1977 Gold Dust Live At The: Sandy Denny: Amazon.ca: Music

1. I Wish I Was A Fool For You (For Shame For Doing Wrong)

2. Stranger To Himself

3. I'm A Dreamer

4. Take Me Away

5. Nothing More

6. The Sea

7. The Lady

8. Gold Dust

9. Solo

10. John The Gun

11. I'll Take A Long Time

12. Wretched Wilbur

13. Tomorrow Is A Long Time

14. The North Star Grassman

15. One More Chance

16. No More Sad Refrains

17. Who Knows Where The Time Goes

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Such a voice: warm, inviting, and mysterious, like a lamp glowing in some dark, distant window. When Sandy Denny died in 1978, she left unfinished one of the most intriguing chapters in the history of rock & roll and folk music. This concert, recorded five months before her death, is a suggestion of all the power her voice and vision promised and a picture of Denny at her musical and vocal peak. While her final studio albums for Island possessed fine songs, the production and arrangements were mostly unfocused. But on this night in London, everything falls into place. Denny's vocals are expressive, verging into jazz complexity; the band, including the remarkable Dave Mattacks on drums, Pat Donaldson on bass, Pete Wilsher on pedal steel, and Trevor Lucas and Jerry Donahue on guitars, is sympathetic and rocks when necessary. And the set list features the cream of Denny's compositions. Quite simply one of the most exciting records of the year. --Roy Kasten

Entertainment Weekly

[Denny's] husky, barleycorn voice still sounds luminous, and the tracks include some of her most heavyhearted ballads....

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Concert!, May 31 2004

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Morten Vindberg (Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1977 Gold Dust Live At The (Audio CD)

This concert turned out to be Sandy Denny's last. This fact might make it quite sad to listen to it, but fortunately the music is so great that you forget the sadness, and remember Sandy for the great music she created, as a singer and composer. The fact that the CD has been released is a small miracle in itself; Sandy's voice was not in the best condition, as she had caught a cold during the tour; so the tapes had been shelved for years. When the release of the concert was reconsidered, the tapes were in bad condition, but fortunately they were restored; and the result is really magnificent. Even though Sandy voice is not in optimal condition, she is still great; and the band is terrific.

The concert covers her career from her early masterpiece "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" till her final album "Rendezvous" from 1977. Most of her classic songs are here; some of the performances are maybe even better than the studio versions.

My favourites are "I'm a Dreamer", "Take Me Away", "It'll Take a Long Time", "Solo", "Tomorrow is a Long Time", "One More Chance" and "No More Sad Refrains"

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4.0 out of 5 stars Still an excellent album, despite some recording anomalies, Jun 29 2002

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Glenn Fink (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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I was surprised to learn only after several listens that there had been serious problems with the master tapes of this concert. I had noticed that some of the vocals on a song or two were not as loud and clear as they could have been, and the ending to "Take Me Away" stumbles, but other than that, it's not easy to spot problems. Since there isn't a lot of live Sandy Denny material available to begin with, I'd recommend this CD without hesitation. Despite the conditions described by other reviewers under which this recording was made, it is still immensely enjoyable as an album and I've listened to it as much as the Fairport albums and her box set. The band sounds great. And considering the high price of imports, the unavailability of much of Sandy's material in the USA, and the low price of this album, I would say if you already like Sandy, you can't go wrong with this album. I have to wonder what a live recording from more favorable conditions would have yielded, but it might have been a classic.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Still an excellent album, despite some recording anomalies, Jun 29 2002

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Glenn Fink (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1977 Gold Dust Live At The (Audio CD)

I was surprised to learn only after several listens that there had been serious problems with the master tapes of this concert. I had noticed that some of the vocals on a song or two were not as loud and clear as they could have been, and the ending to "Take Me Away" stumbles, but other than that, it's not easy to spot problems. Since there isn't a lot of live Sandy Denny material available to begin with, I'd recommend this CD without hesitation. Despite the conditions described by other reviewers under which this recording was made, it is still immensely enjoyable as an album and I've listened to it as much as the Fairport albums and her box set. The band sounds great. And considering the high price of imports, the unavailability of much of Sandy's material in the USA, and the low price of this album, I would say if you already like Sandy, you can't go wrong with this album. I have to wonder what a live recording from more favorable conditions would have yielded, but it might have been a classic.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Still an excellent album, despite some recording anomalies
I was surprised to learn only after several listens that there had been serious problems with the master tapes of this concert. Read more

Published on Jun 29 2002 by Glenn Fink

4.0 out of 5 stars Still an excellent album, despite some recording anomalies
I was surprised to learn only after several listens that there had been serious problems with the master tapes of this concert. Read more

Published on Jun 29 2002 by Glenn Fink