Genre: Blues rock
Places I remember: Spellbound Wax Company (Gisborne)
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Further On Up The Road
Gear costume: Presence Of The Lord
Active compensatory factors: This is a bit of a mish mash of a single live album with songs coming from four different dates spanning two years - 1974 and 1975. Smacks, therefore, of a cash-in by Robert Stigwood and I wonder how much say E.C. had in its release given this comes from well within his booze fueled stupor years.
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Further On Up The Road
Gear costume: Presence Of The Lord
Active compensatory factors: This is a bit of a mish mash of a single live album with songs coming from four different dates spanning two years - 1974 and 1975. Smacks, therefore, of a cash-in by Robert Stigwood and I wonder how much say E.C. had in its release given this comes from well within his booze fueled stupor years.
So, there's no continuity as far as a concert experience goes - just six songs over two sides. Plus, there's the throwaway cover and a somewhat tossed off title (what the hell were they thinking?)
But, on the plus side: the song selection, with some deep cuts, is great, the band is on form (Yvonne Elliman is terrific on Presence Of The Lord - she steals it!) and old Clapper doesn't disappoint in the vocal department.
On balance then - a three star effort.
Where do they all belong? In the blues rock section with Cream, Jack Bruce et al.
Where do they all belong? In the blues rock section with Cream, Jack Bruce et al.
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