Tuesday, March 8, 2022

It's over (Roy Orbison) (LP 810)

Roy Orbison  The Last Concert December 4, 1988 (CD, Eagle Records, 2009) ****  

Genre: Rock'n'Roll

Places I remember: The Warehouse

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Oh, Pretty Woman

Gear costume: Mean Woman Blues (not from the Last Concert but close enough for jazz)

Active compensatory factors: This really was his final live performance on planet Earth as he passed away two days later on December 6, 1988 from a heart attack. He was only 52.

Given he was in good health on December 4, the show is top notch with Roy in full flow with that gorgeous big voice.

Highlights of the 14 song set are the slow build up of tension in Dream Baby and Crying - masterful vocal displays (although I could live without the synth sounds); Mean Woman Blues contains echoes of Jerry Lee; Blue Bayou is smooooth; and the final final song? What else but Oh, Pretty Woman. 

Where do they all belong? Back to the vinyl for the next round.

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