Live in London [Import, Live]

April Wine | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 8, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Lemon Records UK
• ASIN: B002ECN46E
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #260,330 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Big City Girls

2. Crash and Burn

3. Telling Me Lies

4. Future Tense

5. Ladies Man

6. Crossfire

7. Gypsy Queen

8. Between You and Me

9. Bad Boys

10. One More Time

11. 21st Century Schizoid Man

12. Roller

13. I Like to Rock

14. All Over Town

15. Wanna Rock

Editorial Reviews

April Wine formed in late 1969 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. "Fast Train," their first hit, appeared in 1971, the same year as the self-titled debut album. The next year brought the band's first Canadian number one single, 'You Could Have Been a Lady', from the On Record album. In 1976, The Whole World's Goin' Crazy became the first Canadian album to go platinum and their resulting tour was the first to gross one million dollars. After 1978's First Glance and 1979's Harder...Faster, 'Just Between You and Me' became April Wine's biggest U.S. hit. The single (one of three Top 40 American singles by the band) propelled 1981's Nature of the Beast album to platinum-record status. 1984's Animal Grace was their last album, but in the early 1990's all the original members joined for a Canadian tour, which convinced them to resume recording, they are still recording and touring the world to their ever-loyal fan-base.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vintage snapshot marred by ok sound, September 24, 2009

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J. Lupton "Get me the hell out of Dundalk!" (Just south of Oblivion) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in London (Audio CD)

This has a great set list and the dvd is excellent however this cd leaves something to be desired. The band is in good form, near their peak and this was an above average outing - necessary because they were on video as well. Anyway, the sound is marred - it's muddy and bassy to the point of distraction. This was recorded nearly 28 years ago (feel like a geezer); not the stone age so you'd expect better. I suspect this was transferred from vhs.
Another annoyance - they left the interview portions on this from the video in - what crap! You want a live show? Then no interviews needed in my opinion they detract from the songs and they are not separate tracks either. Several songs suddenly go from a live performance to talking (they are touring London). You like talking? Get books on tape and leave it off my cd. Fans will want this regardless; this product however, has much room for improvement.

2.0 out of 5 stars For Hardcore Winos Only, July 20, 2010

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Henley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in London (Audio CD)

This is a bit of a mixed feelings one for me. Its great to see this Live at the Hammersmith Odeon finally see light of day as a CD, but frustrating to see how lazy the record company was in leaving all the between song interviews in it that makes no sense as an audio experience. The original VHS is based on a live show with interview segments between songs that have various band members talking about the band as they tour London on a double decker bus. Now imagine trying to figure that out as you listen to the CD. With a decent edit this could have been a terrific release as it captures April Wine at their commercial peak with a show based on their best known international releases of First Glance, Harder Faster, Nature of the Beast.

The positive side is that it captures some of the excitement of the Nature of the Beast tour and offers up a bunch of songs the band doesn't do live very often anymore. If you've got some decent equipment at home, you can edit out the chatter and clean this thing up nicely. Highly recommended for big April Wine fans who didn't know this was available. For new or curious fans, save your money and get Live, Live Greatest Hits, or the King Biscuit Live Album as they are all simply live albums without the distractions of the interview segments.