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Another Live Big Head Todd

Mike E. Cooperider | Manchester, NH United States | 09/15/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Being a fan of live CD's and of BHT&M's I couldn't wait to get this one into the player. It doesn't disappoint as the 1st track is "Dirty Juice" from the most recent studio recording, Crimes of Passion, to get the set rolling along nicely. From the most recent tour, recorded March 19 & 20, 2004 at The Fillmore in San Francisco it plays heavily from the latest studio release, but not at the expense of the older favorites which are evenly dispersed on the 2 disc set. As on the Live Monsters disc, Todd Park Mohr's guitar and vocals leads you through a tight set as he and the Monster's effortlessly flow from the hard edged "Come On" to the mellow "Bittersweet" and "It's Alright" and back again. While the band is indeed as good as ever, no new ground is broken here, with the exception of a great cover of Eric Clapton's "Forever Man" that has more than a hint of Slowhand's vocal styling, it is still a great live CD that will no doubt have you hitting the repeat button more than a couple of times. For long time fans this one is a must, although I will admit I was a bit disappointed the vocal talents of back-up singer Hazel Miller were not as prominent on this release as they were on Monster's, and that is a shame as she has an incredible set of pipes!! For those of you just discovering how great BHT&M's are live, I suggest you try Live Monster's first, and in addition to this fine set to get a complete feel for the live experience that Big Head Todd provides. Just a step below Live Monsters, but that is still way ahead of most bands. Get it, you won't be disappointed."

Incredibly entertaining

Todd Gack | schaumburg, IL | 01/28/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is an amazing live concert. Todd Park Mohr is unbelievable on guitar as well as vocals. Reminds me of another favorite musician, Mark Knopfler. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because the video and audio are not in sync. Its off just enough to notice. I think its because the audio recording wasn't that good. Anyway, I highly recommend as a fan of BHTM. Peace"

For all of you MP3 buyers...

Redgecko | USA | 09/02/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I bought the MP3 for Forever Man and thought it was worth mentioning that though the song is good, it ends with about 1:40 of audience noise and begins with about 45 seconds of noodling. This was disappointing because I thought that I would hear more guitar solos and jamming, but once you subtract out this nonsense, the song is not much longer than the Clapton version. It is good, but not great, and doesn't exceed Clapton's versions on Live At The Fillmore with Stevie Winwood or his original recording of the song on Behind The Sun.



I thought it wasn't fair to rate the entire album on one song (which would have been 3 stars), so I gave this an extra star because I sampled all of the tracks and I think the band is tight and the vocals good, but definitely nowhere near 5 star territory."