The Last Concert

Roy Orbison | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2009)
• Label: NooN Music, LLC (formerly Orbison Records)
• ASIN: B0026P477O
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,408 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poor Mixing Mars Record of Last Performance, May 7, 2009

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Thomas A. Holmes (Johnson City, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Concert (Audio CD)

I was happy to have the opportunity to purchase a recording of Roy Orbison's last concert, but I was almost as disappointed when I heard it. The mix on this recording puts everything but Orbison's voice in the forefront--the supporting singers, the instrumentalists, everyone else. We know that Orbison's voice was still strong because he had just worked on the Traveling Wilburys project, so it is a shame that we could not hear him showcased just one more time. It's a shame that there could not have been a latter-day "unplugged" event instead.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roy Orbison THE LAST CONCERT, June 11, 2009

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Xcyclerider "Phyllis" (Ephrata PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Concert (Audio CD)

This CD is absolutely brilliant.However after researching this concert, I find that the song "Runing Scared" has been omitted from this track. I know for certain that Roy did include this song in his last concert I would like to know why the song was left out. I have friends that were there and they said that Roy sang "Running Scared" in his last live performance on December 4,1988. I feel cheated that I didn't get to hear Roy sing this song for the last time.

Phyllis

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roy remains still, the greatest singer in R&R!, June 4, 2009

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JB Wilson - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Last Concert (Audio CD)

I had known of the existence of this recording for a numbmer of years. I had heard people say several times that Roy's performance was as strong as any other live recording he had made. I ordered it because I am a fan and collect all of his music. However once I received it and listened several times, I realized how well it chronicleds the greatest singer in the history of Rock & Roll, even as he was about to leave us. This is an essential piece of Roy's musical legacy due to his power as a performer and the significance of its timing in his all too brief a career.