Live (2CD) [Extra tracks, Import]

Ray Wilson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Inside Out Germany
• ASIN: B0009E26OK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #550,550 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Last Horizon

2. These Are The Changes

3. Goodbye Baby Blue

4. In The Air Tonight

5. Carpet Crawlers

6. Ever The Reason

7. Story

8. Follow You Follow Me

9. Sarah

10. Change

11. Another Day

12. Magic Train

13. Sunshine And Butterflies

14. Inside

15. Footsteps

16. I Can't Dance

17. Gypsy

18. Actor

19. Alone

20. Ripples

See all 32 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

2002 release for the ex-Stiltskin/Genesis singer recorded live at the Edinburgh International Festival. 18 tracks. Digipak. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, Bad Track List, October 27, 2007

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Robert Creekmore (Round Rock, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live (2CD) (Audio CD)

Amazon's listing is for "Live and Acoustic"; here is the 2 CD track list:

CD 1

1. The Last Horizon

2. These Are The Changes

3. Goodbye Baby Blue

4. In The Air Tonight

5. Carpet Crawlers

6. Ever The Reason

7. Story (about the first gig with Genesis in front of the media performing Domino)

8. Follow You Follow Me

9. Sarah

10. Change

11. Another Day

12. Magic Train

13. Sunshine And Butterflies

14. Inside

15. Footsteps

16. I Can't Dance

17. Gypsy

CD 2

1. The Actor

2. Alone

3. Ripples

4. Along The Way

5. Biko

6. Lovers Leap

7. No Son Of Mine

8. Shipwrecked

9. Not About Us

10. Sometimes

11. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

12. Swing Your Bag

13. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

14. The Airport Song

15. Rest In Peace

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Acoustic Performance from a Lesser Name Artist, October 26, 2004

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L.A. Scene (Indian Trail, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live & Acoustic (Audio CD)

The career of Ray Wilson can best be summed up as being as close to a rollercoaster as any career in the 1990s. Ray Wilson rose to fame in the early 1990s as the front-man for Stiltskin. But Wilson is best known for being the vocalist selected by Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford to replace Phil Collins as lead singer of Genesis. As a member of Genesis, Wilson was part of a very underappreciated effort called "Calling All Stations". I personally think that "Calling All Stations" was an excellent album, but the album didn't do well commercially - particularly in the United States. As a result, Wilson took the fall and that would be the only album he would do as a part of Genesis. Despite no longer being a part of Genesis, Ray has kept busy - as a frontman for the group Cut, participating on the Scorpions album "Moment of Glory", and of course a solo career. Ray Wilson "Live and Acoustic" represents a terrific cross section of all of the music collaborations that Wilson has been a part of. It was recorded when Wilson played the Edinburgh International Festival in a true "Unplugged" setting. In fact, this album was also released under the title "Ray Wilson - Unplugged". The result is a performance that gives you a true up close and personal of Wilson himself.

There are several things that make this a terrific performance. First the "Unplugged" setting itself. This is a performance that consists of vocals and guitars - and nothing more. There is no Bass, no percussion. Wilson does use some other vocalists (Amanda Lynn and Steve Wilson) and has some help on guitar (Steve Wilson). But most of this performance focuses on Wilson himself. The "Unplugged" setting works real well with Wilson's voice as he is able to quickly make you forget that there isn't much else besides a guitar on this performance. The second thing is the way Ray will communicate with the audience throughout the show. He gives the audience background on a lot of songs. You will get a real sense of connection with Wilson as the performance goes on. The third is that Wilson really gives you a great cross section of his career and some of the artists that influenced his career. You will hear songs that Wilson did with Guaranteed Pure, Stiltskin, Genesis (pre Wilson and Wilson era), Cut, and solo stuff. You will also hear covers of Bob Dylan ("Forever Young"), The Eagles ("Desperado"), Phil Collins Solo Work ("In the Air Tonight"), Bruce Springsteen ("Born to Run"), and Peter Gabriel ("Biko").

Another nice thing about this set is that it gives you the concert experience. Much of this is due to the intimate setting of the performance that is captured so well on this recording. However, the nice thing is that the songs are presented in the actual order of which they were performed. Many Live CDs make the mistake of reordering the songs or collecting songs from different nights of the performance - the result of this often is a recording that lacks continuity. Not such the case with this collection - the continuity isn't lost at all. In fact you even are told when the main set ends (with "Biko") and when the encores begin. On the "Unplugged" version of this CD, there is one strange thing: "Mama" kicks off the encore set. Following "Mama" there is 3 minutes of nothing (i.e. no sound) before "Forever Young" starts. I'm not sure why this was done. Right before the final song there is 30 seconds of nothing (again no sound) before "The Airport Song". Perhaps these songs are out of order or from other nights (although its hard to tell). Another strange thing is that "Mama", "Forever Young", "Desperado", "Born to Run", and "The Airport Song" are on the same track (i.e Track 14).

Wilson does a good job at using the "Unplugged" setting and is able to pull off many of the covers with some new twists. Wilson's cover of "In the Air Tonight" has no drums - which is a staple of the song. However, the combination of Wilson's vocals with some solid acoustic guitar work make up for the absence of percussion and give a whole new twist to the song. On Wilson's cover of Springsteen's "Born to Run", the acoustic guitar does a great job at replacing the electric guitars - plus Wilson's raspy voice lends itself well to Springsteen. Even on Wilson's cover of "Mama", he nails down the haunting laugh that Phil Collins did perfectly (he must have been able to nail this down from his Genesis days). Wilson has a haunting voice on many of his songs - and as a result it lends itself very well to covering Peter Gabriel's "Biko". The most interesting cover is "Desperado". This is a true a cappella version - there are NO instruments whatsoever used - only Wilson's voice. Wilson's octave ranges again find away to pull this off.

If you aren't familiar with Wilson's own music, this collection will provide a great introduction. "Swing Your Bag", which Wilson did as part of Guaranteed Pure has a true alley-cat/swing theme. Wilson's original (and new) song - "The Airport Song" is a humorous experience about being stuck in an airport (even Wilson points fun at it) - almost a cross between Lou Reed and some folk music. There also is a new song called "Sarah" which isn't bad. There are two terrific Stiltskin tracks ("Inside" and "Rest in Peace") and two Wilson-era Genesis cuts ("Shipwrecked" and "Not About Us").

My CD didn't come with much in the way of liner notes. There are no lyrics included. Musician and production credits are given with some acknowledgements. There is a short writeup (1 paragraph) about Ray Wilson and this particular performance. This is a very good acoustic performance. I'd highly recommend it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a voice!..., August 23, 2002

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"mothermary8" (Madison, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live & Acoustic (Audio CD)

All I can say is "WOW, what a voice". The first solo effort from the former lead singer for Guaranteed Pure (Swing Your Bag), Stiltskin (Mind's Eye), Genesis (Calling All Stations), and Cut (Millionairhead) is not to be missed. Ray Wilson has given the acoustic treatment to several tracks from his former bands, as well as others, with excellent results. Who would have believed that Mama could be done acoustically, yet it works. It's just as dark and sinister as the original. Ray Wilson shows his sense of humor by including tracks like Swing Your Bag and the Airport Song. I'm sure nowadays a lot of people can relate to that last one! Sarah and Gypsy are outstanding but the real prize goes to the acapella version of Desperado. Wow, what a voice!