Joe Brown - Joe Brown - On Stage (Live) '2005

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Joe Brown's earliest official live album was a hit-or-miss affair for modern
listeners, mostly because of the period early-'60s sensibilities -- about pop
and novelty tunes -- that tended to crowd out the rock & roll that drew most
people (at least, those under 40) to check him out in the first place. There's
still some digression on this 1991 live recording, but the presence of the hymn
"All Things Bright and Beautiful" isn't nearly as jarring, juxtaposed as it is
with a first-rate performance of "Get Rhythm," not to mention Brown's biggest
hit, "Picture of You," and his rendition of "Sea of Heartbreak." And yes, he
does do "Hava Nagila" (which was a hit in England), but it's sandwiched in
between "That'll Be the Day" and "The Battle of New Orleans." Throughout the
performance, Brown -- sharing the guitar chores with Paul J. Bangash, Pete
Brown, and Neil P. Gauntlett, and supported by Herbie Flowers on bass with
Richard Newman on the drums -- never strays too far from the virtuoso rock &
roll on which his reputation was built, even when he's running through numbers
in "I'm Henry the Eighth I Am." And on "Is a Bluebird Blue?" they plunge into
totally convincing electric blues that would've astounded Brown's early-'60s
audience. The fidelity is superb, and the annotation is excellent. Indeed, for
those who are just discovering Brown's work, based on his reputation, this could
be the best place to start in terms of understanding his musical origins and
reconciling them with contemporary expectations.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - It'll Be Me (Live) (2:49) 
1.02 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - Shine (Live) (2:42) 
1.03 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - That's What Love Will Do (Live) (3:13) 
1.04 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - All Things Bright and Beautiful (Live) (2:50) 
1.05 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - Get Rhythm (Live) (1:57) 
1.06 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - Is a Bluebird Blue? (Live) (4:35) 
1.07 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - Sea of Heartbreak (Live) (4:42) 
1.08 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - Dragonfly (Live) (3:57) 
1.09 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - You Can't Lie to a Liar (Live) (3:13) 
1.10 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - I'm Henery the Eighth I Am (Live) (2:05) 
1.11 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - A Picture of You (Live) (2:32) 
1.12 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - What a Crazy World We're Livin' In (Live) (2:01) 
1.13 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - That'll Be the Day (Live) (3:24) 
1.14 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - Hava Nagila (The Hora) (Live) (3:26) 
1.15 - Joe Brown, JOE BROWN - The Battle of New Orleans (Live) (6:02)

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