Live At The Continental And The Esplanade [LIVE] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Paul Kelly

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 2002)
• Original Release Date: July 23, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Original recording reissued
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B000000ENS
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #250,621 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The secret is out, April 15, 2000

By	Lee Ann Jaeger (Warsaw, IN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Run, don't walk, and buy this CD. This is Paul at his best---funny (Dumb Things), tongue-in-cheek (God's Hotel) and socially conscious (Maralinga). Pouring Petrol on a Burning Man has a groove you won't soon forget. "Under the Sun" is my favorite Paul Kelly album, and many of its songs are reworked here to great success. Actually the best live CD I own.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritually uplifting, February 9, 2000

By	Ronald Bingham - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This CD has some truly brilliant tracks. My favorites are When I first met your ma & To her door. The stories they tell and so well written they will make you laugh and cry. The music will bring a lump to your throat.

Paul Kelly is a great singer/songwriter who has been known and respected in Australia since the early 80's. His music ranges from folk/country through blues to recent foray's into techno music. This is a great album to listen to if you're feeling down, and I recommend a walk in the park afterward to complete the sensation!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars criminally overlooked, December 19, 2001

By	J. Rothfield (Danville, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Paul Kelly is undoubtedly the most negligently overlooked Australian artist there is. One can argue with the song selection on his recent greatest hits compilation, but the songs chosen for this live effort all hit the mark. Alternatively acoustic and then some great guitar based interpretations of well chosen, sensational studio songs - this warrants repeated listenings. It is the Kelly album that I nominate when anybody asks where to start on this artist. Standout tracks are Dumb Things and When I First Met Your Ma. As a group of songs, this is also the best live album I own period, the closest being early Neil Young.