Joan Baez in Concert [LIVE]

Joan Baez

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000ECP
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,249 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One voice, one guitar, one mind, one heart, one soul..., October 27, 2002

By	William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a compilation of live performances in 1962 and '63, including "We Shall Overcome" done at predominately black Mills College in Alabama in '63. Of the 20 selections, two are early Dylan classics ("Don't Think Twice" and "With God on our Side.") Three are sung in Spanish or Portuguese and ten are traditional folk airs. In the current age, when Britney Spears at 19 requires background dancers, taped vocals, fireworks, smoke, mirrors, et. al., it is refreshing to be reminded that in the early 60's, at around the same age as Britney, Ms. Baez could hold an audience with just her voice, excellent solo guitar work, and her perfect phrasing and diction. In addition, the songs often meant something real, and were worth learning. She bared her feet, but not her midriff, and her heart, but not her breasts. For those who would like to find out what made her the female lead performer of the whole folk/protest revival, this disc is a good purchase. For those who liked her back then, and would enjoy having some of her best early work on CD, it's also a great buy. My own favorite is "Gospel Ship"...and even if you aren't Christian, or don't normally like hymns, the clarity of her vocal, the crispness of her guitar accompaniment, and the simplicity of the song combine to make a three-minute wonder here. I also love the way she does "Long Black Veil" and for my dough, only Johnny Cash equals her performance. "Fennario" is great as well, but you may know it as "Pretty Peggy O". Dylan did this on his own debut album, and comparing the two versions is a treat. Joan's version of "Don't Think Twice, it's Alright" is equal to Bob's own, at least, in emotional impact. "We Shall Overcome" is probably the second best version by a white artist behind Pete Seeger's. This collection even offers "Kumbaya" the much-maligned campfire sing-along, but Joan is the one who made it so ubiquitous that people eventually got tired of it. Listen to it here, recorded in '62, and you realize why people fell in love with singing it.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another beauty by joanie, December 1, 1999

By A Customer

Eveything Baez does - esp. her earlier work, like this one - is beautiful to me. This is a good mosaic of many of her styles: classic broadside ballads (Fennario), Dylan (Don't Think Twice, With God, etc.), Appalachia (Copper Kettle), Spanish/Portuguese (Te Manha, etc.), Gospel (Gospel Ship), etc. This is the first Baez album I ever bought, and learned to play guitar with in the 60's. It's still a thrill - beautiful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, March 17, 2000

By A Customer

Only one of two Joan Baez albums I've heard-but I love it! My favorites are Long Black Veil, Don't Think Twice, and With God ... She has SUCH an absolutely beautiful voice... and boy, do I wish I could play the guitar like that! I love Bob Dylan, but I can't help thinking she sounds better singing his songs than he does. (Sorry!)