![]() ![]() Managed to improve upon Mountain's classic "Mississippi Queen", since to-a-man they are better musicians than the old hairy Mountaineers ever were. Would have been impressed with the respectful reverence the band shows in deliveringĮach note to perfection and with almost as much soul as Robert Plant did himself, evenĭuring the big medley toward the end of the album, I would say that the Dregs actually Version of "Kashmir" gets the crowd nuts when it kicks off, and Led Zeppelin themselves The real treats are the various medleys and blended tunes that splice in a number ofīlues-rock and pop standards as only Steve Morse can do them. There's something here from every one of the band's first seven studio releases, but This is an hour-long, non-stop rollerĬoaster ride of sound that cannot be appreciated in little snippets any more than half of an opera or just soundbites from a movie. The experience far outweighs any individual song. There's really not much point in drilling down into each track here since the totality of Guys could come back together after a decade apart and put out music that is so tight,Ĭrisp, and vibrant that sometimes you wonder if they are all thinking with one brain. ![]() Lucky for us because not only do these guys sound like they never left, theyĪctually sound like they improved while they were gone. Suffice to say that a decade after arguably the best rock/fusion band in history went their separate ways they decided to get back together and do it all again, at least for a few nights of live Led to this incredible album being made, so there's no need to rehash that in detail. The liner notes tell the whole story, both of how the Dregs came together, and what You know what I mean (and I think you do). But forĪ child of the seventies it's hard to overcome the emotional high that those other twoĪlbums offer, so this one gets the nod for being just as awesome but not 'awesomer', if Than either of those, and the quality of musicianship is far higher here as well. Not too much though, as this one actually has much better production Have 'Frampton Comes Alive' and Kansas' 'Two for the Show', so that might be just a I would say it's the best live album in my collection except that I also This is one of the most stunning live albums in ![]() I could probably stop there, but I won't. ![]()
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