Live From San Francisco 1977

I love Brand X. I came on board when "Product" was released back in '79 and I was hooked. I owned the complete Brand X on vinyl. I now own the complete Brand X on Cd. I love All that is and was '70s fusion; I couldn't wait for the first release of the "Official Bootleg Series." I am a devout music collector and you can't be into music without having a good system. I have a Denon Amp, Klipsch Speakers and a Sony cd player. Some Bootlegs can really surprise you and you have to factor in the types of recording equipment used in the era of the recording. I accept that. I own other Gonzo Multimedia recordings that aren't bad.All that being said, I've now loaded this into my system 3 times and it is a very muddled recording. At first full listen, I thought maybe I was being too critical. I loaded it in the next night and gave it a full listen and realized the marred, flat sound quality detracts from the bands live performance. I gave it one more shot tonight, defending that this is the first new Brand X release in years. I removed it from my player after the first cut, "Disco Suicide." I realized what I'd been waiting for in past listens was the typical adjustments made at the soundboard as a band warms up while playing. I could argue that this does occur to some degree as you progress through the cd; but it's just not substantial enough to matter.Great material. Nice to hear the band song introductions and banter, but the overall sound quality is muddy and poor. I was excited over the prospect of the next 2 slated releases in this bootleg series; but now I've just removed them from my Amazon Wish list. Too bad, this such an underrated band.As a long time fan, my advice is buy the live "Timeline" or "Livestock" instead. For a great bargain and band sampling try the compilation "Nuclear Burn" released on Virgin in 2014.

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「Live From The Old Waldorf Theatre, San Francisco On 28th November 1977」Morris Pert (Percussion)Robin Lumley (Keyboards)John Goodsall (Guitar)Percy Jones (Bass)Kenwood Dennard (Drums)1. Disco Suicide2. Access To Data3. Malaga Virgin4. Earth Dance5. Euthanasia Waltz6. Deadly Nightshade以前からBootlegで出回ってた音源と同じで、音質も大した変化はありません。とてもまともに聞けた音質じゃありませんので、コアなファン以外は手を出す必要なし。

As with my review of the Brand X Chicago sister release in this same series, the sound is not great. It is a stereo recording taken probably from a soundboard tape and is primitive, harsh and it has no sparkle. It is essentially a dull sound but as you would expect from these incredible musicians, the performance is Very good. I found this concert more enjoyable than the Chicago CD but it's a shame about the mediocre sound. This series of Gonzo releases are only for the hardcore Brand X collector.

its always a good day when anything is released from the ultimate jazz fusion band that was brand x . being a collector of live recordings unofficial recordings from brand x are few and far between this particular recording few are aware of . the liner notes give us no clues as to how this was recorded sounds like an exceptional sound board the date is 28/11/1977 the line up is morris pert - robin lumley - john goodsall -percy jones - kenwood dennard . the performance is electrifying being one of the last dates of the tour e.s.p is evident throughout highly entertaining stuff then . any brand x or general lovers of jazz fusion at its highest level will not go wrong in purchasing this release from gonzo music, grab it while you can.