Live: 30th Anniversary Edition (2CD)

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Customer reviews

review by: dougfuters date: 2004-07-26 rating:
Best Mott album is still the best
As the liner notes say, many Mott fans regard Live as their best album. This new version is expanded from the original 8 tracks and is even better. Personally I prefer the Broadway disc as it has stuff from the Hoople on it (Golden Age Marionette) although Born Late 58 is no better than you might expect. Minor quibbles are that there is quite a bit of duplication across the discs (Memphis, Dude, Roll Away the stone, Violence etc) and the cover is a very poor copy of the original lp cover. That aside the booklet and article by Brian May are excellent.

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review by: date: 2004-07-22 rating:
Maximum Mott!!
I first bought this album when I was 11 years old and played it to death.brI have continued to play it regularly in the following 30 years and could not wait for the release of this edition.brIt lives up to all expectations, and retains it's place as one of the best live albums ever.brI have to say I much prefer the Hammersmith material, as their seems to be a much more upbeat feel to the band.brI wouldn't normally recommend a live album as a starting point to discover a band, but with Mott The Hoople, this is their ultimate moment.brBuy without hesitation.

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review by: havoc76 date: 2004-07-13 rating:
THE Golden Age of Rock'n'Roll!
this stunning re-issue restoring the live sets as they should have been released on vinyl back in 1974 brought back all the glorious memories of one of the greatest live bands EVER! If you were ever lucky enough to see them or want to know what your Dads were rocking out to back then this is a 'must-buy'. The packaging is top class, the booklet informative with great pics and best of all the sound is incredible! CBS/Columbia/Sony had/have the greatest live acts..Mott the Hoople, the Clash and Bruce Springsteen, they should be shouting from the rooftops about this important, amazing live collection...now did anyone film the shows?!?

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review by: date: 2004-06-20 rating:
Exactly as it should be done...
This re-issue should be a benchmark. It is exactly how a re-issue should be done, with excellent packaging, intelligent liner notes and best of all, superbly remastered sound. Not every song from the two concerts is included and the liner notes explain why this is so, but this is as good as it's going to get. Ariel Bender's guitar shines throughout and this release may allow a reassessment of his awesome talent as he was always standing in Mick Raplhs' shadow during his brief stint with the band. Well done Columbia, we now need the same standard of makeover for "Mott" and Ian Hunter's first solo album.


review by: date: 2004-06-13 rating:
Mott Live
Do not confuse this album with the 1974 version. This is a much expanded version of what the original was not. Many tracks are restored to the original play list. The result is a brilliant live album from Mott in their prime. Buy this album!

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