Tonight in Person: The Limeliters: Amazon.ca: Music

1. There's A Meetin' Here Tonight

2. Molly Malone

3. The Monks Of St. Bernard (Les Moines De Saint Bernardin)

4. Seven Daffodils

5. Hey Li Lee Li Lee

6. Headin' For the Hills

7. The Far Side Of The Hill

8. Rumania, Rumania

9. (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat ') Madeira, M'Dear

10. Proshchai

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5.0 out of 5 stars MEMORABLE, Sep 6 2002

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"breeannas-nana" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tonight in Person (Audio CD)

As a child, I grew up listening to the Limelighters as my parents had seen their nightclub acts and purchased all their albums. Their songs, which are ballads from across many lands, consist of hilariously funny audience group participation as well as tender songs of love. The Kingston Trio was a fantastic group, but in my mind never held a candle to the genius of the The Limelighters. Lou Gottlieb's quick witted ad-libbing was genius in itself and Alex Hassiliev was the quiet baritone. But Glenn Yarbrough, my favorite, has a clear splendid voice that when accompanied by his beautiful whistling brought forth great tenderness to his ballads of lost loves. This album consists of some of their most memorable songs. My son, also, grew up listening to this tremendous group and now three generations of our family have loved the Limelighters!

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5.0 out of 5 stars SENSATIONAL!, Dec 4 2001

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Henry R. Kujawa ("The Forbidden Zone" (Camden, NJ)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tonight in Person (Audio CD)

In the early 60's, my Dad hated Folk groups. UNTIL the day Ed Sullivan introduced these guys. And almost overnight, he started BUYING their records. That really says something to me! The Limeliters became a big part of my early years, and I'm sure Lou Gottlieb had a huge influence on the way I think. It's probably hard for today's music listeners to comprehend, but before The Beatles, this singing group was possibly the MOST exciting thing on the American music scene! And to put them in their proper historical context: when they appeared on the same bill during the 70's, The Kingston Trio was the WARM-UP act!

TONIGHT:IN PERSON was their 1st Live album, and their 1st with RCA. There's so much I love here-- great melodies, amazing singing, sharp intelligence & humor. While I ran across this one comparatively "late" (1970!) it's been a favorite of mine for over 30 years now. So many highlights: "There's A Meetin' Here Tonight" (rousing), "Molly Malone" (romantic & tragic), "The Monks Of St. Bernard" (dramatic & hilarious at once), "Hey Li Lee Li Lee" (Lou's "audience-participation" song), "Headin' For The Hills" (one of my favorite historical ballads, about the American Revolution), "Rumania Rumania" (perhaps the most exciting-- and funniest-- on the album) "Have Some Madeira M'Dear" (would this be out of place on Monty Python?) and "Proschai" (the multi-lingual "farewell" song).

The strongest statement I can make about this-- is I feel TONIGHT: IN PERSON is one of the greatest live folk albums EVER recorded. And it's NOT even their BEST one!! (Also check out their Elektra debut, THE LIMELITERS, recently reissued in its entirety on CD by Collector's Choice Music!)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Limeliters, Another Great Memory Trip, Feb 20 2001

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R. Smits (Hamilton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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Having been employed by The Brothers Four at one point in my life I decided that it would be nice to put together a small collection of great folk music from days gone by. In deciding who I wanted in my collection The Limeliters did not enter the thought process (it's true, brain cells were lost during the 60s)until I ran across a "Those who bought so and so also bought The Limeliters" note on one of the selections.

How could I have forgotten The Limelighters and what a blessing to see this album in particular available on CD. Nothing beats Folk Music in live concert form and this particular album while it certainly shows off individual talents, humor and creativity, is enhanced with some great audience participation. That's what folk music was all about and The Limeliters were great at their craft. So chalk up some brain cells restored by The Limeliters and some great folk music to listen to and remember.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome Back
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