- Audio CD (Oct 15 1999)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import, Live
- Label: Vanguard Records
- ASIN: B00001NTJ4
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. Wolf At The Door |
| 2. Banish Misfortune/Open Hand |
| 3. Tango |
| 4. Do Not Disturb |
| 5. Don't |
| 6. Dear Diary |
| 7. I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn't Run |
| 8. Booth Of Glass |
| 9. Who Holds Your Hand |
| 10. The Book I'm Not Reading |
| 11. Don't Do It |
| 12. Mary Magdalene |
| 13. Me And That Train |
| 14. Good Thing |
Product Description
From Amazon.com
With her hazy, passionate, expressive alto, and slightly detached, observational lyrics, what's most accessible in Patty Larkin's music is her crisp, earthen guitar work. On the live À Gogo, she strips away the minimal instrumentation found on her studio recordings and proves she's a songwriter-guitarist who can sing. It's easy to be astonished by the instrumental "Banish Misfortune/Open Hand," a spidery exhibition of Celtic/bluegrass fingerpicking played here with a loving precision that feels like second nature. But even on vocal-heavy tracks such as the wistful, windy "Tango" and bitingly literate "Don't," Larkin's rasp flows when the instrument ebbs, like old friends in balanced conversation. She tenderly sings "I Told Him That My Dog Wouldn't Run" (which Holly Cole covers), and her inspired rumble of a voice outshines her fingers on "Me and That Train." But, for the most part, À Gogo is an album about a guitar and its girl. --Sally Weinbach
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Captured Essence - Let the collective unconcious awaken.,
By Xagan "Xagan" (Hallandale, Fl. United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 1997 A Gogo Live On Tour (Audio CD)
I just saw Patty Larkin live at the Broward Center (Florida) a couple of weeks ago. I purchased the CD at the show. The acoustics of the hall that night were superior (as Larkin noted) luckily so were my seats (3rd row center). This cd truly captures the essence of that live performance (including the perspective from such excellent seats).Larkin, a truly gifted vocal,instrumental and compositional artist, stands alone in full display on this outing. Both she and the songs are better served by her solitude. Though her abilities in the studio are interesting, her direct live performance is much more powerfull to witness. With this disc, we get a grouping of some of her best songs, given their strongest performances available to date. Don't Do It, doesn't really work for me (perhaps, I remain too attatched to the Band version). Though still good, I preferred the unprocessed vocal version of "The Book I'm Not Reading", given at the concert, I attended. My only real complaint, is that the concert lasted well over two hours and the CD doesn't. Too bad, if it did, it might have included some of her entertaining banter. Better yet, would have been inclusion of her "channeling" of Marlena Dietrich, Carmen Miranda, and Ethel Merman. Not to be missed. Let the collective unconcious awaken.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!,
By A Customer
This review is from: 1997 A Gogo Live On Tour (Audio CD)
I saw Patty Larkin for the first time in February and had never heard any of her music, and now I am a FAN! I love GOOD THING and her skills on the guitar are just wonderful and numbing!
5.0 out of 5 stars
WHO IS THIS LADY?,
By Avalon Don "Avalon Don" (Huntington Beach, California United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 1997 A Gogo Live On Tour (Audio CD)
If you can handle some of Patty Larkin's songwriting and dry humor, you'll be getting on "A-GoGo" a solo live guitar performance that's as good anybody has ever put down on record. Larkin combines smooth Joni Mitchell control "Banish Misfortune/Open Hand" with Amy Ray speed "Don"t" for a unique style all her own. The songs and the sound quality are "A" perfect and one listen to "Wolf At The Door" will get your batteries charged.
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