Live Magic [Import] [Limited Edition] [Live]

Track Listings

1. One Vision {From the Motion Picture Iron Eagle}

2. Tie Your Mother Down

3. Seven Seas of Rhye

4. Kind of Magic

5. Under Pressure

6. Another One Bites the Dust

7. I Want to Break Free

8. Is This the World We Created...?

9. Bohemian Rhapsody

10. Hammer to Fall

11. Radio Ga-Ga

12. We Will Rock You

13. Friends Will Be Friends

14. We Are the Champions

15. God Save the Queen

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Japanese reissue packaged in a miniature LP sleeve. Details TBA. To. 2004.

Tracks:

Feels So Good
The XIth Commandment
Chase The Clouds Away
Hill Where The Lord Hides
Doin' Everything With You
Love The Feelin'
I Get Crazy

Tracks:

Land Of Make Believe
Hide And Seek
The Day After (Our First Night Together)
Children Of Sanchez (Main Theme)
B'Bye
Children Of Sanchez (Finale)
Main Squeeze
Feels So Good (Encore)

Customer Reviews:

Chuck Mangione at his best.......2007-01-27

The atmosphere at the Hollywood Bowl was nice and cosy. And so was the music. And so is this 2 cdset. I enjoy at least three times a week!
Gé Kooijman

Great!.......2007-01-09

Chuck Mangione has been a favorite of mine since high school. This CD brings back memories from the time when things were much less hectic... This is a perfect CD for many occasions, mostly anything to do with romance....

Simply the best!.......2006-12-10

I first bought this on vinyl in 1979. It was magic then, and is still magic today. Back when I was 17, I was spending a summer in Tucson with my grandparents, and that's when I bought this LP. I played it over and over on their old cabinet-size stereo. Later, I would listen to it on my home stereo turned up to "11", and I was mezmerized by the lush strings and soaring horn section. Chuck's improvisations escaped my meager abilities on the trumpet in high-school, but I could hum them from memory all day long. The rest of the band is truly at the top of their game, as well. Grant Geissman's solo on "Chase The Clouds Away" is simply the best guitar solo of any genre in the history of music. Charles Meeks, James Bradley, Jr., and Chris Vadala give the performances of a lifetime. My favorite track is "I Get Crazy". It's short, but powerful. The layered ending comes to an abrupt, but spectacular end in a great sixteenth note run. There are no bad tracks or "skip-overs" here. "B'Bye" is a great expression of mourning and loss sandwiched between two movements of a towering "Children Of Sanchez". The album cover photos clearly show the sheet music to "Legend Of The One-Eyes Sailor" and I wish that this work had not ended up on the edit room floor. Maybe the powers-that-be will add the original set tunes back and release a full picture of this concert, warts and all (provided there are any warts, which I doubt). On the other hand, this was a 2 night event, so even with some editing, both shows could be brought together with all of the tunes included.

Over the years, I've probably listened to this album in some form or another probably 1000 or more times. It's the only recording I have on vinyl, cassette tape (remember those?) and CD. Now I play it over and over on my iPod, and on my computer thru iTunes. Funny how the tech has changed over the years, but you still keep coming back to the music that set your soul ablaze. Mick Guzauski, Jeff Tkazyik, and Chuck knew what they were doing when they sat down in the studio and mixed this album. The strings are rich and warm, the horn section is balanced and soaring, and the quartet sounds like they're in your room with you. If this didn't win the Grammy for sound editing, then I envy whatever recording did.

6 out of 5 stars.

You are there!.......2006-05-08

All of the previous reviews will tell you that this is a great concert album. For me, this is one of those albums that fully blooms when listened to on good quality headphones - ones that completely shut out all outside noise and give high quality sound. When you experience this album in a pure environment, you literally feel as if you are in the middle of the stage on a cool summer evening in Los Angeles - true "surround sound". Having grown up there and attended many concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, I can say that this album evokes the experience like none other that I have heard. So put on your headphones, close your eyes, and enjoy the trip!

Mangione On Fire.......2006-03-29

Recently, while looking here on amazon to see if Main Squeeze had yet been re-mastered and reissued, I encountered An Evening of Magic. I don't know why I did not already have this on vinyl. Perhaps I ignored it when it was released because I was justifiably leery of "live" recordings and then subsequently just forgot about it. Anyhow, when I saw that the entire Main Squeeze album was on this CD, I ordered it, Main Squeeze itself being unavailable at any reasonable price. And as it turns out, I was really missing out on some great music all these years.
An Evening of Magic features a live performance of Chuck Mangione with his quartet and the LA Philharmonic at the peak of his popularity. Mangione is absolutely on fire, its clear that he came to play. After one listen, all my reservations about how he would sound on a live album melted away. This is indeed Chuck Mangione at his finest.
Though the whole CD is excellent, I do have some favorite cuts. Highlights are a dreamy Chase the Clouds Away, the romantic Doin' Everything With You, the brassy Love The Feelin', the dramatic I Get Crazy, the mellow classic Land of Make Believe, the relaxing The Day After (Our First Night Together), and two movements of Mangione's rousing Children of Sanchez.
If you are as leery of "live" recordings as I usually am, you needn't be with this one. An Evening of Magic, Live at the Hollywood Bowl is one live recording that belongs in every jazz lover's collection.

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Rock+Intelligence+More Rock=Supersuckers
How to Maximize Your Rock Count
I don't even like live albums
sweet ass
Live Rock-N-Roll at last!!!

Live at the Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI
Supersuckers
Manufacturer: Mid Fi Recordings
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002Y4T2E
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Intro: Play Some Rock n Roll
Rock n Roll Records (Ain't Selling This Year)
Rock Your Ass
Bad Bad Bad
The Evil Powers of Rock n Roll
Creepy Jackalope Eye
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Album Description

After years of trying and countless failed attempts, The Supersuckers have finally been captured for their first ever live rock CD. Recorded in beautiful Ferndale, MI on a glorious Tuesday night, "Mid-Fi Field Recordings Vol. 2: Live at The Magic Bag, Ferndale, MI" is here at last. Hear the 'Suckers tear through 20+ killer songs spanning 15 years of ass kicking like it's a Saturday night at the Enormo-Dome, because that's what they do, every night is Saturday night and every morning is Sunday morning coming down for these rock-n-roll die-hards. So go get it, grab it and see how the rock show oughtta be done. If only all bands could be this good.

Customer Reviews:

Rock+Intelligence+More Rock=Supersuckers.......2006-12-20

When I want to listen to one of my favorite live recordings from one of my favorite bands,I pop this little gem in. What an awesome set! This set has all of your (and mine) favorite Supersuckers tunes! Hell this is worth the price of admission for the cover of Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak alone! Singer Eddie Spaghetti drops litte nuggets of pure rock ingenuity on this here album as well. Listen to the whole album in it's entirety, and you will here why the Supersuckers are the Rock n Roll world's gift to all of us-the PEOPLE OF IMPECCABLE TASTE!

How to Maximize Your Rock Count.......2005-04-12

The Supersuckers are even crazier live than on their studio albums, and this disc is a great substitute for being there in person. Even though I've yet to see the Supersuckers live, I have been to the venue where this was recorded (in the Detroit area). It's a little small, so this disc is low on raucous crowd noise, but the band rocks out with ferocity and Eddie Spaghetti's stage banter is some of the kookiest in the business. The band's beer-soaked riffs and bluesy grooves totally rock the house, especially after a warm-up period at the start of the set. The highlights of this show are brutal renditions of "The Evil Powers of Rock n' Roll," "Creepy Jackalope Eye" and "My Victim." The middle of the set slows down a little, not withstanding some solo work by new drummer Mike Murderburger (who by the way has kept the Supersuckers rolling along without delay). But rest assured that the band quickly returns to full power with fierce takes on "Fisticuffs" and "How to Maximize Your Kill Count." Also check out the killer cover of "Jailbreak" in the fake encore. These guys may not be world famous (yet), but they're perfect for in-the-know fans who like rollicking songs about beer fights and killing people. [~doomsdayer520~]

I don't even like live albums.......2005-02-27

So I thought I was buying the Supersuckers DVD, but I accidentally ordered this little jewel by mistake (Imagine my surprise when I put it in the DVD player and nothing happened).

Still, I was a little bummed that I didn't get the DVD but I decided to give it a whirl anyway. Let me just say, that I usually really don't care for live albums, but this one is frickin' fabulous. I mean, this thing seriously rules. I saw the 'suckers a few times on their last tour, and this record was a faithful reproduction of the smashing good time I had at their shows. It sounds lame, but it was actually 'like I was there'. I would highly recommend this to any Supersuckers fan, or anyone who is interested in getting to know them by hearing some of their best material. The sound quality and production are excellent as well, I applaud whoever did the recording, mixing and mastering on this one, truly well done.

sweet ass.......2004-11-30

This live album is the closest you can get to capturing the magic of a live supersucker show. Which makes the name of the album appropriate. Eddie Spaghetti's banter is one of the best to ever grace the rock n roll stage. he'll have you laughing your ass off one minute and without warning slashes into a kick ass rock song that is hellishly ballzy. I have been a supersucker fan for years and the way the suckers have things worked out with their label, touring, and recording- it looks like I'll be a fan for many, many more years. ~ kado~

Live Rock-N-Roll at last!!!.......2004-11-11

Not only do they deliver [...] kicking Rock, but they make it seem so effortless and fun as hell. If rock is your thing, then this is your live cd. With great songs from their 15 yr career and a few selected covers, the boys keep the spirit of real rock alive.

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One of America's great songwriters

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Customer Reviews:

One of America's great songwriters.......2001-03-09

Amid the Cole Porters, Irving Berlins and George Gershwins of the world, Harold Arlen tends to be forgotten. And yet, when the greatest song of the 20th century was recently voted on by a distinguished panel of critics, whose song came out on top? Mr. Arlen's (Over the Rainbow). Here is a superb cross section of Harold Arlen songs by a cast ranging from Judy Garland to Bing Crosby to Ethel Waters, spanning decades and spanning a wide range of styles, from jazz to ballads, poignant to funny. Although the sound is not ideal, as many of the recordings date from the 30's and Pearl's objective in remastering has always been to achieve the fullest musical sound rather than to reduce surface noise, this is a minor complaint given the rich and mind-opening selection of great music found here.

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Live at the Topanga Corral
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ASIN: B000076CWJ
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It Hurts Me Too

Album Description

24 bit remastered reissue of 1971 album. Digipak. Magic. 2004.

Album Details

Remastered in High Definition 24 Bit.

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Magic Bus/Live in Chicago
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Could have had a longer and better set
Very Good Stuff Here!

Live in Canada 2005: The Dark Secret
Rhapsody
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Album Description

WHEN FILM-SCORE METAL COMES ALIVE!

In January 2006, Italian Film Score Metal icons Rhapsody are poised to release their first live album ever on Magic Circle Music - entitled Live In Canada 2005 - The Dark Secret!

This testimony of pure energy, over 60 minutes long, was recorded at the 'Albert-Rousseau Arena' in Quebec City on June 13, 2005 during leg one of Rhapsody being the special guest on Manowar's 'Demons, Dragons and Warriors World Tour'. The first leg of the tour, completed in Summer 2005, was highly acclaimed internationally for its stripped down and performance orientated arrangements, which allowed the band to prove that the music is the message. "This album is exceptionally magical", says guitarist and composer Luca Turilli. "It combines the song visions with the fun we had on stage and the amazing reaction from the fans". Keyboardist and composer Alex Staropoli joins: "The reaction of the fans in Canada and the US was just unbelievable. That's why we simply had to name this album 'Live In Canada'. A true dedication!"

This Special Edition of Live In Canada 2005 - The Dark Secret will be released as a two disc set featuring the complete Quebec show and a bonus DVD with exclusive behind-the-scenes-material as well as the complete album in 5.1 surround sound! With no doubt this will set the band's epic performance in a new light and give the listener a truly monumental audio experience.

Album Description

Italian epic metal band Rhapsody releases their first-ever live album, Live In Canada 2005 - The Dark Secret. Recorded on Juen 13, 2005 at Salle Albert-Rousseau in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. Includes a bonus DVD (PAL/Region 0) which contains exclusive behind-the-scenes material as well as the complete album in 5.1 surround sound. With no doubt this will set the band's epic performance in a new light and give the listener a truly monumental audio experience. *Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view. SPV. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

Could have had a longer and better set.......2006-02-10

I'm giving this three and a half stars actually.

I don't feel I'm getting much more with the bonus DVD, other than finding out I'm going to be spending more on the upcoming live DVD (!). I don't find much use for the additional audio version of the concert on DVD.

Complaints first. Such a short set. Only nine songs actually, not counting the intro `The dark secret' and the `Gran finale.'

The selection is not great. They put relatively boring stuff like `Village of the dwarves' instead of something like `Holy thunderforce' or `Rain of a thousand flames.'

I'm not the biggest fan of the album `The dark secret' either, so to see three of the nine songs coming from there, wasn't very cool. Or they could have put `Never forgotten heroes' if they really wanted a `Dark secret' song.

You can barely hear the bass guitar in the mix, so there's always that lack when listening to it.

For live concerts, I prefer huge arena-sounding drums with a real deep end and strong reverb for the snare, but the snare in this CD is alright. The bass drum however could have been mixed a bit more.

I'm glad the CD contained `Wisdom of the kings' and `Emerald sword' at least. And Rhapsody is always a tight band, at least from what I'm heard from a bootleg.

So there. There could have been more songs, and less `trudge' songs like `Village of the dwarves.' They could have put a lot more goodies on this CD. I hope the DVD lives up to its claim of having plenty of documentaries and stuff. I actually enjoy documentaries and stuff as much if not more than the recorded concerts.

Very Good Stuff Here!.......2006-02-03

This is a very good live album! All the songs sound really really good. The setlist is not the best, but it works well.

I wish the dvd had the whole entire Live In Canada concert on it... That would have been a lot better, but it only has a few previews of the shows.

If your a fan of Rhapsody, or a fan of POWER METAL in general, you should pick this up, and give it a listen.

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KILL WITH POWER,DIE DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell on Wheels Live
Manowar
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Customer Reviews:

KILL WITH POWER,DIE DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-11-08

IM only 13 but manowar has to be one of my favorite metal band ever.The sound is way more agreesive and loud than the studio albums and features all the classics.SO if you like metal(nu metal dose not count) or rock in general you have to pick this up.

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Long Live MAGIC SAM...!
Great show,Bad sound
Horrible sound quality, fabulous music
Wolf in sheeps clothing...
best chicago blues live ever recorded.

Live at Ann Arbor & In Chicago
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Customer Reviews:

Long Live MAGIC SAM...!.......2006-04-07

SO HERE HE IS...MAGIC SAM...LIVE...AS WELL AS NOT LIVING...ANYWAY YOU HAVE HIM HE IS A GREAT MAN OF THE BLUES...SO WHAT IF SOME OF THE TRACKS ARE NOT PRODUCED UP TO THE LEVEL OF OTHER RECORDINGS....THEY ARE THE BLUES....AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS....THE BLUES IS A FEEL...LIKE A BLESSING FROM HEAVEN....BLUES COMING THROUGH MAGIC SAM IS A WONDERFUL THING TO BE AROUND....DIG HIS LIVE TRACKS...IT SAYS IT ALL...RAW ...ROLLICKING...AND REAL...THAT IS WHAT THE BLUES IS ...WAS....AND WILL ALWAYS BE....THANK YOU MAGIC SAM...YOU ARE MUCH MORE THAN MAGIC...YOU ARE A MIRACLE...HOLLYWOOD JOE http://www.hollywoodjoe.com http://www.hollywoodjoe.8m.com hollywoodjoe@usa.com 212-989-6193

Great show,Bad sound.......2005-09-26

Magic Sam was magic.One of the greatest blues talents ever.This was one hell of a show,great guitar and great vocals.The setlist was also very good.The only problem is the sound,it's really bad.Save your money and buy one of his studio albums.I suggest either West side soul or Black magic.You won't be sorry.

Horrible sound quality, fabulous music.......2004-11-29

I'm not kidding, this one is NOT for audiophiles. Considering that these performanced were taped in the 60s using ordinary tape recorders it doesn't excactly come as a surprise, but, really, the sound is awful.

The music is superb, though. Screaming lead guitar and vocals to rival Elmore James (well, almost), and powerful live renditions of some of the best songs in Sam Maghett's repertoire.
He does a riveting version of Fats Domino's "Every Night About This Time", an intense "I Just Got To Know", and a rocking "I'm Tore Down", and he plays some white-hot guitar on the instrumental "Mole's Blues".

The Ann Arbor cuts include a funky take on Freddie King's "San-Ho-Say", the slow blues "Strange Thing Happening" and "All Of Your Love", and Magic Sam's scorching take on Robert Johnson's "Sweet Home Chicago".
His guitar playing on this album has to be heard to believed, and I'm not easily impressed...I have too many blues records for that.
If only he had been recorded using some decent equipment. A "real" live recording of this concert would undoubtedly have been one of the all-time great blues records...but he wasn't, so this is all we have.

Still, Magic Sam Maghett plays some fabulous blues guitar on these cuts, even better than his studio waxings, and his vocals are sublime. Serious fans will want to hear this wonderful music in spite of its shortcomings.
3 1/2 stars. This could have been so great...!

Wolf in sheeps clothing..........2001-11-04

I mean come on! Magic Sam has really lost it.The entire CD is billed as believable and exciting while it's nothing but a shell of a lost blues man. His music is delirious,lazy and unsatisfying. Glad I'm not faking anymore. I've moved on to Gary L. and the like for freshness and variety. Magic Sam is the same old tune over and over and it only plays in ONE ROOM.to just have to look at himself age in the mirror must be quite a task these days considering the amount of effort he must put in everyday. Well, even our old friend Chester and his dog couldn't save him from his impending destruction. The magic is gone and the real Sam is nothing special at all. I guess he'll just do another CD in another town where the disguise is still selling.

best chicago blues live ever recorded........2000-02-17

magic sam's best live album. the best chicago blues album of all time. together with live woodstock of jimi hendrix, this cd must be added to your collection.

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Captain's Last Live Concert
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I'm suspicious of this

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2006 digitally remastered release for this previously unissued 1974 live recording by Beefheart and His Magic Band 12 track s total including 11 tracks recorded live during their performance at the Theatre Royal in London's Drury Lane plus a Radio Concert Advert, Features extensive liner notes written by Beefheart expert Mike Barnes. Virgin.

Album Details

Releasing 13 Albums in a Prolific 15 Year Recording Career was Only Half the Story for Don Van Vliet's Musical Persona - Captain Beefheart. The Musicianship on his Recorded Work was Always Going to Transform Into an Incredible Live Show and with this Long Lost Live Album it is Easy to See Why Beefheart Shows were Always Shows to Remember. Recorded in July 1974 the Show Included Music from his Recently Recorded Unconditionally Guaranteed Album - Beefhearts Attempt to Cross Over to the Mainstream, Along with a Number of Classic Beefheart Tracks Such as Mirror Man and Abba Zaba.

Customer Reviews:

I'm suspicious of this.......2007-04-04

I admit first off that I did not hear this record and I can't seem to download samples, perhaps for a reason. However, I was at the concerts during this period, and I am 99 percent convinced that this is the band that recorded that dreadful Bluejeans and Moonbeams ( or was it the other way around? I have totally blanked out that period. Ghastly!).

If I am correct, and the bizarre cover version of Sweet Georgia Brown tells me I am correct, then this was a group of studio guys who were hired to put the Tux on the Torpedo and make him commercially "viable." I recall sitting in a club in Dallas, listening to this stuff and screaming "Where's the Beef" -- long before it had become a commercial tag line. Hell, he could sing. But the band was playing lounge versions of the old songs and the new songs were lounge to begin with.

This was a very sorry period in the life of a great artist. Fortunately, he returned with the fantastic Virgin recordings, maybe his best work, overall. But I would just ask you to beware of this, because I watched this period happen, and while a train wreck may inspire some gaping and slow traffic, I feel this kind of product, again, if I'm correct, does a disservice to the Captain. Someone else please confirm, but this does not appear to be a real Magic Band recording.

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1. One Vision {From the Motion Picture Iron Eagle}
2. Tie Your Mother Down
3. Seven Seas of Rhye
4. Kind of Magic
5. Under Pressure
6. Another One Bites the Dust
7. I Want to Break Free
8. Is This the World We Created...?
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Hammer to Fall
11. Radio Ga-Ga
12. We Will Rock You
13. Friends Will Be Friends
14. We Are the Champions
15. God Save the Queen