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| ARTIST: | Luther Allison |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Ruf (Idn) |
| FEATURES: | Live |
| TYPE: | Blues, Pop |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Introduction, Gamblers Blues, Sweet Home Chicago, Same Thing, Little Red Rooster, Sky Is Crying, Back Down South, Memories, Spontaneous Improvisation, Bad News Is Coming, Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is, Bad Love, Audience |
| UPC: | 751416134222 |
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Customer Reviews of Where Have You Been: Live in Montreux 1976-1994
Well, okay...... If you like your blues played loud and frenzied, more like blues-rock than Muddy Waters, this album should be a treat. <
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>"Live In Montreux 1976-1994" features recordings from four different appearances at the Montreux festival, and Luther Allison shreds his guitar on "Sweet Home Chicago" and "The Sky Is Crying", and plays an almost Allman Brothers-like 11-minute rendition of Howlin' Wolf's hit "The Red Rooster". <
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>And there are a number of fine performances here, certainly. A relatively tight "Gambler's Blues" and the B.B. King-like "Bad Love", for instance, but Luther Allison is no match for men like Muddy Waters or Elmore James in the vocal department, and most of these six-eight-ten-twelve minute songs simply overstay their welcome. <
>This is good music, but if you enjoy the "real" versions of songs like "The Sky Is Crying", "The Red Rooster", and "The Same Thing", these indulgent versions really don't have a lot to offer. But on the other hand...if you wish that Muddy Waters would have spiced his shows up a little with a handful of hair metal-like guitar solos and a few more five-minute instrumental breaks, well, this is probably right up your alley. <
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>Musically it's not all that interesting, though. It's good, but nothing special. The band lacks swing...they never really manage to dig that deep blues groove, and Luther Allison can't match the intensity of Elmore James or Howlin' Wolf. Men like Stevie Ray Vaughan and (occationally) Johnny Winter have done better when updating 50s and 60s blues tunes to a more contemporary sound. <
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>As I said, there are a number of good performances here, and fans of Luther's style will almost certainly enjoy this album, but if your idea of "real" blues is Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf, "Live At Montreux" is a bit of a disappointment.
A searing live performance from one of the best ever
The day I saw Luther Allison play live changed me forever. For months after that I practiced the guitar for hours every day, hoping one day to approach his skill level. This is the kind of performer Luther Allison is. This album comes in a close second to his stunning "Live in Chicago". Fans of blues standards may even prefer this one, because it contains his takes on "Sweet Home Chicago", "Little Red Rooster", and "The Sky is Crying", just to name a few. I'll miss Luther to the day I die. He was one of the greatest bluesmen ever. Check out his son, Bernard Allison. His style is different, more Stevie Ray/Jimi influenced, but every bit as exciting and dynamic as his father's.
great live music
tome this is the greatest live blues recording the late great luther allison,this cd contains versions of sweet home chicago,same thing,gamblers blues to name a few,luthers guitar playing is at the top of his game,if you love luther this a the live video from paradise is great.