Captured Live at Carnegie Hall [Live]

Peter Allen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Buddha
• ASIN: B00002EPH4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,344 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I have mixed feelings about this re-release, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Captured Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD)

When this recording was first released in the 1980s, it was a stupendous example of Peter Allen's skills as a songwriter and a performer. Unfortunately, this re-release is something of a hatchet job. Several sections of Peter Allen talking to the audience, explaining songs or just demonstrating his charming personality, have been mysteriously deleted. The songs are brilliant and deserve a good listen, because Peter Allen remains a sorely underrated musician. But the omission of Peter's interplay with the audience is a real disservice both to Peter Allen and his fans.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Peter Allen - Live at Carnagie Hall catches the excitement!, December 26, 1999

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Tom Veitch (a former Torontonian - now a Peterboroughian) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Captured Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD)

I first met Peter at the Colonial Tavern in Toronto on my 18th birthday ( I was legal in Ontario .) I'd first heard him on Riener Swartz's TVO show in March of 1975 and was very impressed at the jazzy/ broadway/ camp quality of his work soooo, I ventured down with a buddy of mine for a few drinks and some tunes. Paul Drake, the pianoman at the hotel Peter was staying & a long time, well respected jazzman was there and INSISTED on singing along. I insisted that he be quiet as I could hear him ANY time and Peter was only here for the week. I met Peter that night - we had a few jars, he sang 'Happy Birthday ' to me and we became friends - something you can't have enough of in this life! It was Wonderful! Peter was and is something that MUST be experienced live! He was new, fresh and exciting! His show, his presentation and his tunes were " new, deft little tunes that are both interesting and happy." Live at Carnagie Hall delivers some of what you would have seen. A performer at his best - live, up close and personal.To anyone that might consider purchasing this album - I strongly suggest that you do! Sadly, the Colonial is gone and so is Peter but they will both be remembered by those of us who had the pleasure of seeing him and knowing him.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness for preservation ., November 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Captured Live at Carnegie Hall (Audio CD)

I remember when I first heard that Peter Allen had what was initially diagnosed as "throat cancer". After I got over the initial shock, I thought how sad that I would never be able to hear that voice again! When he died - I was shocked that his recording labels "scooped up his albums" from the stores for future gain. (can you say greedy?) That is what makes this album - MOST IMPORTANT. I had worn out most of Peter Allen's albums over the past years so I was pleased to see that this wonderful Peter Allen album was available. He was truly at his best - providing the ambiance of what made him a performer exrtodinaire and a songwriter par excellance. If you can only own one Peter Allen album (and why would you only own "ONE"?) - this SHOULD be it! It's fun, it's serious, it's melodious - and it's campy - in short - it is all of the wonderful things that made Peter Allen - Peter Allen....and boy is he missed!