maybe that's pushing it, but it's way up there. Thing's long too (79:52)! Those rare live tracks, Country Girl, Slipping Away, as well as Iommi's shortened solo on this make it so worthwhile. Even Dio on this one says "P**S OFF, I'm gonna burn in Hell with all of you!" instead of the usual "Go Away, I'm gonna burn in Hell...". I've got a lot of Heaven And Hell live versions with Dio & he never said it like THAT before! Cool! I do wish they did the entire "Slipping Away", instead of going to the drum solo in the middle. That part where Tony & Geezer trade licks on the studio version is great live, I have a boot of them doing it all somewhere, but not on here like that. It's just too bad they stopped doing "Sweet Leaf" live by this time too, that would have been the cherry on top. Oh well, can't have it all.

Concerning though the new battle between Black Sabbath fans "Which Is Better:Hammersmith or Live Evil?", truthfully "Live At The Hammersmith Odeon" is a great "addition" to any Sabbhead's library, but it's not as "essential" as Live Evil. First off, Live Evil is classic due to it's 25 year old existence this December (wow, has it been that long!). If Hammersmith came out in 1982, then Live Evil in 2007, maybe. But that's not the case. Second, Live Evil is a fuller representation of a complete Black Sabbath concert, LATHO is not. Lemme explain. When Castle Communications reissued/remastered Live Evil in 1996, they edited out things like Ronnie banter, crowd noise, and some of Tony's solo to make it fit on ONE disc, instead of the original two. LATHO was done in the same way. Don't believe me, think about it, how long is the crowd applause in between the tracks....it's two or three seconds each...that's not realistic. Ya mean Ronnie didn't talk to the audience at that show between songs? C'mon. And Iommi didn't do a full blown eight minute plus solo either? Sure they did, Rhino Handmade just edited it out from the master to make it fit on one disc, while Live Evil was always meant to be a two record/two CD release, hence as much filler as possible resulting in a complete show, solos, banter, crowd, and all. But don't get me wrong, LATHO has some of the best editing I've EVER heard on a live recording! But the editing is quite apparent to fans like me with a ton of boots in our collections already. But trust me, in a way it's sorta nice to get to the point with this recording, compared to times when I have to wait 30 seconds to get to the next song on Live Evil (LATHO's editing is way better than what Sanctuary Records did on Disc Two of Sabbath's Past Lives CD), but the average fan will never notice, but to most of us it's apparent pretty early on yet acceptable due to the quality it was done here.

Finally, Live Evil was recorded in the intent of a worldwide audio release, LATHO was not. It's more as a library recording for the band and management. Even though the remaster job on LATHO is excellent, you can tell that the instruments weren't mic'ed for that purpose. Also, some parts of LATHO wouldn't cut it for a major/first live representation of a band like Sabbath. The feedback during N.I.B., the "trying to get the girl in the front row to sing Heaven And Hell and failing", and other bits like that show this is basically for collectors only, hence why it's on Rhino Handmade at only 5000 copies and not on Rhino's main label at your local store in millions.

But all this shouldn't be stopping you from trying to find a copy, but now it's gonna be a little harder and more expensive to do so. Thanks to Amazon's "New & Used" section or perhaps EBay, this album is still listed for purchase by independent sellers who knew this would sell-out fast, so if you really want it, thank these people for offering it to ya still, even if their prices are somewhat, well, insane. But who knows, since this release was Rhino Handmade's quickest selling out title in their history, maybe it will be re-released in that dreamed about "Black Box II" CD Box Set we Sabbath fans have been demanding. Stranger things have happened....especially to Sabbath! Thanks for reading!

P.S.: If you look at the images section on the page's above left side, you'll see my CD booklet back cover explaining the position of the actual numbering on each disc created. The notes explain how you found it and where. Enjoy and thanks again!

What Live-Evil should have been.......2007-05-21

This limited edition disc was recorded at a series of shows at London's Hammersmith Odeon in December 1981 and January of 1982.A few months ago I looked up the Rhino Records website for information about the Dio Years disc and signed up to purchase this disc for $19.99 plus $7.00 s/h. Boy, was I glad I did.This is the recording that should have been released instead of the poorly mixed "Live Evil" back in 1982.
The thing that jumps out at you is the power and volume of Vinnie Appice's drumming.I saw the Mob Rules tour in L.A. in 1982 and Appice's drums were so loud I could feel the bass drum in my bone marrow.
This starts out with a kickass version of "Neon Knights" with Tony Iommi's excellent guitar work.
"N.I.B" is next. I dont really like Dio's interpretation of the old Ozzy numbers.His endless oohing and aahing during Iommi's leads gets on my nerves. When Iommi is shredding you don't need Dio constantly crooning "my, my, my" over the solo.As far as the straight lyric style of the song itself, it just doesn't need such melodramatics.
"Children Of The Sea". Very good version as Dio sounds strong and the band hammers it out.Appice's drums are so awesome. He had to have been at the top of his game on this tour.
"Country Girl". Never heard this one live before as they had eliminated it from the set by the time I saw them.Sounds bassically the same as the studio version except for a slightly different guitar solo.
"Black Sabbath". This is ,in my opinion, the Ozzy era song that Dio sounded best on.He kept the melodramatics to a minimum and didn't try to change it. Iommi's guitar intro has a creepy feel to it and he shreds on the solo at the end.
"War Pigs". This is an awesome version if you can get past Dio's melodramatics during the opening chords. Geezer Butler's Bass and Appice's drums really drive this song home. Iommi plays a completely different solo on the lead break than the studio version.Dio sounds weird on it but he is belting it out at full power.
'Slipping Away". Quick vehicle for Appice's edited drum solo.
"Iron Man". Played at sludge speed with Appice's fills and rolls sounding great.Iommi's riff never sounded heavier.Dio sounds alright but I get the feeling he didn't really like this song that much.
"The Mob Rules". Excellent high energy version. Iommi really rips on this.
"Heaven and Hell". Album and tour's showcase.Sounds edited due to time constraints.Excellent guitar solo by Iommi ina jazzy vein.Dio sound great but the audience participation part sounds weak due to the fact that the crowd noise is so low. Soundboard recording, no doubt.
"Paranoid". Necessary song I guess. Unfortunately for Dio, it would be like somebody other than Robert Plant singing Stairway To Heaven. He does his best but he just engages in needless melodramatics when he should just sing the tune.Don't get me wrong, Istill like it. You just can't ignore the inevitable comparisons.
"Children of the Grave". Real good version as Iommi's bone crunching riff destroys everything in its way.Dio sounds good on this one as he presents a straightforward delivery.
All in all a great recording capturing this line up at the peak of its powers.All audience banter and song introductions are not present due to time constraints which is not a bad thing bercause Dio was not a "I'm a regular guy, party animal dude just like you" kind of performer anyway.His song introductions were always kept short and dignified. The opposite of Ozzy.
It's a shame that only 5000 of these discs are in print because it would probably sell a lot more than that. I'm just glad I got one.

I'm sure its a great disc.......2007-05-08

But thanks to the jerks at Rhino Handmade I'll never own it. They only made 5,000 copies and won't press anymore. This disc now goes for 90 dollars on average on Ebay which i refuse to pay. I suggest writing Rhino Handmade on their website and tell them how screwed up they are.

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ONE OF THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS EVER.
Gender confusion + 3 chords = comedy!

Live at Hammersmith
Twisted Sister
Manufacturer: Spitfire
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Club Daze
Never Say Never: Club Daze, Vol. 2
Under the Blade
You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Still Hungry

ASIN: B00005NBZL
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

What You Don't Know (Sure Can't Hurt You)
The Kids Are Back
Stay Hungry
Destroyer
We're Not Gonna Take It
You Can't Stop Rock N' Roll
Knife In The Back
Shoot 'Em Down
Under The Blade

Tracks:

Burn In Hell
I Am, I'm Me
I Wanna Rock
SMF
We're Gonna Make It
Jailhouse Rock
Train Kept A Rolling

Customer Reviews:

ONE OF THE BEST LIVE ALBUMS EVER........2005-06-16

This is how a live album should sound. It's very raw, straight and fun.

If you own the rest of their discography, the live versions are great and faster. For example, "We're Not Gonna Take It" is much better than the studio version, this is probably how it should sounded from the beginnig, "Stay Hungry" sounds great too, "I Am, I'm Me" is much better alive. It's a shame that live versions from albums like "Love Is For Suckers" and "Come Out & Play" don't even exist. Hopefully one day......................

Although not very well produced and short on budget (I guess) this stands out as one of the best live album I have ever heard. They even included live versions of "Jailhouse Rock" and "Train Kept a Rollin" from a 79 concert.

TWISTED SISTER really knows how to handle the crowd. If you haven't seen them alive, now that they are back don't miss it. It's great. They came to the MetalFest in Monterrey in 2004 and they were the last act..........After 3 opening bands and then Dokken, Quiet Riot and Dio I thought that there was nothing left and the crowd would start to leave the place (I mean, 8 HOURS on a concert it's something to get the crowd off), well, nothing of this happened, when TS came on stage it was as if the concert was starting and the pump of the crowd and the band was like magic. UNFORGETTABLE.

You want a great live album? Buy this one. And don't listen to anyone that says something different. Listen this one for yourself.

Highlight: We're Not Gonna Take It, Stay Hungry..........................................Almost everysong on the record.
Lowlight: They didn't include "The Price".

Gender confusion + 3 chords = comedy!.......2001-08-21

Dee Snider is the best. He's one of those guys who looks back on his own band's hilarious discography and repeatedly pronounces it as "great" and "important" without even a trace of irony. In their defense, never before TS have four Revlon-damaged construction workers come up with such catchy anthems as "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "Under The Blade", and you have to respect for a guy who dressed like THAT and still managed to convince millions of Midwestern, pubescent teenage boys that he was "tough". Thanks to having a co-worker who's obsessed with this album, I know it so well I can (and often do) perform the in-between song raps. Sometimes you have to feed your inner-hesher, and this will do it, have no doubt.

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A rare treat - Alexander O'Neal's First Live Album
Alex "Live" Finally!
"Live" album reveals singer's limitations
Alexander O'Neal - A Legend

Live at the Hammersmith Apollo - London
Alexander O'Neal
Manufacturer: Eminence
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ASIN: B0009IE6SK
Release Date: 2005-06-27

Tracks:

Innocent
Hearsay
What Can I Say to Make You Love Me?
Broken Heart Can Mend
Lovers
All True Man
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Tracks:

Shame on Me
Sunshine
Criticize
Bedscene
If You Were Here Tonight
Fake
What Is This Thing Called Love?

Album Details

Alexander O'neal's Popularity and Support in the UK Has Been Immeasurable Throughout his Career and Still Remains So Today. Based in Minneapolis, He Frequently Commutes to the Britain, which He Sees as his Second Home. All of his Six Albums have Charted Both in the UK and the USA and He Has Enjoyed Numerous Sell Out Tours. In 2005, He Recorded his First Live Album "Alexander O'neal Live at Hammersmith Apollo". It's a Collection of his Favorites and Biggest Hits from his Career. With his Personal Love of Performing on Stage and Constant Tour Support from his Fans it was a Clear Progression for Him to Deliver the Live Experience in the Form of an Album. He Has Handpicked Tracks that Traverse the Success of his Career Singing Alongside a 12 Strong Piece Band.

Customer Reviews:

A rare treat - Alexander O'Neal's First Live Album.......2005-12-28

Alexander O'Neal's first live album finds the soul man in fine voice and very much at home at London's Hammersmith Apollo. O'Neal still enjoys a loyal and active fan base in England and in a reciprocal gesture still tours his adopted country regularly. What's clear to those who have seen him perform live first hand is how competent he is on stage: every note sung in tune, every note sung in time, and a great audience communicator.

All these qualities are portrayed on this album. Those who have not attended an O'Neal concert may find the intermittent periods of chatter tedious without any visual context; but for those who have (me included) the CD serves as a superb memento. The material includes all the major hits from his first two albums as well as some more recent numbers, all delivered by a fantastic eighteen-piece band. Many of the songs here have distinct advantages over their studio counterparts - O'Neal and his band are much more spontaneous, the performances are more raw, and his personality lends the music a great passion. One complete listen to this album will leave you with just one sentiment: oh, to have been there.

Alex "Live" Finally!.......2005-10-09

Being in the recording industry for years, this is a breath of fresh air coming from Alex Oneal. Considering recording artists like Madonna and Britney Spears (to name a few) who lip snych off live pre-recorded tracks during most of their performances. Alex sounds great and is a man of true talent. I believe these days in the Industry looks and dance skills may get you a recording contract and noticed but they're not looking for longevity. Congratulations Alex.

"Live" album reveals singer's limitations.......2005-10-02

As one that has long admired the grittiness of O'Neal, I looked forward to his first live album. A singer that had a slew of hits in the late eighties through early nineties, O'Neal disappeared from the American music scene but has had considerable success in his adopted England, where this album was recorded.

Though his voice shows signs of having aged, O'Neal still effectively expresses his skills as a vocalist as he runs through several of the familiar songs of which he had chart success. The band that accompanies the singer is first-rate, backing him up with some truly funky and distinctive arrangements of the songs, most penned by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

The weakness of the release lies in the fact that O'Neal is not good at audience repartee. His "laughs" sound staged and he doesn't provide any interesting asides as he makes the seques between songs. His occasional use of expletives delete from his stage performance, seeming to make him sound a bit too "streetwise". He peppers too much of his banter with 80's lingo/sayings that makes him appear dated.

Most "live" recordings allow the listener to learn more about the performer; unfortunately, what one learns about "Alex" here is a bit detrimental to his character.

Alexander O'Neal - A Legend.......2005-07-20

"Im back home in London England" are the cries of Alexander O'Neal i nthe opening track "Innocent"
"I Thought You Knew!" He bellows out to everyone.

Well being one Alex's biggest fans, I certainly know. I've been to see Mr O'Neal over 10 times since 97 alone. And I was lucky to be at this gig which has gone on to be the live Album. He Loves England, he had a few words to say about his country america - not the nicest I may add.

It was a wet November night in London, where Alex performed to another packed out crowd.

He goes through all his hits, "What Can I Say" is truly electrifying. His ballads are always his forte. "A Broken Heart Can Mend" sends shivers down my spine everytime he sings it. "The Lovers" is just pack full of that soulful melody that Alex hits so well.

It was nice to see him do tracks from the All true man album - four in fact. The title track, Sentimental, Shame on Me (was the first time i'd ever heard him sing that live) and the encore track What is this thing called love.

Of course the big tracks were on display. Criticize and Fake are both there - going on for over 10 mins each. The two major ballads are there too - Sunshine is just fantastic. And you get the 5 minute bedscene which leads into Alex's defining song - If You Were Here Tonight.

100 Minutes on here - and this has been edited down so you can imagine how good it was to be there.

Alexander O'Neal is the best Live performer I have ever seen. He is amazing. And for many Americans it is a shame that they will not really see much of him as he has adopted England as his new home.

Don't miss out on this wherever you are - spend the money and buy it.

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Live at the Odeon Hammersmith London

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Release Date: 1999-08-02

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Midprice Reissue for Album Recorded on their 'Handle with Care' Tour.

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Release Date: 1992-05-19

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Well, I like this...
Not Jethro Tull's best period
A great sounding concert ! Glad I saw this tour in Chicago

Live at Hammersmith 1984
Jethro Tull
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ASIN: B000003HGN
Release Date: 1993-06-30

Tracks:

Locomotive Breath [Instrumental]
Hunting Girl
Under Wraps
Later That Same Evening
Pussy Willow
Living in the Past
Locomotive Breath
Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll: Too Young to Die

Customer Reviews:

Well, I like this..........2006-06-09

...then again, like Tomich93, I saw this tour in Chicago, so this CD is a kind of souvenir.

No, it's probably not the best Tull performance ever, but those probably never got recorded.

I would say that "Bursting Out Live" is a better performance than this, but this is from a different era, so it depends what you like. "Bursting" is the classic Tull period, "Hammersmith" is more on the modernizing side or whatever you want to call it.

Not Jethro Tull's best period.......2002-04-06

This comes from the tour to support the album Under Wraps in 1984. In the middle of the tour, Anderson would develop serious throat problems. The rest of the tour was cancelled and Jethro Tull was sidelined for almost 3 years. Contrary to what someone has said, you can hear that his problems were starting by the time this was recorded.

When this BBC show was originally played in the US, it was an hour and a half long (including commericials). There was 65 minutes of just music. From the track listing shown here, it appears that a number of the tracks are missing from the original BBC show, including, Heavy Horses, Dharma For One, Aqualung and an excerpt from Thick As A Brick (not just the 20 seconds found at the end of Too Old to Rock and Roll).

This is not one of Jethro Tull's better live performances. The songs are muddled and muffled, and there is very little energy or innovation in many of the tracks. This is one case where the studio versions are actually better than the live versions. You would be better off finding any of Jethro Tull's live albums. In addition, the best songs from the show were left off of this album. The version of Aqualung was one of the best, with a searing guitar solo.

John Evans was no longer with the band at this time and he is sorely missed. Most of the songs are overdone with synthesizers, as was the style of music in mid-eighties. There is nothing wrong with adding synthesizers to the music, as long as it is done right. Evans heavy use of synthesizers during live versions of Passion Play was appropriate and amazing. On this show, they are played poorly and override the music. It was the sign of the times...one of worst periods in the history of Rock and Roll.

Usually, Jethro Tull is fantastic in concert. Their Thick As A Brick tour is a gold standard for concerts. They opened with Thick As A Brick, stretching it out to an hour and twenty minutes (after which, Anderson would say, "...and now for our next number"). The whole thing was wildly entertaining, with innovative solos and a bunch of theatrical bits. Anderson's flute solos were very wild. They then ran off a blazing series of songs from Aqualung. The energy and jamming was amazing.

The following Paasion Play tour was also very innovative. With heavy emphasis on saxophones and synthesizers, the sound was different from anything Jethro Tull has ever done. Passion Play live was much better than the album.

Up until the eighties, Jethro Tull would always play around with the songs, changing them drastically from the studio versions. There would be blazing solos from Anderson, Barre and Evans. They would run songs to together or overlap them.

On this ablum, Jethro Tull does play around with some of the older songs like Locomotive Breath and Living In the Past. But the newer material is played much like the studio versions, only not as well. This album is a total disappointment. Fortunately, the group would return to form when they started touring again in 1987.

A great sounding concert ! Glad I saw this tour in Chicago.......1999-03-25

Jethro Tull were getting bashed in the early 80s because of their 'synthisized-progressive rock-new wave' style. I, for one, NEVER gave up on Ian Anderson & co. His willing to try something different on all Tull albums never comes up short! He's the master of lyricism!

As for this recording, it's the best live album I have ever heard ! It has a wonderful mix of what Tull sounded like in 1984: Electronic keyboards, fast flute solos, and a screaming guitar by Martin Barre. Ian's voice never sounded better, unfortunately because of THIS tour, his voice/throat problems began.

Tracks:

Down In The Sewer
Just Like Nothing On Earth
Second Coming
Non Stop
The Man They Love To Hate
Who Wants The World
Golden Brown
How To Find True Love And Happiness In The Present
Duchess
Let Me Introduce You To The Family
Tramp
The Raven
Genetix

Album Description

13 digitally remastered tracks from a concert the Stranglersgave at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1981. Includes 'The Raven', 'Golden Brown', 'Second Coming', 'Down In The Sewer' and 'The Man They Love To Hate'. 1998 EMI Records release. The full title is 'Live At The Hammersmith Odeon '81'.

Album Details

13 Tracks, Including Versions of 'Duchess', 'Golden Brown', 'Down in the Sewer'.

Customer Reviews:

Worth a listen for fans only.......2001-10-13

This is not as good as "All live and all of the night" in terms of sound quality and post production, but the very strong set list makes it worth a listen nonetheless

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