Search - the Turtles, Flo & Eddie :: Captured Live

Not bad, but nothing special

Johnny Heering | 03/16/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Sure, it's funny, and Mark and Howard are in fine voice as usual, but this release still feels pretty superfluous. Because despite how entertaining it is, it's still a group of talented people who've resigned themselves to being an "oldies comedy act" going through the motions. It should be fairly telling that many lesser-known musical highlights from Flo and Eddie's long and entertaining career aren't here, in favor of MOR schmaltz and, of course, their biggest hits from the Turtles days. They've tossed aside highlights like "Strange Girl" and "Illegal, Immoral, and Fattening" and if *they* don't care about their past, who's supposed to hold the legacy?Beh. It's entertaining, but don't let yourself spend too much for it."

Now for something completely different.

Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 06/24/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is a recording of a Turtles concerts from circa 1991. The only original Turtles here are Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, aka Flo and Eddie. The band runs through almost all of the Turtles hits (except for "You Know What I Mean"), plus some Flo & Eddie songs. It's a decent concert, with several comedy bits. But something is missing without the visual aspect of actually seeing their silly antics."