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Live Mutha

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Let me begin with a disclaimer - I have not heard this album on CD, only vinyl. I say that because another reviewer focused on what he considered to be poor sound quality - I on the other hand have always felt this album is the cleanest, clearest live album I've ever heard, and I've heard plenty! Perhaps something was lost in the transition. Anyway, on to the music. If you're looking for good, Southern - flavored rock 'n' roll, this is it! BOA's studio albums generally show a strong bluegrass/Southern gospel influence, whereas the two live albums show off their ability to raunch and roll with the best of 'em. If you're a bass fan, Pat Daugherty's work on "Taxman" is worth the price of the CD alone! Why only 4 stars? We didn't need a second, and slightly inferior, dose of "Hot and Nasty" when there are several other great choices I'm sure could have been included. I personally would have loved to hear how they treated "Dixie" live. I'm sure it would have fit in perfectly.

I actually was at the Long Beach Arena where this concert was recorded on Mother's Day 1975. I remember it fondly as one of the best live shows I ever saw. The crowd couldn't get enough of them and brought them back for multiple encores. This, in my opinion, could have easily been a double album or CD. This was when this band was at it's peak and was one of the top party bands going during the 70's. They could have played all night or until they ran out of songs before anybody had left. The 70's were the time of all the great hard rock and long hair bands and Black Oak Arkansas had to definitely be included among the best of their time. If you would like to hear only a sample of what this band could produce live on stage this is the Cd to listen to.

If you have a house full of sh*tkickers, and your beer is disappearing from the fridge, and they're starting to make bathtub gin in the outhouse, and your next door neighbor is with the County Sheriff's Department, don't put this CD on the stereo. You'll never get 'em to leave. And granny will tan your hide in the woodshed with a switch.

Hmmmm... ON SECOND THOUGHT, TURN THIS UP REAL LOUD, SO'S THE NEIGHBORS WILL COMPLAIN, YA'LL.

THIS IS HILLBILLY GRUNGE AT IT'S FINEST.

Been looking for this to come out on CD for 13 years. Thank God for BOA. They changed my life.

I saw Black Oak Arkansas during this tour. Had front row seats directly in front of Jim Dandy. The album they were promoting at the time was "Ain't Life Grand", which, in my opinion is one of the finest Black Oak albums ever recorded. "Ain't Life Grand" is the first album recorded with Jimmy Henderson on guitar (he replaced Harvey Jett). Makes me wonder why i never heard much critical acclaim. I don't even remember hearing anything from the album on the radio either. Maybe "Taxman." Anyway, there are 4 songs from "Ain't Life Grand" on this CD. This CD was originally recorded for the King Biscuit Flower Hour. It was aired along with Blue Oyster Cult. I think I still have my old cassette of the show that i recorded when I was in high school. If you haven't heard this, you owe it to yourself. It's totally awesome! Much better than Raunch-n-Roll.

This CD picks up where raunch-n- roll left off.Of course they're gonna do Hot and Nasty it's their signature song.If the sound is a problem TURN UP THE VOLUME!!!HA!HA! I agree it needs remastered but Iconsider#2 only toR&R as a stellar live performance.
If you want better sound get their debut release or Keep the Faith.In those days live performances were notorious for poor sound quality.They were also known for Great Natural Performances from the Great Touring Bands,like BOA,Grand Funk Railroad,ZZ Top to name a few.

BOA does a Mutha of an album! Saw them in '79 and this is what I remember.

the songs are good tunes but the sound quality is not very good. on some tunes you can hardly hear the guitar that is muffled by the bass.in fact the entire cd sounds muffled. i would go with raunch & roll before this one

Made in USA in 2001, Serial# WOU-128, Playing Time 35:35

This is BOA's 8th album, originally released back in 1976, and recorded live on Mother's Day 1975.

The sound quality is somewhat disappointing, particularly the vocals. The album was recorded during the "Ain't Life Grand" tour, and that's where 4 out of the 9 tracks come from.

I've always preferred BOA in concert: there seems to be more life in the songs. The musicianship is top notch, and both the bass and drums are sounding particularly good.

The album is fairly short by today's standards, but the renditions are "to the point", unlike their other live recording "Raunch 'n Roll", which included some stretched-out versions: this time out, "Hot and Nasty" is without the drum solo.

BOA wasn't particularly original, but they created some pretty good rock, mostly due to their 3-guitar approach. Mostly for the completist, because the recording quality is below par.

If you're unfamiliar with their material, the "best of" CD is probably a better choice.