Graham Parker & The Rumour - Live in San Francisco 1979
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Artist: Graham Parker & The RumourEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-12-08
Music Label: Renaissance
Soundtracks:
- Discovering Japan
- Local Girls
- Thunder and Rain
- Don't Get Excited
- Back to School Days
- Passion Is No Ordinary Word
- Mercury Poisoning
- Heat Treatment
- Stick to Me
- You Can't Be Too Strong
- Love Gets You Twisted
- Clear Head
- Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions
- Saturday Night Is Dead
- Nobody Hurts You
- Protection
- Soul Shoes
- I Want You Back
- Pouring It All Out
- New York Shuffle
Music reviews of Live in San Francisco 1979
Music Review: Get Excited!
Rating: 5 Stars
There's only one way to describe this album--awesome. In 1979, Graham Parker was at the peak of his powers--a top selling album with Squeezing Out Sparks, and several tours into his association with the Rumour, one of the best live bands of the 70s. This show from San Francisco hits all the great moments from the aforementioned album, as well as tunes from previous albums, and each and every one of them sounds better in this iteration than they did in the studio.
Bob Andrew's keyboards lend piano flourishes to songs such as "Discovering Japan" and "Back to Schooldays," which adds a new texture to songs that were already great on record. Brinsley Schwartz is at his best, his lead guitar weaving in and out of each song, bringing something new to it while still serving the song. Bodnar and Goulding keep things pinned down nicely, and Martin Belmont's second guitar provides the perfect backing for Brinsley to do his thing.
And then there's Parker himself. His songs, always urgent, gain even more immediacy in this setting...every song seems to be a matter of life and death to Parker at this point, and his vocals show that without becoming histrionic at any point. From sharp to soft to full throated, you'll never hear Parker sing better than this.
This album is electric in all the right ways. The few bits of stage patter that are included here sound a little bit forced, but that just adds to the tension. Compared to the easy banter of his excellent 1988 acoustic tour documented on Live! Alone in America, Parker here sounds like someone who wants nothing more than to get back to sharing the music. And that's a very good thing here.
For those of you who are fortunate enough to already have 'Live Sparks,' the promo album included on the first 'Squeezing Out Sparks' remaster 13 years ago, and are therefore waffling about this one (same tour, after all), this is completely worth it. To have a full show from that era, and not just live versions of the 'Sparks' songs makes this into a must-buy.
Parker's always been good, often great, but rarely better than here. Get excited.
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