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Good Music; Technical Difficulties

Henry R. Kujawa | "The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ) | 02/11/2000

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This CD features a live show from August 1985; essentially the same set (minus 2) that appeared on LIVE: 1983-1985, maybe a bit slicker if slightly less exciting. The "bonus" on this "ECD" are 5 video tracks, the last one a REAL bonus: Rick & Fats Domino duet on "I'm Walkin'". But buyer beware: It says here, "The Enhanced CD content is provided to the purchaser without guarantees..." and goes on to say "...shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages arising out of the use of inability to use this CD." Right. My computer is loaded up with several programs for playing CDs, including a DVD Drive, and it took several tries for ANY of them to even recognize there was a disc in there, despite my confirming with other discs (CDs and DVDs) that there's nothing wrong with my equipment. Which tells me, in this case, the manufacturers of this CD KNEW they were having problems. Oh, I got it to play audio AND video-- eventually-- ONCE. But with all this trouble, I'd rather they'd just have issued a FULL concert on DVD."

RICK NELSON LIVE

M. Merritt | 02/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I BOUGHT THIS CD AND WAS SO PLEASED WITH IT. THE 5 VIDEOS ARE A REAL BONUS ESPECIALLY THE ONE WITH RICK AND FATS DOMINO. THE SONGS ARE WELL RECORDED FOR A LIVE PERFORMANCE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CD FOR ANY RICK NELSON FAN."

For Historians and Fans

p. silverman | USA | 12/26/2002

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Rick/Ricky Nelson's 1957 to 1985 catalogue watchword is quality: strong material, well produced and arranged, well recorded, with a good vocal. There was not much new material in his last 10 years, so it seems he reverted to "Ricky", embraced his own oldies and took 'em out on tour. (I'm not aware that he performed any of his progressive Country Rock stuff). Too bad I caught him only on the tube. This album is a substitute of sorts, or maybe a memento of that period.
The first five numbers come off like a warm-up. The band is very good but Rick is a little "tight" vocally. Although never an *explosive* rocker - well maybe on a few things he did like "Milcow Blues Boogie" - he was always on top of things. By cut six, and the excellent '80s Country Rocker "You Know What I Mean" (a great picture-sleeve single in the mid-'80s) he hits his stride and gains strength with each number. "It's Late" has alot of pump, as do "Honky Tonk Woman" (with Rick on piano), "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It" (almost as nice as the '50s B-side), "Boppin' The Blues", a lesser-performed Carl Perkins beat, and finally, "Lonesome Town", the classic teen ballad which elicits actual screams from the crowd. It seems he steps back from the mike a bit and the engineer adds some echo. It's a gas.
The sound is fine, the mix works, but it's not a continuous performance - the tracks are "banded" (using vinyl lingo).
Buyers also please note that the final five entries (including a super "I'm Walkin'" with its' composer) relate to computer technology and not your CD changer."