King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents America in Concert [Live]

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Album Description
This 1982 concert features the group's biggest hits from the '70s and even a cover of 'California Dreamin''. America's trademark light folk-rock sound dominates the beginning of the show, but the more it progresses - rather surprisingly - the harder the band rocks out, culminating in the album-closing pair of number one hits, 'Sister Golden Hair' and 'A Horse with No Name'.

Tracks:

Tin Man
Old Man Took
Daisy Jane
Love On The Vine
Ventura Highway
I Need You
Inspector Mills
California Dreamin
Never Be Lonely
You Can Do Magic
Sandman
Here
Sister Golden Hair
Horse With No Name

Album Description

This 1982 concert features the group's biggest hits from the '70s and even a cover of 'California Dreamin''. America's trademark light folk-rock sound dominates the beginning of the show, but the more it progresses - rather surprisingly - the harder the band rocks out, culminating in the album-closing pair of number one hits, 'Sister Golden Hair' and 'A Horse with No Name'.

Customer Reviews:

this is america at its most awesome best blows you away.......2006-05-20

America is in rare form at there very best this is there best cd yet they just keep getting bette at each passing year awesome musicianship awesome. a must buy cd so hurry out & buy it today you,ll be glad ya did. george Bretzlaff Im 46 yrs old.

two singers, two levels of success "live" .......2005-08-28

I never thought I'd be one of those whiners who complains that one of the original band members ain't still there. BUT, after hearing this live selection, I think that Dan Peek WAS America.

Know that two members of the band sing on this live cd. One is great (e.g. check out Sandman! awesome live version). Also, be warned that one of the band members says "yippee" after several of the songs. Spare me! And Horse With No Name, should be called Song With No Singer! He trails off so many times, and seems intimidated by the role of singing it. Sorry to those who like this version. I did not.

Nevertheless, several songs are great. The addition of the Mommas & Pappas' song "California Dreamin' " is worth the price of the cd.

America - 'King Biscuit Flower Hour' (King Biscuit).......2005-06-07

I've always dug this AM pop/soft rock artist because even though they play what many would consider 'soft rock',America was ALWAYS cool to hear,whatever the mood or setting.Another memorable archive release from the King Biscuit Flower Hour's sacred vaults.This fourteen track disc's shindig was recorded somewhere in the summer of 1982.Most of the prime cuts are here,like "Tin Man","Ventura Highway",the timeless ballad "I Need You",their Mama&Papa's cover "California Dreamin'","Sister Golden Hair" and "Horse With No Name".I've seen these guys play live twice now and I even remember getting ahold of an audio bootleg cassette of one of their shows.Hard to believe,but there was VERY little difference between the bootleg and this release.Except the boot ran a bit bit longer in duration.A nice find.

A great album.......2004-04-23

The rock group America formed in 1969, when a group of teenage "Army brats" got together to make great music. Throughout the 1970s, they produced some of the finest musical numbers of the era - Ventura Highway, Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, etc. After their 1978/9 reorganization, you probably thought that the best was over, right? Well, in this fantastic 1982 live concert, they showed that they still had it.

They played some oldies, like Tin Man, and some new ones like You Can Do Magic. My personal favorite was Inspector Mills. This is a great album, with lots of great tunes. Yes, it's live, but it sounds great, with those America tunes coming through loud and clear. I love this album, and highly recommend it to you!

A CONCERT I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN AT!!.......2003-01-24

I am part of a generation of fans of AMERICA who discovered their music in the early 80's with songs like "You Can Do Magic" and "Right Before Your Eyes". But after hearing some of their earlier songs, I became a big fan from then on. Needless to say, this album is one of the best live recordings I have ever heard!
This album, recorded in September 1982, covers most of AMERICA's biggest hits and includes songs from the album "A View From The Ground", another great collection from AMERICA. My favorite tracks include; "Tin Man", "Daisy Jane", "Love On The Vine", "Ventura Highway", "I Need You", "You Can Do Magic", "Sister Golden Hair", and "A Horse With No Name".
There are two songs that I wish they had included on this album, and that would be "Lonely People" and "Right Before Your Eyes".
If you only ever buy one AMERICA live album, make sure it is this one. IT IS AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS YOU CAN GET!

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert

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Lynyrd Skynyrd - King Biscuit Presents Live In Concert

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents in Concert
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Manufacturer: King Biscuit
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000008PIZ
Release Date: 1999-12-31

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Lynyrd Skynyrd - King Biscuit Presents Live In Concert.......2007-06-18

Lynyrd Skynyrd - King Biscuit Presents Live In Concert

Excellent live album, recorded in Cardiff Wales on November 6, 1975, with Skynyrd lineup circa the GIMME BACK MY BULLETS album of Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Artimus Pyle, and Billy Powell.

Tracks are:
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- Double Trouble
- I Ain't The One
- The Needle and The Spoon
- Saturday Night Special
- Gimme 3 Steps
- I Got The Same Old Blues
- Simple Man
- Whiskey Rock'n'Roller
- Call Me The Breeze
- T For Texas
- Sweet Home Alabama
- Freebird

Originally broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour, this was later to be one of the remixed & officially released CDs on the KB label. But for reasons unknown to me this album is extremely rare, and I think it was recalled by the label before it was ever released (?), yet still some copies (luckily) did get out into circulation.

My copy of this has the band name mispelled on the back cover as "Lynryrd Skynyrd", and the front cover is printed slightly off center. Yet this is NOT a bootleg!! It is the real mccoy!!!! I wonder if I got a pre-release prior to the official release, and it was delayed to correct the printing errors, but then around that time the KB label folded, thus never getting around to giving this the full release it deserves. (?????)

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