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Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 3—Wall of Sound Set
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Audio CD, May 14, 2021
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | China Cat Sunflower |
2 | I Know You Rider |
3 | The Race Is on |
4 | Eyes of the World |
5 | Big River |
6 | U.S. Blues |
7 | Playing in the Band |
Disc: 2
1 | Loose Lucy |
2 | Eyes of the World |
3 | China Doll |
4 | Weather Report Suite: |
5 | Prelude* |
6 | Part 1* |
7 | Let It Grow* |
8 | Jam |
9 | The Other One |
10 | It's a Sin Jam |
11 | Stella Blue |
Editorial Reviews
Dead chronicler Dennis McNally's liner notes to this Road Trip are a must-read, succinctly expounding upon how Bear's vision of creating a sound system free of distortion morphed into a 641-speaker monster (there's a great picture of it inside the booklet) that required three trucks to transport and five hours to set up, almost bankrupting the band and causing them to retire from the road for almost two years. But it was truly a singular sonic achievement, one that, as McNally puts it, 'allowed the band to go places they'd only dreamed of.' The two shows excerpted on this 2-CD set, 6/16/74 at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines and 6/18/74 at Freedom Hall in Louisville, beautifully illustrate the point: with a PA this loud, the band could play softer, freeing them to mesh ever more subtly and intricately. The Des Moines 'Eyes of the World' is simply definitive, and the Louisville medley of 'Weather Report Suite'/'Jam'/'The Other One'/'It's a Sin Jam'/'Stella Blue' is one-of-a-kind. This Trip's a treasure'first time ever available at regular music retail!
Disc One
1. China Cat Sunflower
2. I Know You Rider
3. The Race Is On
4. Eyes of the World
5. Big River
6. U.S. Blues
7. Playing in the Band
Disc Two
1. Loose Lucy
2. Eyes of the World
3. China Doll
4. Weather Report Suite:
Prelude
Part 1
Let It Grow
5. Jam
6. The Other One
7. It’s a Sin Jam
8. Stella Blue
Product details
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 4.84 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 4.02 ounces
- Manufacturer : Real Gone Music
- Original Release Date : 2021
- Date First Available : March 19, 2021
- Label : Real Gone Music
- ASIN : B08YHXYKKG
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #88,694 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,058 in Classic Psychedelic Rock
- #40,304 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)
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We sat about half-way up the stands facing the Wall of Sound. I remember that at points the music would drop off to ppp, but we could still hear the guitars -- Jerry, Bobby and Phil -- like they were close enough to touch. Interesting, despite the vast sound array the mix was off -- the vocals and drums were too low. But the guitars -- wow, incredible!
This Road Trips release is both exciting and annoying. Of course I would really like the entire Des Moines show, but this is only part of it. Disc 1 is from Des Moines, while Disc 2 is from Louisville two days later. And the *really* annoying part is that there is a bonus third disc that is now quite expensive to acquire. The 2-disc version can still be had cheaply directly from Deadnet, but for the 3-disc version we are now over a barrel. Given my personal experience, I had to locate a copy. Disc 3, the bonus disc, is nearly all Des Moines material, six more songs, including "Truckin'">Jam>"Wharf Rat" and "Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad." The Louisville disc features some nice jams leading into "The Other One" and then from it into a great closer, "Stella Blue."
Despite my affection for the recording of the show I attended, I can't say this is the best available 1974 show. That would be Dick's Picks 31, recorded August 4-6 in Philly and Jersey City . But this is quite good, it certainly captures the sound and some of the current material of the time, the songs from WAKE OF THE FLOOD and MARS HOTEL. To me at the time, it sounded like SKULL & ROSES with a jazzier edge provided by "Eyes of the World" and "Scarlet Begonias" especially.
And it brings back memories of the summer of '74!
My only complaint is that the jewel case was broken. I would love Amazon or the seller if they could replace the case. Besides that, I’m good 🙂
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2021
My only complaint is that the jewel case was broken. I would love Amazon or the seller if they could replace the case. Besides that, I’m good 🙂
I must be honest to get a true understanding of the Wall Of Sound audience recordings are where it's at. Visit archive.org.