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Come for the voice. Stay for the songs!

Scott E. Krakowski | Dallas, Texas | 10/20/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's the "all-you-can-eat" buffet that gets better with every trip back. If you like the quieter side of Greg "Oblivian" Cartwrights's musical output then you will dig this very much, but if you come expecting the loud guitars that he is famous for then you will obviously be dissappointed(save for one song). This is an excellent collection of out-takes, and material recorded just prior to the line-up change that precipated the "Too Much Guitar" album. They finished this beautiful piece of work and then lost the organ-fellow so they needed an album that better represented the more guitar-oriented live sound. Greg's getting closer and closer to being the punk Gene Clark."

This is an important piece in the book of Greg Oblivian

adam dammit! | Cletusville, MO USA | 09/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"You really need to buy this despite what anyone says. Greg Oblivian can do no wrong (well almost), but anyway if you're a fan of lyric based music that can make you giddy or cry, then this is your band. This album follows where the first album ("Break Up, Break Down")left off. It's better than anything your going to find on amazon this year (well if you don't already have "Too Much Guitar"). I personally love the live cover of "Don't Send Me No Floweres, I Ain't Dead Yet." Have fun with this one."

He follows no muse but his own

Jumpin' Jesus | Adelaide, Australia | 11/03/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Buy the new live album Live At Maxwells if you only like Too Much Guitar-style Reigning Sound. I just reckon Greg Cartwright is one of the most important, if criminally neglected, figures in contemporary rock n' roll, and don't give a damn at what tempo he chooses to play. This is not rockin', but it is enjoyable.



I secretly ache for another Time Bomb High School, but really whatever Greg C chooses to do is fine by me, and I'll buy it and learn to love it."