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Diverse Live Collection

Ken Hudgins | Land O' Lakes, Fl United States | 07/10/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This album is a great career overview for a band that was never given their due on the music scene.This album has outakes and live cuts with Danny Vaughn on vocals on the first half and the rest is live w/ Steve Augueri on vocals. This is a true treat because you get to hear the band in 2 different eras playing live on one disc. This gives the listener the best of both worlds and overall pleasurable expierience. I recommend this as an overview of a bands history and much better than many greatest hits that are released these days."

A bit uneven, but still a treat for Tyketto fans

Justin Gaines | Northern Virginia | 11/23/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Take Out and Served Up is kind of a mixed bag of tricks. It contains 4 demo songs from the Danny Vaughn era, one of which (Dragging the River) never made it onto a Tyketto album. It also has the B-side Wait Forever, which also features Vaughn on vocals. Finishing out the Vaughn material are 2 live tracks. The remaining 8 songs are live tracks featuring future Journey vocalist Steve Augieri.



I have a lot of love for Tyketto, but this collection is somewhat uneven. Aside from Dragging the River, the demos aren't very memorable. Wait Forever is a good song and one of this album's better tracks. The Danny Vaughn live tracks were somewhat disappointing. He has such a wonderful voice I expected his live material to be amazing. Maybe it was just the recording quality, but these two songs sounded a bit flat. The Steve Augieri tracks on the other hand, were quite good. I was pleasantly surprised to hear his take on the older Tyketto tracks. His voice was strong and the recording was a lot cleaner than the earlier live material.



I wouldn't go so far as to call this a must-have album, but die-hard Tyketto fans will want to pick this up, as it does have some shining moments. Anyone unfamiliar with the band should check out one of their excellent studio albums (I recommend Don't Come Easy) before coming back to this collection.

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