Live 1969 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Breaking into the Blues....

Advantages: Some great guitar work from Peter Green, introduced to a new genre of music
Disadvantages: The odd weak track, some over generic sounds.

, considering my Nan is on her second new hip now.. Mayall doesn?t just play the guitar, he is also a pianist and plays the harmonica and in 2005 was given an OBE, the other piece of important info I found, was that he used to live in a Tree House in his Mum?s garden? The Hard Road Released in 1969, at this point, Clapton had left, and the band was now John Mayall (guitar / vocals / piano), Peter Green (lead guitar), John McVie (bass) and Aysnsley Dunbar (drums). A Hard Road Starting off we blend into something typically blues, it is exactly what I expected from the genre (tune wise). There is a strong drum beat, and guitars and piano mixed in the background, and the vocals have that long sound to them. On my first few listenings, this song doesn?t present anything special, it sounds like a rather typical, average blues song ...

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Review of Hard Road, A [Remastered] - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

John Mayall still Britain's Best Blues performer

Advantages: Great night for British Blues fans....
Disadvantages: An expectation of vintage guitar work, somewhat lacking in conviction

Billed as the return of the 'Big 2', the series of live concerts featuring the Peter Green Splinter Group and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, arrived at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on November 13th. This is an excellent venue for the devotee to actually hear the music of their heroes, so I settled in to re-live the music of 2 great acts. First to take the stage was the Peter Green group and to much acclaim a confident set began to form. There was an immediate feeling that although fronting the band, Peter Green was not actually leading by example, and throughout played more of a supportive role to the excellent Nigel Watson. There were signs through the occasional riff that Peter Green was still a guitar master, but you felt that there was never going to be the energy shown from his earlier work with John Mayall and with Fleetwood ...

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Review of Peter Green John Mayall Concert

Find 'Your Song' amongst this plethora of Elton John classics

Advantages: 33 songs plus several hours of bonus features. All the Elton John favourites. Nice DVD case.
Disadvantages: None.

less than 33 of Sir Elton's most recognisable and popular songs, taken from all across his 40 year career, way back to the likes of 'Your Song' from 1969 (which he concludes the concert with), and 'The Bridge' from as recent as 2006. Other classics include 'Crocodile Rock', 'I'm Still Standing', 'Rocketman' (which has a stunning riff of about 7 minutes after the main song has ended), and 'Saturday Night's Alright' (my personal favourite). Though he doesn't quite perform to the same electric standard as in his heyday (what with the kicking of the piano stool and the lengthy solos), this performance still has the vibrancy and sensational atmosphere that have become synonymous with the name of Elton John. For the avid fan, there's even a few of his less known (but by no means less popular) tracks, such as 'Madman Across The Water', 'Better Off ...

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