Certified Live

Artist: Dave Mason
Label: EMI Int'l
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 4988009618227
ASIN: B0000264FT

Release Date: 1992-03-01

Certified Live

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Tracks:

Feelin' Alright
Pearly Queen
Show Me Some Affection
All Along the Watchtower [Live]
Take It to the Limit
Give Me a Reason Why
Sad and Deep as You
Every Woman
World in Changes
Goin' Down Slow
Look at You, Look at Me
Only You Know and I Know
Bring It on Home to Me
Gimme Some Lovin'

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Customer Reviews:

Thank Goodness ITS NOT UNCLE STEVIE.......2006-08-16

Its amazing how one release BECOMES THE ULTIMATE BENCHMARK to compare subsequent releases by!!?? Yeah. ALONG TOGETHER IS A SUPERB COLLECTION of distinct melodies and songs...BUT SO IS is his follow ups. Especially on this one....Live meant at ONE TIME...well...not post production bloated with STUDIO punch-ins, redone vocal passages, added instruments, and the whatever else not needed but ESSENTIALLY RENDERED to 'sweeten' its supposed soulessness!!!
Mr. Mason dont need any of that bulloney as the guy has da goods to delivery no matter the circumstance.
We've seen him numerous times over the years and this 2 record set is a terrific representation of the verve and expertise he can craft, whether in an electric setting or soley acoustic.
You get the best of both in this solidly packed wall to wall venture!!!

Hey this beats Dear Mr. Fantasy Paper Sun or any of those posturing pseudo-intellect pretenses created by the Arc of The Diver Man hisself. (I mean isnt a simpleton overwrought piano riff such as the one that dominates Low Spark for almost 13 minutes a little lame, doncha think? I wont go into the BLIND FAITH fiasco either!!

With that being said, stay with the man and his music who says it the best. What's wrong with a tune that is straightforward, states a strong hook, and can get you to sing on just about every one of these live TRACKS!!!

Enjoy!!!!

just a tad late.......2006-01-20

I'm probably as big a Dave Mason fan as they come, although I must confess that I've only caught him in concert on one occasion, and by happenstance that occasion was in the same year as this double-live disc was recorded, 1976. I don't recall a whole lot about the show since I was sitting near the crest of the Pine Knob Music Theatre lawn, the muddiest lawn I ever had the displeasure to sit on, trying my best to stay dry in a driving, cold rainstorm. Dave was accompanied by Jim Krueger on second lead guitar, a fixture in Dave Mason excursions since 1974, bassist Gerald Johnson, a 1970's fixture in the Steve Miller Band, keyboardist Mike Finnigan, well-known for his work with Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and journeyman drummer Rick Jaeger. It's a solid line-up that delivers smooth, top-notch performances, which ironically is part of the problem.

'Certified Live' includes a setlist that, for the most part, has become the Dave Mason standard. Regulars on the list include 'Feelin'Alright', 'Pearly Queen', 'Show Me Some Affection', 'All Along the Watchtower' (a Jimi Hendrix tune, of course, but one Mason has all but adopted as his own), a cover of the Eagles 'Take It To the Limit', 'Every Woman', 'World In Changes', 'Look At You, Look At Me', a cover of Sam Cooke's 'Bring It On Home To Me', and 'Only You Know and I Know'. Peruse Dave's other live CD's or video releases, and you'll find a healthy number of these same tracks are included. Don't get me wrong, they're all fine songs, but why hasn't Dave offered a live version of 'Waiting On You', one of the most appealing tracks from his quintessential 1969 album 'Alone Together'? How about 'Split Coconut', or 'To Be Free', the lead track from his 'Headkeeper' disc? I'd just like to hear something unusual! To his credit, Dave does offer a rendition of Jimmy Oden's 'Goin' Down Slow', a worthy blues track, and 'Give Me a Reason Why', a catchy acoustic number from the 'Split Coconut' disc, but for a disc that was originally a two-disc vinyl album, that's not a whole lot of originality.

Add to this the fact that 1976 was not a sterling year for music, with the psychedelic era fading (even for bands that continued successful such as Pink Floyd) and disco and New Wave music knocking on the door, the dominant trends were leaving Mason's style of music in the bargain bin at Peaches. Unfortunately, artists such as Dave Mason tried adapting their music to the popular trends, and so his trademark wah-pedal guitar is often relegated to window dressing, or omitted all together. As noted earlier, Dave is supported by a fine band, but it's all just too crisp and smooth. A lot of this music needs to be settled in an emotional context rather than technical precision, but it's the latter that comes to the fore. If you're really seeking the best live renditions of Dave's music, check out 'Pearly Queen', 'World In Changes', and 'Feelin' Alright' from the 'Headkeeper' disc (recently remastered), 'Sad and Deep As You' (Chris Wood's flute accompaniment is just incredible on this track) and 'Gimme Some Lovin' from 'Welcome To the Canteen', and 'Only You Know and I Know' and 'All Along the Watchtower' from 1999's '40,000 Headmen Tour'.

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