Waiting for Columbus [LIVE] [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Little Feat

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: 1978
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Warner Bros UK
• ASIN: B000002KI9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,865 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Few rock concert documents can match this 1978 live album for sheer musicianship, or for its full-blooded representation of one of the best live bands ever. Little Feat's turbulent '70s pilgrimage had been studded with commercial detours when its second incarnation as a swampy, blues-rock sextet clicked musically, and these English and American dates, beautifully recorded by George Massenburg, capture the band in all its rowdy, precise glory. The late Lowell George's influence had been damped down in the studio, deferring to his bandmates' writing and singing, but Columbus is dominated by his gruff, lyrical vocal presence and the mercurial tang of his indelible slide guitar. With the Tower of Power Horns aboard to inject razor-sharp horn work, this romp through the Feat songbook of southern-fried rock represents a satisfying summation of the band's best works, every bit as engaging as their studio models. This is simmering, smart music measured by an honor roll of great songs with no lapses. The only caveat--and a minor one--is the deletion of two tracks to squeeze the original two LPs onto a single CD. --Sam Sutherland

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Warner Brothers Screwed Up -- Big Time, July 4, 2001

By	Big House (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews

This was my favorite LP in college back in the day. Having switched completely to CD format during the 90s, I bought it on CD. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE DISAPPOINTMENT. Not only did Warner eliminate two entire songs, but they faded out the killer drums/conga ending to Spanish Moon, one of my favorite parts -- no, my FAVORITE part -- of the LP. I simply cannot listen to the CD knowing what is missing. Will someone NOT dressed in a suit or "business casual" please see to it that this recording gets re-released in its entirety and with some TLC for the musicians, musicianship, and arrangements? Please?

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Band Changed My Life, February 6, 2001

By	stanley stanphel (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I am a black man who went to an almost totally all white college in the midwest (kansas) to be exact. My first and what proved to be my only semester in college introduced me to southern rock hillbilly, boogie, muscle shoals gospel influenced music. Some of you know what I'm talking about? (Leon Russell, Doctor John, Bonnie Rait, and of course....Little Feat. My best friend at the time was a dj at a can ya dig it? ... a country diso! and he turned me on to Lowell George (May he rest in peace) and the 'Feat' I have been a fanatic ever since. This band who I was blessed to see live once in Kansas City were the very essence of a live band and instilled in me an appreciation for a certain style of musical interpretation that remains to this day. This album and the Feat Don't Fail Me Now LP along with Dixie Chicken are timeless examples of what it is supposed to sound like in the studio. Lowell George sure didn't look like the typical musical genius, but of course that was also the band's attraction. They weren't egotistical about their music and let it speak for them. What a tragic way for Lowell to leave us, but in a manner I am sure he would have wanted, on stage doing what he did so well. This album and this band's work circa Lowell should be classics and in recording museums.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Turn it up!, July 12, 2000

By	Patrick Crain (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States) - See all my reviews

Not only is this one of the finest live recordings ever, it stands as a testament to the talent of the once great Lowell George. If you need one album to remind you why Lowell George was so important to the functionality of Little Feat, this is the one. Actually, though, this is the epitome of a group effot and every track clicks (especially "Dixie Chicken," "Fat Man in the Bathtub," "Sailin' Shoes," "Time Loves a Hero," and "Willin'"). The final bow of Lowell George with his beloved brainchild. By the way, the deleted songs, "Don't Bogart That Joint" and "Apolitical Blues" were released, oddly enough, on "The Last Record Album."