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 enlarge | Artist: George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 38881
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 46329
UPC: 077774632928
EAN: 0077774632928
ASIN: B000002U9R
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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Condition: PLEASE READ: This is in good playing condition. The is the disc and casing only. NO ARTWORK. Very fast shipping
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| • | Who Do You Love? - George Thorogood, McDaniel, Elias | | • | Bottom of the Sea - George Thorogood, Morganfield, McKinl | | • | Night Time - George Thorogood, Goldstein, Jerry | | • | I Drink Alone - George Thorogood, Thorogood, George | | • | One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood, Hooker, Earl | | • | Alley Oop - George Thorogood, | | • | Madison Blues - George Thorogood, James, Elmore | | • | Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood, Thorogood, George | | • | The Sky Is Crying - George Thorogood, James, Elmore | | • | Reelin' and Rockin' - George Thorogood, Berry, Chuck |
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Album Description
A repackage of the previously available classic live album Thorogood Live, with extended booklet and sleevenotes. This was recorded at the Cincinnati Gardens, Ohio, USA, May 1986 and is Thorogood and his blistering, blues rock best. 10 Destroyer's epics, including fans favorites such as 'Who Do You Love?', 'One Bourbon', 'One Scotch', 'One Beer', 'Bad To The Bone' and 'Madison Blues'. EMI Gold. 2006.
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rock on! April 5, 2008
W. Landis (des moines, iowa)
i saw george and the destroyers years back when move it on over came out. at that time in interviews george said that he didn't know why they were so popular, all they do is bang the hell out of 3 chords. and bang the hell out of them they do! tight band, powerful vocals, great songs.
Fun CD March 16, 2007
kireviewer (Sunnyvale, Ca United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
MASTER OF THE STRATOCASTER
This album was released in 1986 just as CD technology was taking off. At this time, a number of groups released similar live albums as double LP's and a single CD. They would be just under 74 minutes, because at the time that was the maximum lenghth of a CD (I'll explain why below).
The sound quality is pretty good, especially for a CD released in the mid eighties. Some of the mix is off, especially on the sax, but the dynamic range is very good. Many early CD's had poor sound quality, which is why there were vinyl snobs back then and why you see many "remastered" CD's today.
This is just a fun, hard rocking, blues tinged concert. Each track is played with energy and fire.
The only disappointment I have is that this is mostly a "greatest hits live" type CD. It is mostly his hits with very few surprises. And if you get any of Thorogood's live albums, we always plays the same six songs, with some other ones mixed in. I have never seen Thorogood live, so I don't know if his actual concerts are longer and more adventuresome.
Besides his own monster hits, Thorogood plays a number of blues classics and near classics.
Who Do You Love was written by Ellis McDaniels, also known as Bo Diddely. He was featured on those Nike commercials with Bo Jackson. Probably hundreds of groups have recorded this song. My favorites are a very manic one done by The Doors, and 25 minute jam done by Quicksilver.
Thorogood does two songs by slide guitar innovator Elmore James, who died in 1963. Madison Blues was also played by Fleetwood Mac. The Sky is Crying has been by a number of musicians, but probably the most popular is from Stevie Ray Vaughn.
Alley Oop was a hit in 1960 by the Hollywood Argyles.
Besides being a mean slide guitarist, Thorogood was also a minor league baseball player.
Why were early CD's only 74 minutes long maximum but now CD's can go to 80 minutes? The actual spec for the CD is 74 minutes. But, there was an allowed tolerance in the bump size and sample rate, to allow for manufacturing inaccuracies. But, it turns out that the manufacturing process was highly accurate. To get 80 minutes, they just used the lower end of the spec of the bit size and the maximum sample rate.
George & The Destroyers at their BEST! July 3, 2004
George & The Delaware Destroyers are simply awesome LIVE! I recently attended their show at Hampton Beach, NH and enjoyed it very much. I saw him for the first time in the mid-1980's and he sounds pretty much the same....still AWESOME and with a lot of energy! The "LIVE" cd is a must for any Thorogood fan. Better yet, attend one of his shows!
Awesome! December 7, 2003
Michael Bird (Yorba Linda, CA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a very good c.d. A cool blend of blues and rock with great mix of instruments in the background. You have to love George's lyric's, they are smart and fun and some of these songs are worth listening to again and again.The only negatives I have are that the recording, being done live, lacks a certain quality that can only be achieved in a studio and second there are a couple of songs that aren't as good as some that are missing from this album. I don't know if the recording is the entire set that was performed, but it could have been longer. I really like music that has both a great musical quality to it and a great story behind each of the songs, while I don't know every story, I know that they are there. I give this one a high recommendation.
Terrific blues-rock "Live"session!!!! November 17, 2001
Ricardo Neves Gonzalez (Petropolis-R.J. Brazil-bluesfan@ig.com.br)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
It's impossible to be impassive in front of this terrific "Live"session of this magistral Thorogood!!Sensational,with great songs;great solos;great raucous vocal;great sax sessions;an album for those people that after one bourbon;one scotch & one beer just love and dance for all the night long....and at the end we are ready to another and many other nights like that!!!This cd is vigorous intense,full of adrenaline;sensuality......like no other!!!All of the tracks are great,and with a mix of rock'n roll and blues!!I really likes the first "Who do you Love?";"Night Time";"I drink Alone" and that "One Bourbon,One Scotch and...One Beer"!!!
TERRIFIC!!!!TERRIFIC!!!!!
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