Encore: Live in Concert

Encore: Live in Concert Artist: Argent
Label: Collectables
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 090431608920
EAN: 0090431608920
ASIN: B00002CEZ1


Release Date: 1999-11-09

Encore: Live in Concert


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Tracks:

  1. The Coming Of Kohoutek
  2. It's Only Money (Part 1)
  3. It's Only Money (Part 2
  4. God Gave Rock And Roll To You
  5. Thunder And Lightning
  6. Music From The Spheres
  7. I Don't Believe In Miracles
  8. I Am The Dance Of The Ages
  9. Keep On Rollin'
  10. Hold Your Head Up
  11. Time Of The Season

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars This is an excellent live show for Argent fans and Prog Fans.......2006-09-01

I'm puzzled that other reviewers fault this piece. If you are an Argent fan I can't see how you wouldn't be absolutely thrilled; I know I am. True, as sometimes happens in live shows the songs may be longer than the studio versions. If it bothers you when a band "extends" songs when live then maybe this would not be your favorite. However, I'll put it to you plainly - if you like Yes, ELP, Triumvirat, Deep Purple, I don't see how you would not thoroughly enjoy this concert. It is well recorded/mixed and each player does a fine job. Nobody sounds wasted or burned out; it simply is an excellent piece. Again, for instance, if you cannot stand a band like, for instance, Yes, this is not for you.

3 out of 5 stars Argent - 'Encore:Live In Concert' (Collectables).......2004-10-17

Originally released in 1974,'Encore...' has never been considered to be all that great of a live album.In fact,it's pure mediocre.However,it does have a few highlights throughout it's 78 minute duration.Whew!That's a long disc there.The few cuts that I thought more or less made the disc worth hanging onto(at least to me) were "Music From The Spheres",the eleven minute refreshing "Hold Your Head Up" and their rendition of The Zombie's "Time Of The Season".Fairly recent,I ran into keyboardist/songwriter Rod Argent while he was on tour with former Zombies vocalist Colin Blunstone and he was telling me that to this day,Argent reforms now and again with all five original members to usually play benefit concerts.I firmly believe that Argent could most likely sound better than 'Encore...' at a present day live gig.

3 out of 5 stars Uninspired.......2004-07-18

As evidenced by this album, Argent were a sort of poor man's ELP, with a little more electric guitar and substantially more vocal harmonies. The trouble is that they were primarily a studio band. This album -- a double live LP -- was given mediocre reviews even on its initial release. The sound quality has not improved with the transfer to CD. The drums sound particularly tinny. Even though Argent are playing to a home crowd on many of the tracks -- at the City Hall, St Albans -- there seems to be little or no interplay with the audience. I can remember that venue staging wrestling tournaments that were more exciting -- although there was probably slightly more improvisation in an Argent concert.

If you want a much better live album, which is far better recorded, with much better drumming, get ELP's WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS, which was recorded around the same era.

The only good reason for getting this album is because Argent's IN DEEP album is becoming increasingly hard to find. That contains the studio versions of 'It's Only Money' parts 1 and 2, which are infinitely superior. They are both good tunes. Unfortunately you also get 'God Gave Rock and Roll to You', which has always sounded ponderous to me.

4 out of 5 stars One of my favorite Live albums.......2000-02-03

I have the Vinyl double album of Argent: Encore since many years and will probably buy the CD before either it or my old record player fades away. This is a great live rock recording with marvellous synthesizer performances by Rod Argent. My favorites are Thunder&Lightning, Dance of Ages, Time of the season, but they are all good! Together with the likes of Rare Earth, ELP (Pictures at an exhibition), Deep Purple (Made in Japan), Chicago (Live at Carnegie Hall), Gary Moore, Little Richard, it is one of my favorite l i v e albums. As to studio bands I'm more inclined to Yes, Genesis, Santana (Supernatural says it all!), Greenslade (anybody knows about "Animal Farm" on CD?), Michael Jackson, .... but I digress and rather stop now.

4 out of 5 stars

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