Live at Fillmore West 1969 [Live]

Country Joe & The Fish | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 16, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000ED5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #71,038 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all fans of 60's improvisational rock-and-roll, July 14, 1998

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lyall70 "lyall70" (Novato, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Fillmore West 1969 (Audio CD)

This is one of the farewell performances of Country Joe and the Fish (and coincidentally is the same show that featured the American debut of Led Zeppelin), and as a result go out with a real bang!. The highlight of this album is undoubtedly the 38 min "Donovan's Reef Jam" featuring special guests Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, and Steve Miller. Though this is enough for any Deadhead, the rest of the album is superb. My personal favorites include the opening "Rock and Soul Music" jam and the sweet "It's So Nice To Have Your Love". Having not heard much Country Joe music (with the exception of the Woodstock soundtrack), this album has made me an instant fan of the group. Certainly a must for any fan of San Francisco era improvisational music.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We want more!, February 28, 2002

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Junglies (Morrisville, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Fillmore West 1969 (Audio CD)

This was a great band, individually and collectively. It's a shame that the relationships have not been maintained over the years. Ce la vie! The really great thing about this album is the jamming aspect. Always known for the lyrical and political aspects of their music, the Fish could jam it up like the best of them. Indeed Barry Melton in his new life still does. But what performances have we on this jewel of a disc. I suspect that many of the people who bought this album did so because of the appearance of Dead members Garcia and Hart or even Casady and Kaukkonen and good luck to them because they will have been exposed to some killer playing on the disc. Barry Melton is on top form throughout and plays his heart out. My only regret is that there is not more of these shows or other live Fish performances around. If anyone out there is listening...WE WANT MORE! A highly recommended alum which should grace the shelves of any afficionado of West Coast Music.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great farewell performance, September 30, 1999

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This review is from: Live at Fillmore West 1969 (Audio CD)

As an old Fish fan, I was always on the lookout for any old 'live' material from the vault. To my great surprise, my sister-in-law gave me this CD for Christmas '97. HOT HOT HOT !! If you're a fan of West Coast '60's psychedelia, this is a must-have album. The tunes are powerful, a direct result of having Jack Casady on bass through the entire CD. Jack drives the band hard, especially Barry Melton, and the Fish never sounded better live.