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Post by beatlestone on Apr 2, 2008 16:12:32 GMT
Live Peace In Toronto is the best live performance John ever gave as a solo artist. Kickin out the jams with ballsy numbers Blue Suede Shoes, Dizzy Miss Lizzy, Money & Yer Blues is great. The first incarnation of the Plastic Ono Band is the best with Eric Clapton, Alan White & Klaus Voorman. Lennon's performance in NYC back in 72 with Elephant's Memory is mediocre when it could have been much better. The only one equal to Toronto is him with the Dirty Mac in the Stones Rock & Roll Circus. The video of his performnce with his shoulder length hair, beard & wearing his Abbey Road suit is about as cool as you can get. I first heard the album for the first time about 27 years ago & it knocked me out. I have only listened to Yoko's side only once on the album & the video & that's enough. I have to admit the riff on Don't Worry Kyoko is great, without a doubt.
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Geoff
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Post by Geoff on Apr 2, 2008 16:59:51 GMT
I listen to this one, or the first side of it, more than I do Live in New York City. It's a shambles, but that's fine with me; it's great noise, you know? Also agree with you about Kyoko's riff. Cheers.
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Post by alaskan on Apr 5, 2008 1:46:19 GMT
I recall reading in "Lennon Remembers" he spoke about puking before going onstage from being so nervous. Can you imagine the pressure? Without doubt he was the biggest rock star in the world at the time, giving a live show with a band who, as he says at the start or the record "never played together before". Of course, he had a bit of a background with Clapton, and he did play Yer Blues with him on the Rock 'n Roll Circus, but all in all, what pressure - just sticking his neck out there. I heard that Harrison was similarly having stagefright on the first evening of Concert for Bangladesh, having never been a solo performer before in his life. Makes you imagine what an insular world they lived in and why they must have found it hard to break up.
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Post by Geoff on Apr 5, 2008 18:33:01 GMT
I recall reading in "Lennon Remembers" he spoke about puking before going onstage from being so nervous. Can you imagine the pressure? Without doubt he was the biggest rock star in the world at the time, giving a live show with a band who, as he says at the start or the record "never played together before".. He hadn't been on the road in three years at that point, and never without the other Beatles. Add to that a new and barely rehearsed band, and it's no surprise he was filling up the chuck bucket.
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Post by beatlestone on Apr 11, 2008 22:55:40 GMT
The only great performances on LINYC are New York City, Come Together, Well Well Well & Mother. John's 69 Toronto performance is the best of the rest, no doubt about it.
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Post by Geoff on Apr 20, 2008 6:25:20 GMT
I used to live about ten blocks away from Varsity Stadium in Toronto (at Bloor and Howland, actually: it's in the Annex). Anyway, two videos from the show:
Give Peace A Chance
Money
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Post by HotRockinJohnny on Dec 2, 2008 16:58:55 GMT
I wish they would release the whole performance - if there was more?
I've always enjoyed ''Side One''....
I always thought a Lennon-Clapton jam on something like ''I Want You'' would of been nice to hear.
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