Love Live: Whisky a Go-Go 1978 (Original Recording Remastered) [Original recording remastered]

Love | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Friday Music
• ASIN: B001J8R8UW
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,032 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Alone Again Or

2. Andmoreagain

3. Old Man

4. Keep On Shining

5. 7 & 7 Is

6. Signed D.C.

7. Good Times

8. Singing Cowboy

9. My Little Red Book -Bonus Track

10. Orange Skies -Bonus Track

Editorial Reviews

2009 Deluxe Edition. Love were the one of the most important bands of the 1960's. As a house band at the Whisky A Go- Go in the 60's, Arthur Lee and Co. developed one of the best live shows and a catalogue of music which is legendary. In late 1978, Lee & Bryan Maclean toured one last time, and this is the official last recording of that era. Although the bootleg quality of the recording has been enhanced from the original master tapes, it is nevertheless a very important document of this last historic tour and recording from the two founders of LOVE, and comes expanded with the Bonus Recordings 'My Little Red Book' & 'Orange Skies'. Enjoy!.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love's Live at Whisky A Go-Go is a Mixed Bag, April 25, 2009

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Robert Schraer "Bob Schraer" (Del Mar, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Love Live: Whisky a Go-Go 1978 (Original Recording Remastered) (Audio CD)

This live reunion of Arthur Lee and remnants of the original Love band of the 60's at Whisky a Go-Go, has some very high and unique moments on it worth hearing. For me, the high point was Brian MacLean's singing on the song he wrote for Forever Changes, Old Man. As Arthur said 25 years later on the Forever Changes Concert CD in London after he sings Old Man, "I wish Brian was here to sing this", you now can go to the Whisky A Go-Go CD and see what he was talking about! It is this sing-songy melodically free vocal version by Brian that connects Love's and Arthur Lee's journey over 40 years and brings tears to one's eyes! For me, the rest of the Live album is icing on the cake. It is like Arthur was so excited to be playing again with Brian that at times this excitement bursts through the songs. For me Seven and Seven Is (with Brian's superb lead), And More Again, and Orange Skies stand out as my other favorites. Except for the poor sound quality of an older day tape recorder, this concert is unique, gratifying, and shows Love at their rawest best!!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SIZZLING HOT!!!, January 16, 2009

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Yvonne (California) - See all my reviews

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Love Live at the Whiskey is frigging excellent! The versions of the songs live are so different from the studio recordings. My favorite on the cd is "Signed D.C.". This live version is very alive with amazing guitar licks, cool harmonica work and just dramatic. It's not the softer subdued version you normally hear. Every song on this cd is worth having. I highly recommend "Love Live: Whiskey a-go-go" to all Arthur Lee & Love fans and anyone who loves some kick a*s music!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent remaster, July 9, 2009

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Greg Kinne "Criticaljoe" (midwest) - See all my reviews
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`Love: Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go 1978' captures Arthur Lee and Bryan Maclean reuniting and performing some of Love's more incendiary numbers on this remastered bootleg. `Love Live" is important as a document that showcased Maclean's guitar skills outside the studio and how Arthur Lee once commanded the stage. `Love Live' lacks the high fidelity of their studio recordings and sounds like an audience recording, but the performances are spot on and worth the effort to forget about the audio quality.

Arthur Lee and Bryan Maclean perform three songs from the classic `Forever Changes' album and the live takes are impressive. The performance of "7 and 7 Is" features a white-hot guitar solo from Maclean. One of the best tracks of the performance is a sober reading of "Signed D.C." After listening to this album, it's not hard to imagine what could have been had Love toured outside of Los Angeles in the 60's. `Love Live' is a great document for long-time fans and serves as a suitable introduction as well to the world of the late great Arthur Lee.