On Stage [Original recording remastered, Live]

Loggins & Messina | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Live
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000062FH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Live Album, December 1, 2001

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Snubnosed in Alpha - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Stage (Audio CD)

The chemistry achieved by this duo was never matched by their respective solo ventures. "On Stage" is their classic live album. It features great versions of the standards, such as "Danny's Song" and "House at Pooh Corner." In my opinion, though, the high water mark of this performance is the jam version of "Angry Eyes"--a tune that is usually overlooked when people bother to remember Loggins and Messina. "Golden Ribbons," something of a war protest song, also displays the song-writing sophistication of Jim Messina, in particular.

The instrumentation here at times bears similarities to the work of the Dave Matthews Band, with its blend of saxophone and fiddle alongside the duo's competent guitar work. Loggins and Messina is a favorite band of my era, but I see that they make the short list (somewhere behind the Allman Brothers Band and their wider genre of jazz/blues) of great musicians for my kids, who are in their twenties, are serious musicians and are, perhaps, even a bit snobby about their music.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars On Stage Loggins and Messina, May 7, 2000

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rick donini (Portsmouth, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Stage (Audio CD)

I bought this recording on vinyl when it came out twenty-five years ago. I wore it out over twenty years ago. I have been searching and searching for the last 5 years for it since I was especially fond of the track Vahevela. I thought this recording was awesome in the 70's and nothing has changed my mind now (even the fact that I am 50). TOTALLY AWESOME DUO AND ALBUM

15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars On Target!, May 29, 2002

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The Sanity Inspector (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: On Stage (Audio CD)

On Stage is a fun souvenir of the genial pop duo Loggins and Messina at their artistic and commercial peak. Meaning, this double cd is full of good music, and the audience is most appreciative.

Messina is the junior partner, but he's far from being the inconsequential Oates to Kenny Loggins' Hall. Messina's pop country background with Poco and his production talents give this material a lot of its texture. His voice is pleasant but rather nondescript; he is really a born harmony singer. He is the perfect complement to Loggins.

Loggins' big rangy California drawl is easily the star of the show. He has the audience in his hand in the opening solo acoustic numbers. And he could belt, too! If you don't believe it, trying singing along with him in the chorus to "Vahevala." In the same key. At the same volume!

The hits are here, and the instrumental jamming which could be distracting on the studio versions comes off very well here. The cornerstone of the album is the 20-minute expansion of "Vahevala". Amazingly, it doesn't flag over that marathon length. (You can tell that this jam is commercial, sell-out, AM radio pop instead of authentic, gutsy, genuine R&R, because it has no endless drum solo.) The band runs through the song's normal version and then sets off into a long instrumental. It gradually draws down into guitars, then fiddle, then pipes, then whalesong noises, before the band re-enters for the finale. It's a real joy, seeming shorter than the included version of "Angry Eyes", which is half the length.

The only lingering question is this: A good time was had by all, so why all the sour faces in the liner photos of the band?