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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 6:31:46 GMT
:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-9041900-1475488603-4441.jpeg.jpg) Stephen Dale Petit is probably one of the finest new blues guitarists around. At High Voltage (Live) was recorded to analogue 24 track in the Ronnie Lane Mobile, then mixed by Dennis Weinreich to 1/2 inch 30ips 2 track. When I interviewed the Rolling Stones Mick Taylor about this album, he said “This may be the best live album ever recorded”. Coming from a man who is on “Get your Yah Yahs out” that is praise indeed. Another Stones connection is that the bass player on the record is Dick Taylor of the Pretty things, who was the Stones original bassist. The album got a lot of critical acclaim, Classic Rock said of the original LP only release “If you don’y own a turntable, buy one to hear this record” One of the deals struck when making this record was that on no account was it ever to appear on general release on CD. The record company were adamant that such things as free give away CDs had “Cheapened music” and they wanted it to go out only at the best quality. It is now available as a download and streaming on Spotifiy and maybe others. If you can, hear it on vinyl, it’s a limited edition, but can be found. Try HERE |
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Post by MartinT on Aug 15, 2018 9:14:27 GMT
Thanks, Paul. The Spotify link for those who don't play vinyl...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2018 10:33:15 GMT
Thanks Paul, not familiar with this album, so looking forward to it.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 15, 2018 11:35:00 GMT
Me too, will listen to it tonight.
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Post by Slinger on Aug 16, 2018 22:28:21 GMT
Maybe you do "have to" listen to it on vinyl, but it was nowhere near the greatest live record I've ever heard; that title still belongs to Colosseum Live.
My overwhelming feeling was that I've heard it all before, and to me at least it sounded like an amalgm of John Mayall, Cream's first stirrings, and proto-Stones-ish R&B. That doesn't make it bad, quite the opposite in fact, but it doesn't make it awfully special to me either. It was the sort of thing I used to listen to when I used to listen to this sort of thing. Good, but no cigar I'm afraid.
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Post by MartinT on Aug 17, 2018 6:20:07 GMT
The best live album ever recorded? Not even nearly, even if the Spotify encoding was poor and I have no reason to believe it is.
I listened to a number of favourite live albums just to check my references and I can only conclude that either a) the Spotify transcription is the absolute worst ever or b) that Mick Taylor was smoking something. Workmanlike blues, not the best I've heard. It gets 'no cigar' from me.
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 17, 2018 6:57:53 GMT
I know this album, but will listen to it again before scoring it.
I do remember first playing it after reading some rave review or other and thinking that it was a shame that the writer had been so enthusiastic because, though it was pretty good, there was no way it could live up to that introduction.
I tried to find it again and failed. However, I did find the following that kind of trumps it. Let's just say that it over-reaches a bit in the anticipation department!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2018 13:46:35 GMT
This has some good parts and then some which are less so. I like the guitar work, and the voice is ok, but the overall album sounds a bit like it has been recorded in a shed by a bunch of amateurs. Not really my cup of tea, but because of the good parts I have it's good by no cigar.
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Post by MikeMusic on Sept 29, 2018 16:12:35 GMT
Adequate
Messy
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