Amsterdam [Live]

Luka Bloom | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Evolver
• ASIN: B00008V5UG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #73,843 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #44 in Music > Alternative Rock > New Wave & Post-Punk > Urban Folk

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost as good as live!, November 3, 2003

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Loren Tripp "mamazebra" (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amsterdam (Audio CD)

I first heard Luka Bloom open for the Pogues at the Fillmore in San Francisco in the late 80's. I came away with ringing ears (3 days!), one broken rib and a new musician to love! I would go see him whenever he played in less strenuous venues around town, and he was always astonishing. The power and beauty he can pull out of his guitar is sublime, his singing haunting, and his stage performance charming. I never felt like his studio albums did justice to his live performances, until this one. While no CD can simulate the wonder of Mr Bloom singing 40 feet in front of you, this is a fine substitute until he comes to town again!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful concert, May 6, 2003

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Donald Heijkoop (Schiedam Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amsterdam (Audio CD)

Leaving the Carre Theatre in Amsterdam after Luka Bloom's magical performance that night in February 2002 the only sad thing I felt was that I could not replay the evening again at home. As the sleeve notes to the album say, the audience had no clue the evening was recorded. 'Amsterdam' contains a wonderful live selection of songs from his earlier albums, and the intimacy of the evening can be felt throughout the entire record. Definitely a 'must have'.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A magical night captured on tape...., April 24, 2003

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V. Romani "traveler" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amsterdam (Audio CD)

Since Mr. Bloom's early NY days in the late 80's, there's been one thing that music aficionados agree on; he's AMAZING live. More than 15 years later he's still proving this to be true (and long may it be soo!!). And after all this time, the only thing aside from his clear vocal and instrumental prowess that makes his shows so unforgetable that I can figure, is how much FUN he's having while he's up there. How much passion he honestly delivers in his music. And how well he can connect with an audience. He makes an audience feel as if they are part of the performance, and indeed on that night in Amsterdam, a magical connection with the audience provided us all with the opportunity to hear Luka recorded live. Throughout he is performing at his very best, an excellent crossection of songs which starts with the dream-like
'exploring the blue', has the audience singing their hearts out on 'Sunny Sailor Boy' and 'Fertile Rock'...and the audience is still singing as he takes delirious to new heights..while 'hating this bit'...(the difficult guitar solo)...in it. (: And wraps it all up beautifully and quietly with Gabriel. This is a DEFINITE DON'T MISS!!!! It's well worth the every penny!