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Eclectic Electric Blues/Rock, October 4, 2003
This review is from: Live in Boston 3 (Audio CD)
The band that refused to be labled, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac shows off some of its eclectic nature in this final volume of the legendary 1970 Boston concerts. The great Peter Green's guitar work was better featured on the first two volumes of this series. But, Greenie still shows the intense tenderness his playing was always imbued with on Jumping At Shadows and If You Let Me Love You. Green was THE best blues guitarist because of his feel. His guitar playing was spare and beautifully vocal. He could reach depths of emotion and express it with an incredible, soaring openness. The live performances in all three of these volumes are among the finest examples of this virtuoso's work. One of my favorite tracks is Coming Your Way with Green and Danny Kirwan trading guitar licks and pushing each other over an intense Afro/Surf beat. Way ahead of its time! Most of the remainder of this volume features the sweet yet strong slide guitar work of Mac's third guitar wiz, Jeremy Spencer. Spencer's joy was to cover Elmore Jmaes and Otis Rush along with almost anything from the 50's. The band won over its audiences with a bizarre mixture of the best British Blues around, the most focused and inventive jamming of the time AND a rock and roll show to boot! Imagine the best British blues guitarist at his zenith shifting from sensitive blues to proto heavy metal to Afro/Latin grooves to Little Richard and ending with Twist and Shout! That's what you'll get on this cd. But, get the other two FIRST!
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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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The final Boston Tea Party volume..., January 29, 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Live in Boston 3 (Audio CD)
This one - although not as strong jamming wise as the previous two volumes - is just as strong. Featuring some steaming blues from Peter Green on tracks Jumpin' At Shadows and If You Let Me Love You, this set is sure to please. Other outstanding tracks on here include an instrumental Coming Your Way, Sandy Mary, Great Balls of Fire, and On We Jam. But again, the whole thing is excellent!! It does sound though that the archivers were grabbing at the "leftovers" on this one, for a couple of tracks, most notably If You Let Me Love You, sounds like it was taken from an audience source (though I'm sure it is the best quality possible) and also the lacking of more stronger jams like on the first two volumes) - Coming Your Way fades out right when they really start to cook. Other than that, it still is a truly great CD to listen to.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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The True Mac!, June 9, 2008
This review is from: Live in Boston 3 (Audio CD)
Nothing beats the original members! Volume Three nails it dead on with Peter, Danny and Jerome playing at such a high level. Be safe and get all three while they are still available,
Gary Crow KZOK Seattle's One and Only Classic Rock Station @ 102.5 FM!
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