King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents America in Concert [Live]

America | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 27, 1996)
• Original Release Date: February 27, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: King Biscuit Flower
• ASIN: B000005EIJ
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Soft Rock
  • #96 in Music > Indie Music > Rock > Classic Rock

Track Listings

1. Tin Man

2. Old Man Took

3. Daisy Jane

4. Love on the Vine

5. Ventura Highway

6. I Need You

7. Inspector Mills

8. California Dreamin'

9. Never Be Lonely

10. You Can Do Magic

11. Sandman

12. Here

13. Sister Golden Hair

14. Horse With No Name

Editorial Reviews

Originally Release 1996. 14 Trax, Originallyginal " bootleg" cover !!!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars America - 'King Biscuit Flower Hour' (King Biscuit), June 6, 2005

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents America in Concert (Audio CD)

I've always dug this AM pop/soft rock artist because even though they play what many would consider 'soft rock',America was ALWAYS cool to hear,whatever the mood or setting.Another memorable archive release from the King Biscuit Flower Hour's sacred vaults.This fourteen track disc's shindig was recorded somewhere in the summer of 1982.Most of the prime cuts are here,like "Tin Man","Ventura Highway",the timeless ballad "I Need You",their Mama&Papa's cover "California Dreamin'","Sister Golden Hair" and "Horse With No Name".I've seen these guys play live twice now and I even remember getting ahold of an audio bootleg cassette of one of their shows.Hard to believe,but there was VERY little difference between the bootleg and this release.Except the boot ran a bit bit longer in duration.A nice find.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A CONCERT I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN AT!!, January 24, 2003

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"wil_wildman" (Whitehorse, YT CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents America in Concert (Audio CD)

I am part of a generation of fans of AMERICA who discovered their music in the early 80's with songs like "You Can Do Magic" and "Right Before Your Eyes". But after hearing some of their earlier songs, I became a big fan from then on. Needless to say, this album is one of the best live recordings I have ever heard!
This album, recorded in September 1982, covers most of AMERICA's biggest hits and includes songs from the album "A View From The Ground", another great collection from AMERICA. My favorite tracks include; "Tin Man", "Daisy Jane", "Love On The Vine", "Ventura Highway", "I Need You", "You Can Do Magic", "Sister Golden Hair", and "A Horse With No Name".
There are two songs that I wish they had included on this album, and that would be "Lonely People" and "Right Before Your Eyes".
If you only ever buy one AMERICA live album, make sure it is this one. IT IS AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS YOU CAN GET!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great album, April 23, 2004

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents America in Concert (Audio CD)

The rock group America formed in 1969, when a group of teenage "Army brats" got together to make great music. Throughout the 1970s, they produced some of the finest musical numbers of the era - Ventura Highway, Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, etc. After their 1978/9 reorganization, you probably thought that the best was over, right? Well, in this fantastic 1982 live concert, they showed that they still had it.

They played some oldies, like Tin Man, and some new ones like You Can Do Magic. My personal favorite was Inspector Mills. This is a great album, with lots of great tunes. Yes, it's live, but it sounds great, with those America tunes coming through loud and clear. I love this album, and highly recommend it to you!