Right, this is the first album where there was some degree of trouble acquiring. So instead of the original 1956 version what I have here was a recreation released in the late nineties. The main issue being that now this lasts for about an hour and a half instead of forty. Oh well.There is no doubting the historical significance of this night with it being called one of THE nights in show business, the only other coming to mind being the legendary evening at Carnegie Hall administered by Ms. Judy Garland in 1961.
The main issue here is the sheer length of the album and (being a live album) the constant punctuations that arise through the introduction of the next piece. The real annoyance being the interjections by Father Norman O’ Connor… I mean seriously whoever was in charge of the album couldn’t have just edited this guy out? Either that or at least he could’ve been witty which would have warranted some inclusion, 40 years later who the fuck cares that a certain journalist is sitting in the audience!
While there is no doubt in my mind that this was a huge event there is something that really doesn’t gel with me. Don’t get me wrong about this as the performances are masterful but it’s hard to sit through an hour and a half of this, with the exception of Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo In Blue which is actually amazing.
It would definitely be something that would be better in real life rather than just listened to on some cloudy summer afternoon while eating lunch. However, this was never an album I could really get into or enjoy. WAY too long and gave me the urge to get a pillow and sleep on the floor under a table. That’s not a good sign right?
4.0/10
Fab Four:
Part III: Newport Up (from Disc One)
Diminuendo in Blue and Crescendo In Blue
Tulip or Turnip (because for some reason it appeared to instigate a riot)
Mood Indigo
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