In Concert

Artist: Paul & Mary Peter
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio Cassette

UPC: 075992716246
EAN: 0075992716246
ASIN: B000002KA8

Release Date: 1990-10-17

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Tracks:

Times They Are A-Changin'
A'soalin'
500 Miles
Blue
Three Ravens
One Kind Favor
Blowin' in the Wind
Riding in My Car (Car Song)
Puff (The Magic Dragon)
Jesus Met the Woman

Tracks:

Déserteur
Oh My Soul
Paultalk
Single Girl
There Is a Ship
It's Raining
If I Had My Way
If I Had a Hammer

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Customer Reviews:

Peter, Paul & Mary prove they were meant to be heard "In Concert".......2005-09-18

At first I was surprised to discover that when Peter, Paul & Mary released "In Concert" they had only released three albums. But when the folk movement was in full flower lots of artists were releasing live albums, which is why what ends up being really surprising is that PP&M did not release their second live album until 1993. Maybe they just knew that they were not going to be able to top this one, because this double-album with its 81-minutes of music (and comedy) made listening to their studio albums no where near as much fun. Lots of groups sound better live than in the studio, and PP&M amply proves that here.

Of course there are some of the hits from the early part of PP&M's career: "A'soalin'" (#15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart), "Blowin' in the Wind" (#2), and "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" (#2). The last one of that trio stands out because of Paul Stookey's introduction in which he defines the term "dragon." Discovering that Stookey has a wicked sense of humor during his "Paultalk" monologue is one of this album's pleasant surprises. In fact, there is a lot more comedy here than you would suspect, found not only in introductions to songs like "A' Soalin'" but also in having fun with Woody Guthrie's "Car-Car" and turning that song about "Blue," that good ol' dog, into an opportunity to make fun of rock & roll (not to mention folk song purists). Then there is the gentle fun of "It's Raining," which weaves all sorts of familiar children's songs together.

The album opens with what would have been a new Bob Dylan song in 1964 with "The Times They Are A' Changin'", which again reminds us that of course just about anybody singing a Dylan song sounds better than Dylan, but that most people are too busy paying attention to the lyrics to notice how beautiful the melodies are as well. The album closes with "If I Had A Hammer," so that the concert is neatly bookended by songs full of social consciousness. In between there are some traditional folk songs, such as "500 Miles," "Three Ravens," and "There is a Ship," with the group's original song "One Kind Favor" clearly in that style as well. Everybody gets to sing on 'On, Rock My Soul," Peter Yarrow sings "Le Desertuer" in French, and Mary Travers gets to do a solo on "Single Girl."

The two tracks that I have found I have absolutely loved over the years have ended up being the gospel songs "Jesus Met the Woman" on Disc 1 and "If I Had My Way" on Disc 2. What these two songs have in common is how the three are often singing completely different lyrics and weaving a rich harmony of sound while strumming those two guitars. Listening to these tracks is where I really wish I could see PP&M in concert and not just listen to them. The bottom line is that four decades later "Peter, Paul & Mary in Concert" is still my favorite PP&M album. The double-album was remixed by Peter Yarrow and Lee Herschberg, which would explain why it sounds better than ever.

Those concerts must have been fun.......2005-04-11

This is a SUPERB collection and is my PP&M favorite. I went off to college in 1964 and took my HS graduation gift "RECORD PLAYER" and was given this album as a gift from my sister. The guys in the dorm and I spent countless hours listening to those 2 LP's. We felt like we were "in the concert". When the "funny stuff" like Paultalk, Car-Car (Riding In My Car) and Blue came on we would quietly listen like it was the first time and then burst into laughter! There's no need to sell on the songs. They are all familiar standards. You either like folk music or you don't. What's fun is to think back to life during this era. Simple but extremely complicated. A date might be to take in the coffee shop and hear some great folk songs while drinking....COFFEE.KUMBAYA!! The next morning might see you carrying protest signs on campus or being involved in some other movement. I'll tell you how much I've enjoyed this collection. There was the original gift LP, it was later replaced with a tape cartridge, then a cassette tape and finally a CD. Oh, and I ripped the CD to MP3 files so I can enjoy them on the computer. I'm really a music buff. I still have huge collections of 78's, 45's, LP's, cartridges, cassettes, CD's and now MP3's. Tens of thousands of songs. I'd rank this collection in my top 25. Take a walk down memory lane with this great CD. Give it a try, you'll enjoy it.

The title says it all!.......2004-09-08

After three studio albums,Peter Yarrow,Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers decided to record some of their live performances. We start with Bob Dylan's THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN',one of his highly covered tunes. Billy Joel even recorded it live. A-SOALIN' from MOVING,is about Halloween,according to Stookey. 500 MILES is from PP&M's 1962 self-titled debut. The version on this album would later appear on THE BEST OF PETER,PAUL & MARY-TEN YEARS TOGETHER. BLUE,I think would later inspire the Nick Jr. cartoon. THREE RAVENS and ONE KIND FAVOR are OK. PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON,from MOVING,is a popular childrens' song. Forty years after the release of this album,the song would remain popular with generations that followed. CAR CAR and JESUS MET THE WOMAN are OK also. There's also another popular Dylan composition,BLOWIN' IN THE WIND,from 1963's IN THE WIND. That song asks nine questions,as mentioned by Yarrow. LE DESERTEUR is sung in French by Yarrow. Following that is ROCK MY SOUL. Again,Yarrow takes the lead vocal,this time asking the audience to join him. PAULTALK,a non-musical track where Stookey,who's a comedian as well as a musician,does bits about swimming,golf,cars and drive-in theaters. Stookey's comedy is a lot like Bill Cosby's(Cosby is PP&M's Warner Bros. Records labelmate). Travers takes the lead again for SINGLE GIRL(naturally,she would for that song). THERE IS A SHIP is cool. Also from the PP&M debut is IT'S RAINING,IF I HAD MY WAY and IF I HAD A HAMMER. I'm surprised Stookey never did any full comedy albums. There is a similar track on 1965's A SONG WILL RISE entitled TALKIN' CANDY BAR BLUES which Stookey's spoken vocal is heard.

I was there........2002-08-10

I saw PP&M at the Honolulu Amphitheater in 1964. They performed most of the songs from this CD. When the concert was over, there was no encore, only applause. Like Elvis, they had already left the building, and sadly, left us wanting more.

Quintessential P, P, and M!.......2002-08-05

If you like Peter, Paul, Mary at all, you'll love this live album. This album displays their best voices, humor, and solo selections.

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