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Totally Live at the Whiskey a Go Go by Johnny Rivers (Pop)
 

Totally Live at the Whiskey a Go Go by Johnny Rivers (Pop)

Personnel: Johnny Rivers (vocals, guitar); Joe Osborn (bass); Eddie Rubin (drums). Producer: Lou Adler. Compilation producer: Dan Loggins. Recorded live at The Whiskey A Go-Go, Los Angeles, California between April & July 1964. Originally released on Imperial (LP 9264) & (LP 9274). Includes liner notes by Mugsy. Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Tower Mastering, Hollywood, California). The "totally live" appellation is a bit of a reach (translation: there are obvious after-the-fact overdubs), but nevertheless this is a pretty faithful representation of what a good mid-'60s rock & roll club band sounded like. Rivers was (and remains) a flexible, expressive singer, equally at home covering R&B, rockabilly, country, and the Beatles, and as a guitarist, while no virtuoso, he was occasionally capable of the sort of stinging, bluesman's attack associated with original '60s axe heroes like Lonnie Mack (as on the hit version here of Chuck Berry's "Memphis"). In retrospect, this is all a bit shagadelic, but i...

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Damn fun album

byHawgWyld May 8, 2002
78 Helpfuls 79 Helpfuls Was this review helpful? Comment
Pros Great "oldies" rock from a fantastic performer.
Cons Overdubs, overdubs, overdubs.
Recommended it? Yes

If you absolutely hate rock n' roll, you won't care for this album one whit. While that may seem like an obvious statement, let me explain what I mean. Not too long ago, one of those little twits from New Kids on the N'Sync or the Backdoor Boys or whatever little trash band was big at the second... Read full review »

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Still my favorite live album

byHawgWyld Apr 10, 2008
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Pros Great live album full of 1950s rock and soul
Cons Obvious overdubbing
Recommended it? Yes

When I was growing up, my parents had a copy of the Johnny Rivers Live at the Whisky a Go Go album that I played repeatedly through my teen years. That album captured Johnny Rivers blazing through old time rock n' roll covers during a mid-1960s concert at the famed Whiskey a Go Go and it was unique... Read full review »

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Number of Discs 1
Artist Johnny Rivers (Pop)
Record Label EMI Records (USA)
Genre Oldies
Subgenre '60s
Release Date May 23, 1995

Song List: Disc 1
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