Roger McGuinn – Live In Europe
The City Surfer…Surfs From Bergen To Sevilla…
Tracks 1-8 = Bergen, Norway 1999
Tracks 9-11 = Sevilla, Spain 1991
1. Chestnut
Mare (5:05)
2. Mr Tambourine Man (acoustic) (2:34)
3. Mr Tambourine Man (electric) (2:30)
4. Turn Turn Turn (3:48)
5. King Of The Hill (2:37)
6. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:05)
7. The Times They Are A-Changin' (2:33)
8. Someone To Love (3:04)
9. Turn Turn Turn (3:38)
10. Eight Miles High (4:49)
11. King Of The Hill (5:17)
2. Mr Tambourine Man (acoustic) (2:34)
3. Mr Tambourine Man (electric) (2:30)
4. Turn Turn Turn (3:48)
5. King Of The Hill (2:37)
6. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star (3:05)
7. The Times They Are A-Changin' (2:33)
8. Someone To Love (3:04)
9. Turn Turn Turn (3:38)
10. Eight Miles High (4:49)
11. King Of The Hill (5:17)
Artwork
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7 comments:
One more gem for your crown!
Thank you RB!
Happy Thanksgiving from our house to yours. Thanks, for another year of good music. jimg.
Thanks R-B
I almost didn't download this, as I thought I was fairly familiar with Roger McGuinn as a solo artist and I have mixed feelings about him. I felt he had stagnated, unlike David Crosby, who continues to explore new territory and take chances. McGuinn,on the other hand, has dedicated his professional life to being the only true Byrd. His concerts contain mostly Byrds songs, with a few folk songs at times. OK, he doesn't want to take chances, would be the first response, but I understand that. With a group, he prospered, but as a solo artist, he didn't take chances. It was a choice that may originally have been somewhat traumatic--after all, listen to 5D to appreciate the originality of the interpretation and the musical concept itself to see what he had left behind. With the Clarence White-era Byrds (the only later Byrd who was clearly way above the rest musically--McGuinn took a back seat to White's obvious technical superiority and basically winged in their grueling concert schedule.
In the end I wanted to hear if there was any difference between these and other McGuinn concerts posted here and I was glad I did. These two European venues showed that McGuinn was not only an excellent band member (the last three humbers in Seville) but also a very competent solo performer, especially with his trademark Rickenbacher 12-string. Compare, for example, the two versions of King of the Hill. The band version really rocks, but the solo version does too. One thing very clear in this selection is that McGuinn plays the 12-string very well, and in both band and solo sections he makes effective use of all five fingers in his characteristic lead guitar solos.
The thing to judge McGuinn on in these recordings is not then the originality of the material, but rather the satisfaction the artist gave his fans. McGuinn was a real professional in these two concerts and concentrated on delivering a solid rendition of what he felt his audience wanted to hear. Safe? Yes. But that's what he does, and he does it well. Whether he gets bored with doing the same old songs is not an issue here--he doesn't sound bored, and he gives his audience what it wants to hear. His playing of the 12-strings is very skilled, without the sloppiness he often showed in the later Byrds concerts. This was a nice upload after all and I thank you making it available. You've changed my mind about McGuinn as a performer.
Link doesn't work anymore. Could you be so kind to re-upload this one for me?
https://workupload.com/file/JEcvaZAzqge
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