Live from Fez CD/DVD

David Berkeley (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Straw Man
• ASIN: B000BJL0H2
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,801 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Hurricane

3. Scraps of You

4. Straw Man

5. Racing Stripe Winter

6. Little Fists

7. Glory

8. Fire Sign

9. Golden Side

10. Breeze

11. Jefferson

12. Times Square

13. Red

14. Boxes

Editorial Reviews

Review

"As his melodies ascend to become benedictions and consolations, the music shimmers and peals." --Jon Pareles, The New York Times

Product Description

Imagine a road trip in Nick Drake’s old car, give Ryan Adams a seat, Grant Lee Phillips is there, maybe Beck has the wheel and Joni Mitchell is giving directions. The music they’d listen to would be pretty close to the music of David Berkeley. His voice is warm like a tumbler of bourbon. He believes in the lyrics he writes, and he sings them from the marrow of his bones. David Berkeley's newest CD, Live from Fez, captures a single show (February 22nd, 2005) with David's full band--their final show, in fact, before the legendary NY listening room closed. The emotionally-charged set features four new songs, including the hauntingly timely "Hurricane" and the heartbreaking "Glory." Also included are a sampling of crowd favorites from his first two studio albums, including "Red," "Little Fists" and a solo version of "Fire Sign," which David wrote for CBS-TVs 'Without a Trace.' The disc comes with a bonus DVD with footage of 4 of the songs from the concert at Fez. 'Live...' is the only album ever released from Fez and captures Berkeley at his emotional and comic best. "We wanted to give something back to the place that basically developed us," Berkeley explains. "Fez was really our home for a couple pivotal years. And I wanted to let people see and hear a show without any studio magic. I wouldn't have done it anywhere but Fez."

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Album. Don't miss it., November 14, 2010

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Jeff Sherwin - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live from Fez CD/DVD (Audio CD)

I don't know what Patricia in the post above is referring to , but I have played this album more than times than I can count and nowhere on the CD or the companion DVD is there a single mention of middle aged women and hot yoga. David is a talented singer-songwriter and an exceptional performer. I have been to several of his live shows and he never fails to captivate the audience with his hilarious onstage banter and smart, emotional storytelling songs. Nothing about him ever struck me as "snarky." This CD is better than most live albums I have heard. I even gave a copy to my girlfriend as a gift. His excellent musicianship and pure vocals on songs like Hurricane, Jefferson, Fire Sign and Straw Man are all representative of what a top notch songwriter he is. By the way, Fire Sign is also on his studio CD, The Wrecking Ships.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Snarky artist ruins album, June 23, 2010

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Patricia Stilwell - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live from Fez CD/DVD (Audio CD)

I bought this album for one song (Fire Sign)that I'd heard on an episode of 'Without a Trace.' It was quite an ordeal to find the name of the song and the artist and then the only album on which I could find the song. Unfortunately, I listened to the whole album, which was a live performance. During his performance, young Dave made some disparaging comments about taking a "hot yoga" class with middle aged women. He put them down, none too kindly, reveling in his own youth and puissance at the time. And he had to refer to the song I had searched for as being about doing hot yoga with old ladies. I happen to be a middle aged woman. He shattered my illusion that he was a sensitive young man. I was appalled at his nasty little comments and haven't been able to enjoy the album since. I'd like to send this review - and the album - directly to Dave. I can't believe he put his comments on the album. It's one thing to play to an audience of loving sycophants, but to immortalize your smallness is just plain stupid as far as I am concerned. I hope he gets the career he deserves. Everyone gets older - even you Dave.