RICK DANKO
''STAGE FRIGHT LIVE COLLECTION, DISC ONE''
OCTOBER 2 2015
309:05
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DISC ONE (78:58)
1 - Java Blues 03:06
2 - Christmas Must Be Tonight 03:30
3 - My Friend 03:11
4 - Stage Fright 03:21
5 - C.C. Rider 03:42
6 - Twilight 02:43
7 - Oh Baby (Watcha Gonna Do) 02:06
8 - Jimmy Crack Corn 02:55
9 - Long Black Veil 03:59
10 - Caledonian Mission 03:12
11 - My Love 03:23
12 - The Weight 05:19
13 - Bartender Blues 02:42
14 - It Makes No Difference 04:23
15 - Mystery Train 03:50
16 - That's How I Love You 02:39
17 - When You Are Awake 03:11
18 - When I Get My Rewards 02:46
19 - Sunny Side of Life 01:55
20 - Brainwash 02:42
21 - Blaze of Glory 01:54
22 - My Baby Left Me 02:35
23 - It Makes No Difference (Reprise) 04:19
24 - Once Upon a Time 03:17
25 - What a Town 02:07
*****
DISC TWO (76:13)
1 - The Shape I'm In 04:47
2 - C.C. Ride 05:26
3 - It Makes No Difference 07:11
4 - Walking Blues 05:40
5 - My Baby Left Me 04:33
6 - You Don't Know Me 03:00
7 - I'm Just Your Fool 04:16
8 - Long Black Veil 05:35
9 - Chest Fever 04:32
10 - Blaze of Glory 02:38
11 - Crazy Mama 06:31
12 - Across the Great Divide 03:50
13 - Java Blues 04:50
14 - Walking by Myself 04:20
15 - Unfaithful Servant 05:40
*****
DISC THREE (76:37)
1 - Intro 00:31
2 - C.C. Rider 04:39
3 - My Love 04:46
4 - Whistle Stop 05:10
5 - Unfaithful Servant 04:10
6 - She Knows 03:40
7 - Honest I Do 03:44
8 - King Harvest 04:47
9 - It Makes No Difference 06:48
10 - Banter 00:52
11 - Chest Fever 06:13
12 - Everynight and Everyday 04:32
13 - Caledonian Mission 02:58
14 - The Weight 04:30
15 - Blaze of Glory 02:33
16 - Makes No Difference 04:26
17 - Sick and Tired 04:41
18 - Honest I Do (Alternate Version) 03:35
19 - The Shape I'm In 03:55
*****
DISC FOUR (77:17)
1 - Book Faded Brown 04:14
2 - Blind Willie Mctell 06:25
3 - Stage Fright 04:59
4 - It Makes No Difference 08:07
5 - Girl Like You 05:32
6 - Twilight 04:51
7 - Long Black Veil 05:17
8 - Ophelia 06:21
9 - Crazy Mama 12:53
10 - Walkin' Blues 06:41
11 - The Shape I'm In 04:02
12 - Wheels on Fire ; Book Faded Brown (Reprise) 07:51
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REVIEW
Paul Rigby, www.theaudiophileman.com
Danko, of course, was an essential part of The Band. Apart from his bass work, he shared vocal duties with Levon Helm and Richard Manuel though he was the principle voice on the Band’s first album outing, Music From Big Pink and was a distinctive vocal sound during the self-titled second album. It’s nice to see this 4CD set celebrate the man’s passion and creative skill.
This limited-edition set arrives in a multi-gatefold package and features sound desk-quality live recordings from the 70s, 80s and 90s including performances performed as a solo artist but also with his Band colleague Manuel and blues man, Paul Butterfield.
What’s interesting about this set, before we get to the nitty gritty subject of the music itself, is that it was initially only going to be a 2CD set (in fact, when you read the included liner notes, the author, Alan Robinson, refers to this ‘2CD’ set) but the producers found more music in the archives and felt that they couldn’t leave their new discoveries off the collection, hence, this new release mushroomed to four CDs.
I assume that the initial set was CDs one and two with the ‘new’ additions being discs three and four. If that’s the case, then anyone yearning for echoes of The Band will be well served because Danko’s 16 tracks with Richard Manuel on CD2 is extended by a further 12 tracks on CD3 featuring Band favourites such as C.C. Rider, When You Awake, The Shape I’m In, The Weight, Caledonia Mission and Unfaithful Servant.
You’ll also hear tracks from Danko’s solo outing including Java Blues and interesting covers such as Ray Charles’ You Don’t Know Me.
Don’t expect audiophile quality with this (or any) string of live performances but do expect an intimate, emotional and warm series of performances with plenty of chat to add atmosphere.
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''STAGE FRIGHT LIVE COLLECTION, DISC ONE''
OCTOBER 2 2015
309:05
**********
DISC ONE (78:58)
1 - Java Blues 03:06
2 - Christmas Must Be Tonight 03:30
3 - My Friend 03:11
4 - Stage Fright 03:21
5 - C.C. Rider 03:42
6 - Twilight 02:43
7 - Oh Baby (Watcha Gonna Do) 02:06
8 - Jimmy Crack Corn 02:55
9 - Long Black Veil 03:59
10 - Caledonian Mission 03:12
11 - My Love 03:23
12 - The Weight 05:19
13 - Bartender Blues 02:42
14 - It Makes No Difference 04:23
15 - Mystery Train 03:50
16 - That's How I Love You 02:39
17 - When You Are Awake 03:11
18 - When I Get My Rewards 02:46
19 - Sunny Side of Life 01:55
20 - Brainwash 02:42
21 - Blaze of Glory 01:54
22 - My Baby Left Me 02:35
23 - It Makes No Difference (Reprise) 04:19
24 - Once Upon a Time 03:17
25 - What a Town 02:07
*****
DISC TWO (76:13)
1 - The Shape I'm In 04:47
2 - C.C. Ride 05:26
3 - It Makes No Difference 07:11
4 - Walking Blues 05:40
5 - My Baby Left Me 04:33
6 - You Don't Know Me 03:00
7 - I'm Just Your Fool 04:16
8 - Long Black Veil 05:35
9 - Chest Fever 04:32
10 - Blaze of Glory 02:38
11 - Crazy Mama 06:31
12 - Across the Great Divide 03:50
13 - Java Blues 04:50
14 - Walking by Myself 04:20
15 - Unfaithful Servant 05:40
*****
DISC THREE (76:37)
1 - Intro 00:31
2 - C.C. Rider 04:39
3 - My Love 04:46
4 - Whistle Stop 05:10
5 - Unfaithful Servant 04:10
6 - She Knows 03:40
7 - Honest I Do 03:44
8 - King Harvest 04:47
9 - It Makes No Difference 06:48
10 - Banter 00:52
11 - Chest Fever 06:13
12 - Everynight and Everyday 04:32
13 - Caledonian Mission 02:58
14 - The Weight 04:30
15 - Blaze of Glory 02:33
16 - Makes No Difference 04:26
17 - Sick and Tired 04:41
18 - Honest I Do (Alternate Version) 03:35
19 - The Shape I'm In 03:55
*****
DISC FOUR (77:17)
1 - Book Faded Brown 04:14
2 - Blind Willie Mctell 06:25
3 - Stage Fright 04:59
4 - It Makes No Difference 08:07
5 - Girl Like You 05:32
6 - Twilight 04:51
7 - Long Black Veil 05:17
8 - Ophelia 06:21
9 - Crazy Mama 12:53
10 - Walkin' Blues 06:41
11 - The Shape I'm In 04:02
12 - Wheels on Fire ; Book Faded Brown (Reprise) 07:51
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REVIEW
Paul Rigby, www.theaudiophileman.com
Danko, of course, was an essential part of The Band. Apart from his bass work, he shared vocal duties with Levon Helm and Richard Manuel though he was the principle voice on the Band’s first album outing, Music From Big Pink and was a distinctive vocal sound during the self-titled second album. It’s nice to see this 4CD set celebrate the man’s passion and creative skill.
This limited-edition set arrives in a multi-gatefold package and features sound desk-quality live recordings from the 70s, 80s and 90s including performances performed as a solo artist but also with his Band colleague Manuel and blues man, Paul Butterfield.
What’s interesting about this set, before we get to the nitty gritty subject of the music itself, is that it was initially only going to be a 2CD set (in fact, when you read the included liner notes, the author, Alan Robinson, refers to this ‘2CD’ set) but the producers found more music in the archives and felt that they couldn’t leave their new discoveries off the collection, hence, this new release mushroomed to four CDs.
I assume that the initial set was CDs one and two with the ‘new’ additions being discs three and four. If that’s the case, then anyone yearning for echoes of The Band will be well served because Danko’s 16 tracks with Richard Manuel on CD2 is extended by a further 12 tracks on CD3 featuring Band favourites such as C.C. Rider, When You Awake, The Shape I’m In, The Weight, Caledonia Mission and Unfaithful Servant.
You’ll also hear tracks from Danko’s solo outing including Java Blues and interesting covers such as Ray Charles’ You Don’t Know Me.
Don’t expect audiophile quality with this (or any) string of live performances but do expect an intimate, emotional and warm series of performances with plenty of chat to add atmosphere.
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TO THE TOP
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