Re: "Live From Nowhere in Particular"
I very much appreciate all of the responses from my earlier post. Great sharing and dialog is what I have come to expect from this forum. But perhaps owning and listening to so many bootlegs (2500+) has made my values different from the norm. If the mastering process makes the transitions from song to song absolutely seamless (crowd volume, room acoustics, performance style and tone, etc.), then I will embrace it whole heartedly. Thin Lizzy's Live and Dangerous is a perfect example of how great a heavily altered live compliation can be. But that one is not necessarily the norm. I have far too many commercially released live albums that have fades between songs and are clearly from different shows, and in some cases, different tours! As good as Live And Dangerous is (my favorite commercial live album), it is not my favorite live Lizzy disc. That one would be a "B" quality bootleg from the Paradise Theater in Boston recorded on 09/06/78. It is one of the most honest shows I've ever heard. Phil desperately wants to win over American fans, the setlist is amazing, and Gary Moore plays one of the most smoking and brilliant performances of his career (and I've heard hundreds of them).
Thanks again to Joe for creating this thread, and the members here for sharing their thoughts and ideas. I'm really looking forward to this release. I'm simply addicted to live music, and Joe creates some of the best I have ever listened to. Peace!