Live at Madison Square Garden 2005. From his album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975).
Category: Music
King Crimson: Starless
From their album Red (1974).
This was originally intended to be the title track of their previous album, Starless and Bible Black, which was released earlier the same year, but was considered insufficiently developed at that time and hence included instead, with a shortened title, on Red.
Jane: Age of Madness
Title and opening track of their 1978 album.
The album also ends with a shorter, second part of the song.
In a comment on YouTube, @m.m.898 writes:
“Ich erinnere mich immer noch emotional sehr genau, als ich den Song ‘Age of Madness’ zum ersten Mal hörte: Es war auf dem Jane Konzert im April 1978 vor ca. 4000 Fans in der Stadthalle Bremen. Es war der Opening-Song. Die Halle ganz dunkel und nur ein Spot auf [keyboardist] Manfred Wieczorke gerichtet – er wirkte in seinem weissen Gewand cool und völlig abgespaced. Die hatten damals mit Quadrophonie P.A. gearbeitet, daher dröhnten die Synthies aus alle vier Hallenecken. Dieses Intro hat mich total geflashed. Dann ging der Song los und die Band erschien in Nebel und spacigem Bühnenlicht. Die LP kam erst eine Woche später in die Plattenläden, daher kannte noch niemand den Song auf dem Konzert. Ein Wahnsinns-Opening und nie wieder hatte die Band eine so große Bühnentechnik. Die 78er Tour war der Höhepunkt von Jane – unvergesslich!”
Gentle Giant: Playing the Fool
Playing the Fool – The Official Live (1977)
The Complete Live Experience
“Triple Vinyl LP / 2-CD Set / 2-CD + Blu-ray Set
Available in 96/24 Stereo, 5.1 Surround Sound & Dolby Atmos
The iconic 1977 live album, now fully reimagined, mixed, and mastered for an immersive experience!
Originally released in January 1977, Playing The Fool captured Gentle Giant at the peak of their live performance prowess. Now, over 45 years later, the beloved live album has been re-imagined, mixed and mastered, bringing a fresh level of clarity and depth to the Gentle Giant live experience.
Produced by Dan Bornemark, who has worked extensively with the band on archival projects, The Complete Live Experience captures the full scope of the band’s artistry as they were meant to be heard, including restored in-between-song commentary, band introductions and authentic venue ambience. It features the complete full original setlist, plus three unreleased tracks – Interview, Timing and Ray Shulman’s solo violin feature.
Available as a triple LP, double CD and triple CD/Blu-ray in Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound and 96/24 Stereo, this release gives fans the ultimate Gentle Giant experience as never before, with stunning clarity and spatial audio that places the listener right in the middle of the show. It’s the definitive version of a legendary live performance from one of progressive rock’s most unique and influential bands.”
Yes: And You and I
Live 1991. From their album Close to the Edge (1972).
Rosa Ponselle: D’amor sull’ali rosee
1918. From Verdi’s Trovatore.
John Coltrane: Psalm
From his album A Love Supreme (1965).
Iyah May: Karmageddon
Ian Hunter: Boy
Mott the Hoople: Rose
Live 1973. One of their signature, serious bombasmo-glam power ballads, the genre in which they were the unsurpassed masters at the time.
Another live version is found on their 1974 Live album, but it’s not on any of their studio albums. Absurdly, it’s the B-side of a silly little pop single from the Mott album, Honaloochie Boogie. But it seems they immediately realized the mistake.
Ian Hunter occasionally made something musically and lyrically interesting out of “ordinary” (non-prog) rock. The few instances of this in the history of ordinary rock are important.
Olle Bengtsson 