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The Who – What Pete Pardo says

I’ve posted some videos from Pete Pardo from the Sea of Tranquility website on The Who.

The Who are responsible for one of the all-time greatest live albums in The Who Live At Leeds (along with two other live performances from the same year in The Who Live At Hull and The Who Live At The Isle Of Wight).

Yet they are also a band that frustrates me.

We’ve had a stack of live albums from their various revivals but we’re short of that blockbuster they must have in the can from the mid 1970s. The best of the post 1970 live albums by The Who is The Blues To The Bush, in my opinion.

Top 10 Songs: The Who Continue reading The Who – What Pete Pardo says

Led Zeppelin – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo

I’m bringing in some excellent videos from Pete Pardo, from the Sea of Tranquility website about Led Zeppelin.

Sadly we don’t have many live albums from Led Zeppelin, as we’re limited to The Song Remains The Same from the 1970s, the Live At The BBC album and How The West Was Won. We also had their one night only reunion album, Celebration Day.

I definitely feel there is a market for albums from 1975 and 1978.

However their studio albums form the basis of what’s in extended form on their live albums and it’s worth understanding/knowing more about these famous albums. My favourite is Physical Graffiti. Continue reading Led Zeppelin – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo

Live Albums I Played In May 2018

The live albums I played in May 2018 are:

Art Rock

  • Peter Gabriel Live Blood
  • Peter Gabriel Live In Athens
  • Peter Gabriel Plays Live (Highlights)

Blues Rock

  • The Rolling Stones Some Girls Live In Texas
  • Jeff Beck Live +
  • Jeff Beck Live At The Hollywood Bowl
  • Jeff Beck Rock ‘n’ Roll Party
  • Jeff Beck Performing This Week… Live At Ronnie Scott’s
  • Live And Exclusive From The Grammy Museum
  • Jeff Beck with The Jan Hammer Group Live
  • Beth Hart Front and Center

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Black Sabbath – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo

Pete Pardo (from the Sea of Tranquility website) loves Black Sabbath. They are one of his favourite bands.

I’m not convinced the Ozzy Osbourne period produced a classic live album but the Ronnie James Dio era in the early 1980s gave the world Live Evil.

Here are Pete’s videos on Black Sabbath: Continue reading Black Sabbath – The Thoughts of Pete Pardo

Live Albums I Played In April 2018

Last month featured a variety of types and that’s what I’m expecting to repeat in April.

Art Rock

  • The Moody Blues A Night At Red Rocks
  • Supertramp Paris
  • Peter Gabriel Live Blood

Blues Rock

  • The Rolling Stones On Air
  • The Rolling Stones Ladies & Gentlemen
  • The Rolling Stones The Brussels Affair
  • The Rolling Stones Some Girls Live In Texas 1978

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Whitesnake The Purple Tour

I haven’t produced a page for the live album and DVD, The Purple Tour by Whitesnake where David Coverdale revisits Deep Purple marks 3 and 4 along with some of the best known Whitesnake songs.

It’s a good one.

However Pete Pardo of the Sea of Tranquility website has produced a review video of the album and here it is.

What Are The Best Live Albums?

Whitesnake are included in my poll to find the best live album by the members of Deep Purple (marks 2 to 4).

What Are The FIVE Best Live Albums By Members Of Deep Purple (Blackmore, Gillan, Coverdale, Hughes & Bolin)

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Like Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake crossover between the blues rock and hard rock genres so their albums are included in both.

What Are The FIVE Best Blues Rock Live Albums? (Click on the links to go to the reviews)

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What Are The TEN Best Hard Rock Or Heavy Metal Live Albums Ever? (Click on the links to go to the reviews)

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Because there are so many great hard rock and heavy metal live albums I have split the poll into two and you may find some of your favourites in the second division. Albums will be promoted when they get enough votes.

Sorry, there are no polls available at the moment.

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Uriah Heep – What Pete Pardo Thinks

I found some excellent videos on YouTube by a guy called Pete Pardo from a website called the Sea of Tranquility. On this page are videos of him talking about Uriah Heep.

Heep were never the most fashionable of band. In fact, the critics hated them and I never understood why. Musically varied, good tunes and David Byron was a fantastic singer.

But I liked them. I saw them at the Reading Festival, possibly in 1978. That’s after the classic David Byron era but there were a fine band and made me forget about the drizzle and the mud.

Probably their best known live album is from 1973, Uriah Heep Live, recorded in Birmingham.

Here is Pete.

The History of Uriah Heep!

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Live Albums I Played In February 2018

I’m still very interested in jazz at the moment but I really enjoyed listening to some of my must have albums in the other categories last month and that’s likely to happen again.

Blues

  • John Lee Hooker Live At Cage Au Go Go & Soledad Prison
  • Luther Allison Where Have You Been?
  • Otis Rush Live In Europe

Hard Rock

  • Deep Purple Made In Japan
  • The Who Live At Leeds

Indie Rock

  • Elbow Live At Jodrell Bank

Jazz

  • Art Blakey Live At The Cafe Bohemia Vol 1
  • Charles Mingus Mingus At Antibes
  • Thelonious Monk Live At The IT Club

Progressive Rock

  • Steve Hackett Wuthering Nights: Live In Birmingham

Pub Rock

  • Graham Parker Live At The Marquee

Punk & New Wave

  • Elvis Costello Live At Hollywood High

Singer Songwriters

  • Randy Newman Live In London
  • Van Morrison A Night In San Francisco
  • Melody Gardot Live In Europe

Southern Rock

  • Cate Brothers The Cate Brothers Live