New Barbarians - Buried Alive: Live in Maryland

I was buried alive that nite!

Besides the vocals being somewhat rough,and the music a little raw,the show was great that nite,I realy enjoyed hearing this music from that show,just because I was there. August 27, 2008

brings back memories

OK, I confess, I don't have this CD... yet. I live in a cave so I had not heard this was issued on a real CD label, not bootleg. The occasion of Return to Forever (ie Stanley Clarke) doing a reunion tour this summmer got me to thinking of my old fusion days.....

I saw the New Barbarians in Atlanta GA at the old Omni. One other reviewer states the shows were half-filled. Not so in Atlanta. Sold out to the top row in the back. It was the first (and only) show for which I camped out overnight for tickets. Me and my roommate got floor seats about 1/2 way back. Wild show. We stood on our chairs the whole time. The show was opened by Piano Red, a very elderly, blind, African-american blues musician who played solo piano, and was rumored to be close to Jagger. So logically it was assumed Mick would be there. Guess that was part of the hype. No Mick. Who needed him anyways?

The highlight of the show was Clarke's wicked blistering bass solo. All 17,000 there were just wound up into a frenzy after that. Hope this CD captures that.

I have the bootleg LP which is pretty crappy. June 20, 2008

When The Music's Over

On stage with a music stand, sheets of music, cigarettes and a guitar, Ronnie Wood and friends - Keith Richards (g), Stanley Clarke (b), Ian McLagan (key), Bobby Keys (sax) and Ziggy Modeliste (d) - partied their way across North America in 1979, playing two concerts in Canada and 18 in the U.S., along with opening for Led Zeppelin at the Knebworth Festival - to support Wood's solo album, Gimme Some Neck.

And this 2-CD set typified the oftentimes very sloppy work of a super group led by Woods - New Barbarians - playing the role of arena rock mega-stars. With promotional ads promising the possibility of "special guests" to boost tepid ticket sales, the majority of the concerts were played in front of half-filled - or less - arenas.

This October 2006 on Wood's record label, Wooden Records, is about as good as it got musically on the tour. This is rock-n-roll soaked in the licks from the blues and r & b, but more suited for a smokey bar on a very late Saturday night, not from accomplished musicians who - when motivated - could have performed much better.







May 28, 2008

A glorious trainwreck

This review is tough express. I'm not sure of the source tape quality etc
so I have heard better mixes and releases of far better quality. Ronnie and Keith did sound ripped, but it was a time of rock and roll excess. Are there missed notes and chords, is it sloppy? YES.
But man it rocks it has a certain dirty groove and energy that will make you turn up the volume and stomp.
Pure rock and roll sometimes is not pretty and this is a fine example.
If you love your rock down and dirty or better stated "solid garage rock" This will put a smile on your face. If you love perfection all the way around pass on it. I love the music but to keep it real I give it 3 stars for the flaws....Yes it's glorious trainwreck. May 8, 2008

Sloppy Set

I bought this one for some of the live releases that were not available elsewhere. It is what it was, a sloppy, jam with a few members of the Stones, trying to pay back for Keith's drug offense. I really have to be in the mood for this one cover to cover. February 19, 2008

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