Some Of The Best (Live) - George Jones

Advantages: Great value for money
Disadvantages: Some better material has been missed out

...is evident. "Who gives a f**k about your problems, darlin'?". He's complaining about stars who constantly grumble about their lot. "Get yourself some Oprah cash". 7) Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Taken from the "Five Live EP" this little medley was recorded live at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert and it's excellent. I love the 2 songs being spliced together and George sings as good as ever. He'd be even better if he stopped smoking! 8) I Want Your Sex (Part Two) It's strange that part two made this collection and not part one, which was the big hit single. This part is actually about the love behind the sex. It's hard to believe that this caused controversy in 1987. The press really are pathetic sometimes! SIDE FOUR 1) The Strangest Thing 97 A slower version of this song is on the "Older" album. This re... Read review

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Advantages: Great cover versions
Disadvantages: They're only cover versions

...organised a tribute concert. George had always been a big fan and he was a shoe-in to appear but few people thought he would steal the show so effectively. Performing with the surviving members of the band, George put on a barnstorming performance of Queen's 'Somebody to Love'. Accessing a totally different vocal register to his studio performances, George's strengths as a live performer shone through. This EP is a terrific reminder of that performance and spent a number of weeks at No. 1 in May 1993. Other tracks include George's powerful duet with Lisa Stansfield from the same concert on 'These are the Days of our Lives'. You can also hear some of the other tracks that George had been performing on his Cover to Cover tour the previous year. There is a unique merging of the Temptations' 'Papa was a Rolling Stone' with the Adamski/Seal track... Read review

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Advantages: Has stood the test of time
Disadvantages: Two or three weaker tracks

...In 1973, all four former Beatles were competing with each other to prove they could deliver the goods – and consistently – without each other, if only to silence punters who still wanted them to get back together again and were almost sure they would. George Harrison had been the only one to top the UK singles charts (with ‘My Sweet Lord’), and had followed it up with the musically sublime Bangla Desh benefit concert, the Live Aid of 1971. Less than two years later, ‘Living In The Material World’ entered the UK charts on release at No. 2, and topped the US album chart. But overall expectations had been too high, and it was a major disappointment to some – not least the critics. Three decades later, it’s re-evaluation time. Fact. Only one track is co-produced by Phil Spector, who had been responsible for the massive wall of sound... Read review

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