Kiln House era live CD w/Chris

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I remember reading somewhere of a CD release from the Kiln House era...of live material...including some stuff from The Christine Perfect Band. The name of the set is called Madison Blues...does anyone know where I can get this?

Thanks

[dougl]

Here you go:

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinf...cart=228149962

Well worth the trip!

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Thanks! Can't wait to get this!

I really enjoy this line up of the Mac...although it didn't last long

[macfan 57]

And, it's a few bucks cheaper if you order it at Amazon U.K. That's how I got mine.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...313704-2230824

[aleuzzi]

I bought this three-cd set in Europe last year. It's quite good to have if you're a FM fan. The first four songs feature studio tracks from Christine Perfect's aborted second solo album: all of these are very good. Then there is a fantastic live-in-studio version of "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" with FM backing her up.

Live-in-studio versions of four Kirwan tunes, too. One of these, "Down at the Crown," can't be found anywhere else.

There are three versions of Station Man: one live-in-studio, and two live. All of them are excellent and very distinct from one another.

Christine's voice live is problematic here: on slower numbers, like "Lonely without You," she sounds great. But for her vocals on the live version of "Crazy" she sounds like a five-hundred pound black blues man. Or better yet: a thin, white British woman trying to sound like a five-hundred pound black blues man. Her background vocals on Kirwan's tunes are often out of tune. But her keyboard work is inspired throughout.

Disc three is a rare, extensive DVD interview with Jeremy Spencer.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I bought this three-cd set in Europe last year. It's quite good to have if you're a FM fan. The first four songs feature studio tracks from Christine Perfect's aborted second solo album: all of these are very good. Then there is a fantastic live-in-studio version of "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" with FM backing her up.

Live-in-studio versions of four Kirwan tunes, too. One of these, "Down at the Crown," can't be found anywhere else.

There are three versions of Station Man: one live-in-studio, and two live. All of them are excellent and very distinct from one another.

Christine's voice live is problematic here: on slower numbers, like "Lonely without You," she sounds great. But for her vocals on the live version of "Crazy" she sounds like a five-hundred pound black blues man. Or better yet: a thin, white British woman trying to sound like a five-hundred pound black blues man. Her background vocals on Kirwan's tunes are often out of tune. But her keyboard work is inspired throughout.

Disc three is a rare, extensive DVD interview with Jeremy Spencer.

Christine...out of tune? BLASPHOMEY! lol

[aleuzzi]

I know! I so wanted her to be in tune. But her "oohs" and "ahhs" on "Jewel Eyed Judy," for instance, are painful. She's my favorite singer in rock music. To hear her suffering like a dying whale was difficult. The rest of the cd makes up for it, though.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I know! I so wanted her to be in tune. But her "oohs" and "ahhs" on "Jewel Eyed Judy," for instance, are painful. She's my favorite singer in rock music. To hear her suffering like a dying whale was difficult. The rest of the cd makes up for it, though.

I don't know how good their monitors on stage were in those days, if even EXISTENT. I've talked with older players, who've told me you didn't HAVE monitors back then. So who knows? If you've ever tried to sing above the din of a loud band, and tried to hear pitch without monitors, it's very easy to get off(pitch, that is! ).
That might explain our Queen being off.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I don't know how good their monitors on stage were in those days, if even EXISTENT. I've talked with older players, who've told me you didn't HAVE monitors back then. So who knows? If you've ever tried to sing above the din of a loud band, and tried to hear pitch without monitors, it's very easy to get off(pitch, that is! ).
That might explain our Queen being off.

Oh ok...a logical explination...whew!

[chiliD]

"Monitors"? What are "monitors"?

It wouldn't matter if they HAD them back then, 90% of the time, they weren't loud enough to hear over the stacks of amps anyway...and if the sound engineer turned up the monitor system, it would feedback like a m*****f**ker...just rip yo' head right off.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by chiliD

"Monitors"? What are "monitors"?

It wouldn't matter if they HAD them back then, 90% of the time, they weren't loud enough to hear over the stacks of amps anyway...and if the sound engineer turned up the monitor system, it would feedback like a m*****f**ker...just rip yo' head right off.

Monitors? That's my JOB! Seriously. With a good EQ, you can get them louder than F*CK now! Deafening....

[David]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Monitors? That's my JOB! Seriously. With a good EQ, you can get them louder than F*CK now! Deafening....

It's fun comparing monitor preferences.

When I play with Mirage, I want my floor monitor to carry only:

1. My own signals, nice & loud.
2. All vocals.

I have to set up adjacent to the drummer because I play to his kick drum, & I need to see him start, fill & end. People have always told me I have a really good, steady meter, & that's probably from playing to the bass drum.

I don't know & I don't care what the bass is doing, what the rhythm guitar is doing or what the lead guitar is doing (insofar as a monitor signal for me). They can take care of themselves!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by David

It's fun comparing monitor preferences.
When I play with Mirage, I want my floor monitor to carry only:

1. My own signals, nice & loud.
2. All vocals.

I have to set up adjacent to the drummer because I play to his kick drum, & I need to see him start, fill & end. People have always told me I have a really good, steady meter, & that's probably from playing to the bass drum.

I don't know & I don't care what the bass is doing, what the rhythm guitar is doing or what the lead guitar is doing (insofar as a monitor signal for me). They can take care of themselves!

I want my keys LOUD(louder than they should be, but the stage sounds empty to me if they're not), and only my vocal, and my acoustic guitar). Only IF we're on a big stage will I add the other guitar player's guitar and vocal.....and occasionally snare.
I agree with cueing off the drummer. To hell with the bass player. If you wanna lock, you go to the source!!!(I have a kickass drummer! Feel, out the ying-yang).

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I don't know how good their monitors on stage were in those days, if even EXISTENT. I've talked with older players, who've told me you didn't HAVE monitors back then. So who knows? If you've ever tried to sing above the din of a loud band, and tried to hear pitch without monitors, it's very easy to get off(pitch, that is! ).
That might explain our Queen being off.

On one of the old bootlegs that I have, she can be heard complaining about the monitors, either 1971 San Bernardino or 1972 Seattle. She's a bit out of tune on the San Bernardino boot too. Several times she asked where the monitors are. She sounded pretty annoyed. So that may have been a problem back in those days.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

On one of the old bootlegs that I have, she can be heard complaining about the monitors, either 1971 San Bernardino or 1972 Seattle. She's a bit out of tune on the San Bernardino boot too. Several times she asked where the monitors are. She sounded pretty annoyed. So that may have been a problem back in those days.

hmmm... that is interesting. Where were those monitors? lol