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Time Was: The Live Anthology

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A great collection of live tracks by one of rock's premier live bands, Time Was...The Live Anthology spans a time-frame from 1970 to 1991. While the sound isn't superb all the way through, it most definitely is worth the purchase price. Disc 1 is a 1991 show from Japan that features 3/4 of the original band in a fine post-reunion show, plus two 1970 BBC "in concert" recordings by the original line-up. The two BBC recordings are a little rough sounding, but with so few recordings available from that era it doesn't matter. Disc 2 features eight songs from a 1976 show and are a rare example of the brief period Wishbone Ash toured with a keyboard player. The rest of disc two is comprised of five tracks from the original line-up, recorded in 1973. Overall, another nice addition to anyone's collection. I got mine off Amazon and it's been in constant rotation ever since.

Truly a classic selection of Wishbone Ash's music, but their repertoire was rather limited and the lead singer is simply awful, Two versions each of two good songs, and the rest are rather monotonous,with terrible singing by whomever was the lead singer. For the price I paid. I got the two songs I wanted,ripped them and put the CD away for proof of ownership--basically a wash in other words.Time Was...The Live Anthology

It's an ok "anthology", but to me, leaving out an all-time favorite like "Silver Spoons" from There's the Rub is sacriledge. Other than that, it's a pretty decent collection for W'bone Ash fans.