Live Etc.

Artist: Gong
Label: Blue Plate Caroline
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 017046166126
EAN: 0017046166126
ASIN: B000000HTY

Release Date: 1990-07-23

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Greatest 'Live' Progressive Albums

Tracks:

You Can't Kill Me
Zero The Hero & The Witch's Spell
Flying Teapot
Dynamite/I Am Your Animal
6/8 Tune
Est-Ce Que Je Suis
Radio Gnome Invisible
Oily Way
Outer Temple
Inner Temple
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Isle Of Everywhere
Get It Inner
Master Builder
Flying Teapot (Reprise)

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Magick Brother

Customer Reviews:

Psychedelic Hippie Space Prog Rock NEVER Dies!.......2006-03-16

One way to envision the advent of progressive rock in the very late 1960's is as an offshoot of psychedelic rock. Think of it this way: in the mid-late sixties, through the use of marijuana and LSD, many talented musicians, raised on standard rock and roll, began to see the potential of rock and roll to incorporate other musical genres and thereby create more evolved, complex music to fire the imagination. This they did, and thus the psychedelic era of the sixties came into being. The Beatles are a primary example of this phenomenon.
Perhaps some time shortly after this, one of these drug-crazed, talented musicians might have had a revelation thulsy: "you know, this 'music' stuff is pretty cool. If we could just stop smoking pot for a while, we could really do something with it." And thus, the Progressive Rock movement was born. Talented, clear-headed musicians, comitted to incorporating alternative genres into rock in order to fulfill its potential as an art form, creating complex, innovative music that would be prized and imitated for decades to come.
Well, Gong is the band that apparently didn't get that memo. Think of them as a bunch of very talented, creative musicians and artists who do love music, but feel quite secure in the notion that they can smoke their pot, drop their acid and, through the haze, still manage to make some pretty good music, thank you very much.
And so they do. There really isn't any band quite like these guys. Listening to them live onstage, there has never been a band so utterly free of the notion of professional obligation to the zeitgeist. They do their thing, they do whatever they please, and fortunately people buy tickets so they can put gas in the bus. The music is totally off the wall, totally ridiculous, and totally fun- you can tell how much fun the musicians are having onstage, and the sensation rubs of as you listen.
They have apparently still not got the message. At their "planetgong" website, there are pictures of longhaired, white bearded, scrawny old men in ridiculous costumes playing guitars in front of the same rainbow backdrops they must have using back in 1972- and even THEN it must have been an anachronism. I don't know why Deadheads don't follow these people now that Jerry's gone- they do "hippie-go-lucky" better than the dead ever did.
Take it from Gong- reality is overrated. Go and make your own. Since it's up to you, make your new reality one in which people frolick around carefree all day long, loving each other. And when you do, make Gong the House Band for your new reality- they'll know exactly what to do to make you feel right at home.

A compilation of concerts from 73-75 and one studio outtake .......2006-01-16

This album was not released until 1977 and is a great compilation of spirited and dynamic live performances recorded during the 1973-1975 timeframe. The live recordings were taken from concerts at (1) Salle Bataclan Paris, (2) the Edinburgh Festival, (3) Club Arc-en-Ciel (Roanne), (4) BBC Studios, and (5) the Marquee Club, while one track is actually a studio outtake from the You sessions (Where have all the flowers gone?). Fortunately, the live performances do not fall prey to the problems that plague live albums - there are no lengthy (and seemingly endless) solos and incredibly dull "note-for-note" reproductions of the studio pieces. Rather, the pieces are very lively and feature excellent group improvisations that expand the studio works far beyond their original configurations. Although the performances by all members are outstanding, I feel compelled to single out drummer Pierre Moerlen who simply blazes - his playing on this album is truly something to behold. For those folks that love the Daevid Allen lineup, I think it is worth indicating that the music is played by three different lineups, which are identified in the liner notes as lineups A, B, and C. Lineup A (Tracks 1-6 and 11) includes Allen, Smyth, Malherbe, Howlett, Hillage, Blake, and Moerlen; Lineup B (Tracks 7-10) is the same, with the exception of the replacement of Pierre Moerlen with Rob Tate, and the addition of Di Stewart (vocals/percussion); and Lineup C (Tracks 12-15) features Hillage, Howlett, Lemoine, Bauer, Moerlen, Malherbe, and Giraudy (the Shamal lineup). With respect to the different lineups, I missed Pierre's superb drumming on the Lineup B performances, and I have to say that although the players are excellent, Lineup C did not do much for me - I really missed Tim Blake's atmospheric, bubbling synthesizer work on pieces such as Isle of Everywhere and Master Builder (from You, 1974). It's not that keyboardist Patrice Lemoine is bad - it's just that instrumentation that includes only electric organ (and a virtually buried mini-moog) really does not lend that spacey effect that made the You album so amazing. Guitarist Steve Hillage however, puts in a great performance and Pierre Moerlen simply rips. One last thing - the liner notes indicate that the piece entitled "Ooby-Scooby-Doomsday or the D-Day DJs got the DDT Blues" was not included on the CD due to time limitations. This piece does, however, turn up on the remastered version of Angels Egg. All in all, I have to say that this is a good live document that more or less captures the essence of 73-75 period Gong. In spite of the fact that there may be better live recordings of Gong out there, this is certainly readily available to most people and is pretty darn cheap. Recommended.

excellant overview.......2005-09-25

released in 1977 but recorded in various venues between 1973-75 this version of gong contains the classic lineup of daevid allen, tim blake and steve hillage and while angel's egg is probably their finest work, this is a supreme example of space rock while providing an excellant overview of the daevid allen era. daevid allens's compositions seem to be underated in their ability to convey an otherworldly sense of mystery and joy of discovery, and this album realizes the full spectrum of his skill as a bandleader. the entire band shines, with the transcendant and beautiful sax of didier malherbe,the incredible psychedelic atmosphere created by tim blake's synth work (a pioneer in the field who doesn't seem to be given enough credit for creating the spacey sounds of space rock), the understated and sophisticated drumwork of pierre moerlen(rip), but most impressive is probably hillage, whose sonic explorations on guitar electrify the music with a possessed fervor and established his reputation as a supreme guitarist in the field. simply wonderful. reccomended for all gong fans and space rock fans.

Gong - 'Live Etc.' (Caroline) 4 1/2 stars.......2005-08-05

'Live Etc' is an absolute must-have compilation for all true Gong fans.It features a total of fifteen live tracks of tunes that originally appeared on the band's key albums 'Camembert Electrique','Flying Teapot','Angel's Egg' and 'You'.Taken from unreleased live soundboard tapes(I assume)from shows between 1973-75.Absolute best cut here is "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" along with "6/8 Tune",that are the disc's only unreleased material.Other cosmic gems include "Dynamite/I Am Your Animal","Isle Of Everywhere","Oily Way" and "Master Builder".Duration is 78:33.Heard they wanted to add the 16th cut that was originally on the 2-lp record,but the CD simply wouldn't hold it.Talk about wanting to give your fans their money's worth.Long live the mother Gong ship!Recommended.

Tremendous Live Gong!.......2004-10-06

Both this and the transitional "Shamal" L.P. are in dire need of domestic or Japanese remastering. Let's go, people! Enough already with the shoddy, poor acoustic early '90's CD reproductions. These 2 releases are both critical components of the Gong catalogue and the audience is waiting!

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