The Radio One Sessions [Live]

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After Parting Company with Pink Floyd, Barrett Released the Eccentric but "The Madcap Laughs" in 1970. The More Accessible "Barrett" Followed Later that Same Year with the Help of Dave Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Humble Pie's Drummer Jerry Shirley. Gilmour and Shirley Accompany Syd on the Two Radio One Sessions Contained Here. The First Recording, from the Top Gear Session from February 1970, Showcases a Relaxed Syd Strumming Some of his Best and Most Uplifting Tunes, Including 'terrapin' and 'baby Lemonade', to a Backing of Acoustic Guitar and Bongos. The Second Set is the Long Lost Recording of Syd's Only Other Solo Sitting for Radio 1, the Mythical Bob Harris Session from February '71. Tragically Missing from the BBC'S Archives and Only Ever Available as a Bootleg, this Session Has Never Before Seen Official Release. The Version Included Here Comes from an Off-air Recording and is Therefore of Inevitably Poor Quality, Imbuing the Three Songs with a Darker Edge.

The Radio One Sessions,Syd Barrett,Strange Fruit UK,British Psychedelia,Folk-Rock,Pop,Psychedelic,Rock,Rock/Pop

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The Radio One Sessions [Live]

Average customer rating: Live and Sublime Intelligent Music from a Master never a regret Knopfler fanatic. Great.

One Take Radio Sessions Mark Knopfler Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Britain | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Scotland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock Guitarists | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Guitarists | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music Album-Oriented Rock (AOR) | Classic Rock | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classic Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: All the Roadrunning Shangri-La Golden Heart The Ragpicker's Dream Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler ASIN: B0009K7RES Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. Trawlerman's Song
2. Back to Tupelo
3. Song for Sonny Liston
4. Rudiger
5. Boom, Like That
6. Everybody Pays
7. Donegan's Gone
8. Stand Up Guy

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Eschewing much of the stardust that the worldwide success of Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms virtually guaranteed him, Mark Knopfler's belated and halting solo career since has often seemed willfully spectral, if ever driven by a quietly intense musical restlessness. Taking "Rudiger" from his '96 solo debut and seven core tracks from his savory, thematically eclectic '04 collection, Shangri-La, Knopfler returned to the Malibu studio of the same name to forge these more focused, nigh-perfect live renditions with his bandmates. The intimate setting offers added poignancy to "The Trawlerman's Song" and casts "Back to Tupelo" in bluesier, more supple tones, while "Song For Sonny Liston" bristles with grittier energy. Fans of Knopfler's fluid, expressive guitar technique will find much to admire as well, from the sprightly, country-fied chicken-pickin' of "Donegan's Gone" to the tasteful, economic soloing on "Boom, Like That" and "Everybody Pays." But, as on the album that inspired this EP, the real star here is Knopfler the songwriter--an artist whose choice in themes and subtle wordplay has become the equal of his compelling fretwork. --Jerry McCulley

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Tracks from acclaimed singer/songwriter/guitarist Mark Knopfler's most rocking album since his halcyon days in Dire Straits are rock solid on the EP Live From Shangri-La. The EP features eight songs recorded live at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu, CA, by the mulitple Grammy winner who has sold more than 110 million albums worldwide. Knopfler's signature guitar sound, instantly recognizable vocals and smart lyrics have made him one of rock's most admired artists.

Customer Reviews:

Live and Sublime.......2007-01-09

To hear Mark in a live setting really gives you the sense of the power of this talent. The recording is crisp and deep. Immaculate as well as spontaneous, Mark delivers his collection of songs with passion, integrity and even a touch of humor. A trail blazer for more then 30 years, Mark's talent is seemingly, like great wine, only sweetening and deepening with age! Bravo Mr. Knopfler!

Intelligent Music from a Master.......2006-11-17

Mark Knopfler never disappoints. His nuanced, inflected tones come through beautifully on this gift from the man. "Back t Tupelo" really shines here, much improved over the Shangri-la version. The up tempo version of "Donnegan's Gone" and "Everybody Pays" bring them to life, and the smirking on "Song for Sonny Liston" shows enough grit to please.
This is a gem, with superb musicians playing together and having a grand time of it. Richard Bennett is a gem -- his playing showcases Knopfler beautifully. Enjoy.

never a regret.......2006-07-09

I begged my sister for this cd for Christmas and it has, quite literally, never left the car since December 25. It has its own place on the passenger seat like a talisman, my own audio good luck charm. In some odd way I don't feel right if I can't look over and see him on the cover, gazing off into space. No Mark Knopfler collection is complete without this, a sort of studio-work-within-a-studio-work. He always manages to put a different spin on every new rendition, a fresh energy, a wry nuance that wasn't there before. I have honestly never really gotten his attachment to "Rudiger" - one of my least-favourites - but I don't question his inclusion of it here. It certainly connects the old with the new, which perhaps was his intent. I love any variation of "Everybody Pays" (a sentiment I have always wished I could render so succinctly),and I've come to be very fond of "Stand Up Guy" and "Donegan's Gone" (the man wasn't just one of Mark's heroes, Mark eventually got to be friends with Lonnie Donegan, so it makes sense he should include this song - Mark has always given credit where it was due.)I am not ashamed to say I would and will stand by everything I've heard from Mark Knopfler - I fully appreciate the continued excellence of a member of my own generation in a world that increasingly snubs those who have earned better - and having said that, I am glad to have this collection of songs in my library. I wouldn't feel whole without it.
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Knopfler fanatic........2006-07-05

The CD is one that everyone who loved "Shangrila" will love. My only complaint is that the CD skips. Not sure if this is someone getting rid of second rate pressings or whatever, but I've never had a CD that is brand new skip out of the case.

Great........2006-03-09

If you liked Marks album "Shangri-La", you'll love this live CD. He sounds great and the versions are all a little different.

Average customer rating: Napalm Death - 'Complete Radio On Sessions,BBC' (Varese) one of the finest releases in any genre ever. Incongruous but essential collection of BBC recordings the history of Napalm Death Napalm Death - Their Greatest Album Ever Made!

Complete Radio One Sessions (BBC) Napalm Death Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Hardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Death Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Thrash & Speed Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Live Albums | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Leaders Not Followers Bootlegged in Japan ASIN: B00004U022 Release Date: 2000-06-27

Tracks:

1. The Kill/Prison Without Walls/Dead Part 1
2. Deceiver/Lucid Fairytale/In Extremis
3. Blind To The Truth/Negative Approach/Common Enemy
4. Obstinate Direction/Life/You Suffer Part 2
5. Multi-National Corporations/Instinct Of Survival/Stigmatised/Parasites
6. Moral Crusade/Worlds Apart/M.A.D.
7. Divine Death/C.S./Control
8. Walls/Raging In Hell/Conform Or Die/S.O.B.
9. Unchallenged Hate/Murdered Mentally
10. From Enslavement To Obliteration/Suffer The Children
11. Retreat To Nowhere/Scum
12. Deceiver/Social Sterility
13. Glimpse Into Genocide
14. Greed Killing
15. My Own Worst Enemy
16. Anti-Body

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Napalm Death - 'Complete Radio On Sessions,BBC' (Varese).......2006-06-22

Personally,I liked their 'Bootlegged In Japan' CD better(see my review).But don't get me wrong,if you're a long-time Napalm fan,then you should get a lot from this sixteen track BBC compilation.If anything,it features a great song selection/mix of material from the band's entire back catalog.Just good grindcore for thrashers to thoroughly enjoy. Few of the cuts that I took a liking to were "The Kill / Prison Without Walls", "Moral Crusade / Worlds Apart" and "From Enslavement To Obliteration". A decent pick.

one of the finest releases in any genre ever. .......2004-08-14

i find this to be napalm death's most consistent release, as the tracklist pulls songs from many different napalm albums, giving a sampler of napalm death's different stages - while managing to be superior to the orginals in both performance and production. the sounds here are not just grindcore, but a melding of pop group/lee perry styled dub play, peter brotzmann's free jazz fury, and big black's nihilism.

this album HAS to be in your collection.

Incongruous but essential collection of BBC recordings.......2004-02-15

Already released once as "The Peel Sessions", four more tracks recorded in 1996 for the BBC Friday Rock Show have been tacked on as an added enticement. The primary raison d'etre of this package seems to be to give American fans a chance to pick up this material; the "Peel" disc was in fact an import, and even at it's moderate price was scarce in the US. That being said, there's little incentive for owners of that CD to pick up this new release. The artwork is as atrocious as that on it's foreign counterpart, and the vocals on the songs from '96 are mixed way back in the cheap seats. But fans discovering these versions for the first time will find a wealth of rage and hostility greeting them in the ultra-brief, ultra-violent forays into the band's early material.

For those unfamiliar with the John Peel program, guests on the show are given four hours of studio time to lay down takes of however many songs they can manage in that time period. These restrictions don't allow the bands the luxury of editing or post-producing the output, so basically it's set the knobs on the control board and let `er rip. What comes out is a jaw dropping maelstrom of malcontent, rendered in brief, concentrated bursts (the echo following Napalm's performance of "You Suffer Part 2" actually lasts about four times longer than the song itself). Aside from the last four tracks, everything else is from those first three pre-death metal grindcore albums, resembling a musical train wreck witnessed from an uncomfortably close position. Napalm Death have now moved on to greener pastures while preserving their integrity, but "The Complete Radio One Session" reminds us of the energetic fury which once came ripping from a nation's loudspeakers, and on public radio, no less. Only in Jolly Old England.

the history of Napalm Death.......2001-05-07

if you've never heard Napalm Death and must own one Napalm Death cd then this is it! it covers everything from the chaotic noise blasts of the past (you suffer) to the more death metal sound of present (greed killing). a definitive collection. also pick up Carcass-symphonies of sickness these two discs rarely leave my cd player.

Napalm Death - Their Greatest Album Ever Made!.......2000-11-14

Pure adrenalin throughout the whole listening of this album. The band initially advocated by John Peel in 1987 gets a complete album to itself of all the songs they recorded at BBC studios throughout the years. Despite all the changes in personnel the band have managed to retain their awesome credibiltity by recording some amazing tunes, my favourites including 'Scum' and 'My Own Worse Enemy'. This is a classic album of pure thrash metal that should be in every Napalm fan's collection.

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Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 5 Manufacturer: Wply Radio One Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 4 Vol. 3-Y100 Sonic Sessions Y100 Sonic Sessions: Vol. 6 Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 7 Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 2 ASIN: B0006VM4Y8

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Y100 Sonic Session 5/ Live Recordings From Indre Studios Tracks 1. R.E.M. imitation of life 2. Incubus drive 3. Weezer island in the sun 4. Dave Matthews the space between 5. David Gray Babylon 6. Barenaked Ladies one week 7. Life house hanging by a moment 8. Jimmy Fallon troll doll jingles 9. Coldplay Yellow 10. Poe hey pretty 11. Everlast what its like 12. Dido Thank you 13. G. Love & S.S. unified 14. The Wallflowers sleepwalker 15. Fuel innocent 16. Phish first tube 17. Live overcome

Average customer rating: Alternative Classics Confirm Billy's Greatness

The Radio One Sessions Associates Manufacturer: Dutch East ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music | Vinyl Records | American Punk | British Punk | Emo | Garage Punk | Hardcore | Post Hardcore | Proto Punk | Punk | Punk Revival | Punk-Pop | Riot Grrl | Ska Punk | Straight Edge New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Post-Punk | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005Y87E Release Date: 1994-12-02

Tracks:

1. Me, Myself and the Tragic Story
2. Nude Spoons
3. Matter of Gender
4. It's Better This Way
5. Ulcragyceptimol
6. Waiting for the Love Boat
7. Australia
8. Love Hangover
9. Severe Bout of Career Insecurity
10. God Bless the Child
11. This Flame
12. Helicopter Helicopter
13. Theme from Perhaps
14. Perhaps [Schizophrenic Version]
15. Don't Give Me That I Told You So Look
16. Breakfast

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Alternative Classics Confirm Billy's Greatness.......2002-08-02

Get this one if you're on a limited budget and are also considering the double release of Glamour Chase/Perhaps.

Radio 1 Sessios has live-in-the-studio versions of some of the best of Sulk and a few of the later songs. Again, Alan Rankine's virtuosity stands out. The excellent liner notes for the CD say "the Associates were un-influenced," which is as good a description of them as any. Rankine is a true original and seems to have invented his own style of recording and playing, like guitar inventor Les Paul. It's still way beyond hip/cool.

The kick-...drums on the studio Sulk are in evidence here too. Billy's voice, his intensely personal instrument, is ragged in a few spots but I find that appealing. The operatic perfection of the studio albums is untouchable, but it's kind of nice to hear his voice a little worn and raspy, human. Other than that, his pacing and dramatic delivery are up there with his idol's, the Billie named Holiday.

The double set of Glamour Chase/Perhaps is unremarkable if you already have Perhaps. Glamour Chase is all over the map stylistically and without a focus or purpose. "Chase" is a good name for it - but Billy doesn't seem to catch whatever he was after. "Perhaps" has a comfortable, musing Billy, at ease with himself, and easily shows up "Glamour Chase" in any comparison.

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Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 4 Manufacturer: WPLY Radio One Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 5 Vol. 3-Y100 Sonic Sessions Y100 Sonic Sessions: Vol. 6 Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 2 Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 7 ASIN: B0006VM7FY

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Sonic Sessions is a live studio concert at Indre Studios/ 1. 3 DOORS DOWN - Kryptonite 2. VERTICAL HORIZON - Everything You Want 3. OASIS - Wonderwall 4. VIOLENT FEMMES - Add It Up 5. BECK - The New Pollution 6. GUSTER - Barrel of a Gun 7. TRAIN - Meet Virginia 8. INCUBUS - Pardon Me 9. NINE DAYS - Absolutely (Story of a Girl) 10. MxPx - Responsibility 11. STROKE 9 - Little Black Back Pack 12. BEN HARPER - Roses from My Friends 13. OUR LADY OF PEACE - Is Anybody Home? 14. TRAVIS - Why Does It ALways Rain On Me?

Average customer rating: Brilliant! Beautiful record. It covers almost everything they made. Compelling document from the Golden age of Progressive Music

Maida Vale: The Radio One Sessions Van Der Graaf Generator Manufacturer: Strange Fruit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003HGB Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

1. Darkness
2. Man-Erg
3. Scorched Earth
4. Sleepwalkers
5. Still Life
6. La Rossa
7. When She Comes
8. Masks

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Brilliant!.......2002-04-16

Give Darkness and Man-Erg a pass, the rest of the tunes on this disc are nothing short of brilliant! It was with the second phase of this band's history that they really found their own sound. Each of these tunes from that era (Godbluff, Still Life) are incredible "live in the studio" performances that differ enough from the originals to make this recording a must have for fans of this era. Sound quality is frankly, perfect. The band is in equally top form. Highly recommended...Simon

Beautiful record. It covers almost everything they made........1999-11-01

Live recording at the BBC without applauses or anything from the audience. Excellent performance and sound quality. Covers almost all of their carreer. A good introduction to an addictive prog band.

Compelling document from the Golden age of Progressive Music.......1998-09-13

Vander Graaf Generator is one of the great unrecognised bands from the time of progressive rock. Called the Golden Age by afficionados the music was characterized by a literacy hitherto unknown in modern music. Foremost to the music of that time is the instumentation, imagery and when played live, eclecticism. Van der Graaf, fronted by Peter Hammil was most effective when presented live. Decidedly uncommercial they plumbed the depths of their emotional and musical skills to provide us with these tracks. Recorded in the timeless pristine fashion of the BBC (where the placement of a microphone matters) Hammil provokes us with his powerful emotional vocals. The band, flays us with with musical invention completely inappropriate for a pop band but amazingly effective using influences from Eddie Harris (electric saxophone) to Coltrane to Hendrix all with an orchestral bent. Highlights include the haunting "Still Life" and the mad maelstrom of "Man Erg".

Of the BBC recordings released in the wake of the CD, only the recording by Family Live at the Paris Theatre comes close to "Maida Vale". I highly recommend this recording for any real fan of progressive music from the Seventies.

Average customer rating: Fun but not essential--3.5 stars Summation of a much-missed band's career Much of the best of...

The Radio One Sessions Elastica Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Britpop | British Alternative | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Alternative General | Alternative Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Alternative Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Elastica The Menace 6 Track EP (How He Wrote Elastica Man) Angelfish BBC in Session ASIN: B00008XS43 Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

1. Annie
2. Spastica
3. Line Up
4. Vaseline
5. Brighton Rock
6. In The City
7. Waking Up
8. Four Wheeling
9. Hold Me Now
10. Ba Ba Ba
11. All For Gloria
12. I Wanna Be A King Of Orient Aah
13. Rock 'N' Roll
14. 2:1
15. I Want You
16. Only Human
17. A Love Like Ours
18. Kb
19. Da Da Da
20. Generator
21. Your Arse My Place

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Radio 1 Sessions is an assured, spiky, and immensely enjoyable parting shot that more than justifies the furor that initially greeted Elastica's arrival on the '90s alt-rock scene. Culled from the sessions that took place between 1994 and 1999, it's heavily weighted toward songs from their eponymous debut and the ensuing singles and B-sides. Despite the band's indie celebrity status, it's worth noting that their debut sold half a million copies due to their distinctive pop-fuelled take on new wave, rather than the notoriety that surrounded them. Opening with the brittle "Annie" and careening through such gems as "Spastica," the eerie "Hold Me Now" and the synth-led "Human," the album provides a reminder of the immediacy and thrill of Elastica's songs. --Suzannah Brown

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Fun but not essential--3.5 stars.......2007-01-19

This album is a fun ride but won't cause anybody to toss out their copies of the debut album and 6-Track EP...

--These live versions point out the huge role production and mixing played in Elastica's sound, especially on songs from the first album. Justine's guitar and vocals are placed way up front in the mix which changes how everything fits together. Rather than the bassline and lead guitar riff driving the songs forward, the vocals now float over a muddy full-band roar. It doesn't ruin anything, but the songs don't instantly burrow into your brain the way they did on "Elastica."

--Devoted fans get new material for playing that time-honored Elastica game "name the influence." For instance, doesn't 'Spastica' sound like the Clash? And 'I Want You' could easily have been written by the Jesus and Mary Chain. Whoo hoo (apologies to Blur)!

--More fun for fans: hearing the band gain confidence over the first few sessions. In the earliest set, the band sounds tentative and maybe even a little exhausted on a couple of the songs. On 'Line Up' in particular, Justine's singing sounds forced and her voice doesn't have that cool sexy-but-bored quality. But by the time they hit the late '94 sessions, they're brimming with confidence and energy. Too bad things went downhill from there.

Bottom line: this album shouldn't be the first Elastica disc you pick up. Start with "Elastica" and the EP. If you dig those, "The Radio One Sessions" will give you another perspective on the band and help you to decide if you want spend time searching used-record stores (or paying big import $$$ here) for "The Menace."

Summation of a much-missed band's career.......2005-02-14

Elastica were signed by Steve Lamacq to Deceptive Records in 1993, before he joined Radio One as co-presenter of the Evening Session. Elastica managed 7 sessions for Radio One during their career up to 1999, of which four were for John Peel's programme. The first of these was in August 1993, prior to the release of their first single, Stutter (which they never recorded in a BBC session), and is included in full (although a bit of laughter and chat at the end of Annie, when Justine discovers that their bass guitarist, Annie Holland, had been stuck with a cigarette in her mouth throughout the take, has sadly been excised) and captures the spontaneity and sense of fun that the band exuded.
 
By the time they returned to Maida Vale in March 1994 for Steve Lamacq's show, they had been in the Top Twenty with Line-Up. Two tracks are included, the unreleased but fabulous In The City and the definitive version of Waking Up (2:1 and Connection are omitted). Another unreleased song (except in Japan), Ba Ba Ba, turns up at their next John Peel session in June along with songs that would turn up on their debut album, Four Wheeling (aka Car Song) and Hold Me Now (Never Here is left out of this release), and they came back to do a special Christmas session which included the traditional All For Gloria and I Wanna Be A King Of Orient Aah. As this version of Gloria has appeared on an official release before, I would have preferred to see Father Christmas here, or Donna Matthews' non-Xmas Blue, which was also included in the broadcast session.

Mark Radcliffe got the band in to his House Of Earthly Delights BBC studio in Manchester in March 1995 and they performed 4 songs from the just-released album. Rockunroll and 2:1 are chosen for this CD (Gloria and Car Song are not), both fine versions broadcast live to air.

During their long hiatus, a dark night of the soul for them, the band made their second appearance on the Evening Session in July 1996, previewing material from the second album (still four years away, unbeknownst to all). The session version of A Love Like Yours appeared on Volume 17 so is slightly wasted here. I Want You and The Other Side never saw the light of day on an official release, but Only Human was included on The Menace (as Human). Sadly, The Other Side does not appear on this collection either.

By the time the band, in a somewhat changed line-up, recorded their next and final session, for John Peel in September 1999, a 6-track EP of demos and alternative takes from the still-forthcoming album was in the shops, and from it they played KB and Generator, also previewing their cover of Trio's Da Da Da (the initials of Justine's ex-partner Damon Albarn) and Your Arse My Place, both to appear on the album (Mad Dog from this session is excluded here).

The collection plays well and shows the effectiveness of their tight minimal arrangements, with nothing so vulgar as a guitar or organ solo ever allowed, and leaves one keen for more. Perhaps this is a good thing but with a playing time of under 53 minutes, all the omitted session tracks would have fitted onto the CD, which would have pleased completists and put a line under one aspect of the Elastica story

Much of the best of..........2003-07-04

Covering a six-year span of live performances at the BBC, these 21 tracks show Elastica doing songs that go from the beauty of "2:1" to the stamina of "Annie", plus many non-album pieces. For instance, "Brighton Rock" and "In the City" give us a peek at what the group was doing shortly before and while recording their first album; for those of us who longed for more of that early stage, it's a bliss to recover those unequalled high spirits. After all, spontaneity is a basic element in this music. The beauty of "Waking up" (ie "Waking") and "Four Wheeling" (ie "Car Song") remains untainted in spite of the natural lack of polish of a live performance, as opposed to a studio version.

There's an incredibly finished 1996 song, "I Want You", that could have been a strong album piece. It creates a dense atmosphere with a highly dynamic synth beat that excites the listener. I think it's a masterpiece.

It's a pity that a single as great as "Stutter" wasn't commited to tape in these recordings, but Justine Frischmann insisted that "you don't do a Peel session to promote a record".

After the five "debut" sessions of 1993-95, and the middle stage of 1996, the last one, and the only devoted to "The Menace", is from 1999, while that album was painstakingly being constructed. It shows that the group hadn't lost their strength, but that they were attempting new things.

As the notes accompanying the album say, this is much of an alternative Elastica "Best of" release (except for the mentioned "Stutter"). This album really rocks!!

Average customer rating: VdGG almost live! Excellent Live BBC collection

Maida Vale: The Radio One Sessions Van Der Graaf Generator Manufacturer: Strange Fruit ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Progressive Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Progressive | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Aerosol Grey Machine Pawn Hearts Still Life Godbluff Live Broadcasts: Collector's Rarities (Dts) ASIN: B0000088UE Release Date: 1999-12-06

Tracks:

1. Darkness (11/11)
2. Man-Erg
3. Scorched Earth
4. Sleepwalkers
5. Still Life
6. Rossa
7. When She Comes
8. Masks

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Van Der Graaf Generator were One of the Most Well Respected Prog Rock Band of the Seventies.

Customer Reviews:

VdGG almost live!.......2001-03-01

Wot, a live album with no audience? What was going on?

In the 70s, the BBC was constrianed by musician's union regulations that stipulated a certain proportion of live music in its broadcasts each week. If a non-singles band wanted to reach a wide audience, they had to rely on a combination of ceaseless touring and creating 'live' versions for late-night BBC radio programmes. Typically the version you heard on the radio had been recorded in the BBC studio sometime in the previous few days, possibly even with overdubs. Hence the Gentle Giant OUT OF THE WOODS album -- also very good -- and this VdGG CD.

Some of the songs sound uncannily similar to the original studio version -- particularly the mid-period material from the excellent GODBLUFF and STILL LIFE albums. It's as though the band finished the original recordings for Charisma one day, and went down to the BBC studios the next day to re-record them for radio transmission. Effectively what you have here are alternative studio versions, rather than true live material.

But it is all outstanding stuff, and a wonderful antidote to the only other official VdGG live album, the somewhat off-centre VITAL. As Hammill says in his sleevenotes, this was the classic line-up: himself, Banton, Evans and Jackson. As per most other VdGG albums, it should go down a storm in Italy.

Excellent Live BBC collection.......2000-01-01

This cd has an excellent sound and content. It is a live selection, without crowd sounds, of various VDGG cd's, and is a must both for the true fan and and the beginners. Top progressive Rock frome the seventies.

Average customer rating: Consistently great.

Y100 Sonic Sessions: Vol. 6 Manufacturer: Y100/WPLY, Radio One, Inc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 4 Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 5 Vol. 3-Y100 Sonic Sessions Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 7 Y100 Sonic Sessions Volume 8 CD + DVD ASIN: B00021XQDK

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Y-100 live recordings from Jimmy Eat World (The Middle), Stone Temple Pilots (Interstate Love Song), Alien Ant Farm (Movies), Pete Yorn (Panic/Life on a Chain), Unwritten Law (Seein' Red), Puddle of Mudd (Blurry), Good Charlotte (Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous), Default (Wasting My Time), Dashboard Confessional (Screaming Infidelities), 311 (You Wouldn't Believe), Starsailor (Good Souls), Sum 41 (Motivation), Goo-Goo Dolls (Here is Gone), Hoobastank (Crawling in the Dark), Phanton Planet (California), Coldplay (In My Place).

Customer Reviews:

Consistently great........2004-11-23

That's really all there is to say about the Y100 Sonic Sessions line of CDs... but good luck finding this or any of them, because they go on sale for a short time right before Christmas and after that, it's extremely tough to pick them up. Anyway, solid acoustic performances on this disc, and I highly recommend picking up a copy if you can find it. Don't listen to the first reviewer, he obviously doesn't listen to the radio station nor understand what the CDs are all about.

Average customer rating: Volume 1 is Far Better Volume 1 is Far Better

Radio One Sessions, Vol. 2: 1984-1985 Associates Manufacturer: Import [Generic] ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alternative Dance | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00009NQR2 Release Date: 2003-07-07

Tracks:

1. Matter of Gender
2. Message Oblique Speech
3. Affectionate Punch
4. Kites
5. Crying Game
6. Even Dogs in the Wild
7. Gloomy Sunday
8. Heart of Glass
9. Obsession Magnificent
10. Take Me to the Girl
11. Give
12. Helicopter Helicopter
13. Breakfast
14. Perhaps

Album Details

This Album Picks Up Where "Volume One" Left off and features Material from Four Sessions Recorded Between 1984 and 1985. When Alan Rankine Left the Band at the End of 1983 to Pursue Other Interests, Billy Mackenzie was Freer to Explore his Balladeer Tendencies, Beautifully Showcased Here in Incredible Cover Versions of "The Crying Game" and Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday". Also Includes Are Alternative Versions of Associates Favourites "a Matter of Gender", "Helicopter", "Breakfast" and "Perhaps" and One of the Highlights is a Cover of Blondie's Immortal "Heart of Glass" Executed with True Mackenzie Finesse.

Customer Reviews:

Volume 1 is Far Better.......2005-10-15

Although nothing by the amazing Mr. MacKenzie gets beneath 3 stars, this release is rather disappointing. There is much duplicated material here available elsewhere that just isn't worth the price. By all means get Volume 1 and marvel at how The Associates throwaway tracks (see "A Severe Bout of Career Insecurity" with its frantic pace and Alan's foray into the "Sound of Music" piano riff!) are better than most bands best material.
Even better is the Peel Sessions mini-LP. Just amazingly over-the-top vocals and playing. What made this such an amazing band was the way they took/stole various musical forms, blended them up, and came up with a sound that still has yet to be duplicated. Not only Billy's range in his singing, but Alan Rankine was just a whirling dervish of a multi-talented instrumentalist.
While I enjoyed some of the latter day "crooning" material by Billy (and much of it makes up this LP), too often it sounded like endless rehashes of the piano riff from "Breakfast." Still, you could ddo worse, but this LP is strictly for collectors (like me. find more unreleased material please!)

Volume 1 is Far Better.......2005-10-15

Although nothing by the amazing Mr. MacKenzie gets beneath 3 stars, this release is rather disappointing. There is much duplicated material here available elsewhere that just isn't worth the price. By all means get Volume 1 and marvel at how The Associates throwaway tracks (see "A Severe Bout of Career Insecurity" with its frantic pace and Alan's foray into the "Sound of Music" piano riff!) are better than most bands best material.
Even better is the Peel Sessions mini-LP. Just amazingly over-the-top vocals and playing. What made this such an amazing band was the way they took/stole various musical forms, blended them up, and came up with a sound that still has yet to be duplicated. Not only Billy's range in his singing, but Alan Rankine was just a whirling dervish of a multi-talented instrumentalist.
While I enjoyed some of the latter day "crooning" material by Billy (and much of it makes up this LP), too often it sounded like endless rehashes of the piano riff from "Breakfast." Still, you could ddo worse, but this LP is strictly for collectors (like me. find more unreleased material please!)

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