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Una voce pronuncia il nome di Kenny Loggins e una chitarra inizia a suonare in sottofondo tra gli applausi del pubblico. Un attimo dopo gli applausi si interrompono e tra questo magma di suoni e rumori vien fuori qualcosa di divino che ti obbliga a non far altro che ascoltare: è ciò che per gli uomini comuni viene chiamata voce, ma in questo caso sminuirebbe lo strumento di cui è stato dotato Kenny Loggins.
Questa atmosfera continua per i primi quattro brani in cui Kenny è accompagnato solamente dalla sua chitarra e in cui i suoi bassi piacevolmente soffocati e gli acuti esuberanti sfalsano i battiti cardiaci mandandoti in un eccitazione indescrivibile. In "Long Tail Cat", quinto brano, Kenny inizia a cantare accompagnato dal pubblico che pian piano riprende la cognizione di spazio e tempo e alla fine si inserisce la band. Nel brano successivo, "Listen To A Country Song", entra Jim Messina cantando e suonando insieme a Kenny con una sintonia eccellente.
Seguono "Holiday Hotel", "Just Before The News" e "Angry Eyes" in cui la band si esibisce in parti strumentali da capogiro e in cui oltre alle chitarre dei due eccellono il basso di Larry Sims e i fiati di Jon Clarke; chiudendo il primo disco con due brani un po’ più tranquilli per evitare malanni tra gli ascoltatori.
Il secondo inizia con "Vahevala" un brano di venti minuti con alternanze tra parti cantate e strumentali; succedono a questo, brani caratterizzati dalle improvvisazioni strabilianti di sax, flauto e violino sull'accompagnamento impeccabile di basso e batteria.
L'album viene chiuso dalle urla del pubblico in delirio le quali garantivano che questo live del '74 sarebbe rimasto alla storia e avrebbe fatto conoscere il country -rock alla scena mondiale.
Elenco tracce testi e samples
02 Danny's Song (03:55)
People smile and tell me I'm the lucky one, and we've just begun,
Think I'm gonna have a son.
He will be like she and me, as free as a dove, conceived in love,
Sun is gonna shine above.
And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning when I rise, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes,
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.
Seems as though a month ago I was beta chi, never got high,
Oh, I was a sorry guy.
And now a smile, a face, a girl that shares my name,
Now I'm through with the game, this boy will never be the same.
And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning when I rise, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes,
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.
Pisces, Virgo rising is a very good sign, strong and kind,
And the little boy is mine.
Now I see a family where there once was none, now we've just begun,
Yeah, we're gonna fly to the sun.
And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning when I rise, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes,
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.
Love the girl who holds the world in a paper cup, drink it up,
Love her and she'll bring you luck.
And if you find she helps your mind, buddy, take her home,
Don't you live alone, try to earn what lovers own.
And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with ya honey,
And everything will bring a chain of love.
And in the morning when I rise, you bring a tear of joy to my eyes,
And tell me everything is gonna be alright.
09 Angry Eyes (10:13)
Time, time and again
I've seen you starin' out at me.
Now, then and again, I wonder
What it is that you see
[Chorus:]
With those Angry Eyes.
Well, I bet you wish you could
Cut me down with those Angry Eyes...
You want to believe that
I am not the same as you.
I can't concieve, oh no,
What it is you're tryin' to do
[Chorus]
What a shot you could be if
You could shoot at me
With those Angry Eyes...
You tried to defend that
You are not the one to blame.
But I'm finding it hard, my friend,
When I'm in the deadly aim
Of those Angry Eyes.
[Chorus]
What a shot you could be
If you could shoot at me
With those Angry Eyes...
You and I must start to realize
Blindness binds us together in the foster skies.
Can you see me through those Angry Eyes?
10 Golden Ribbons (05:54)
Listen to the people crying
Hoping for the day they'll be free
I don’t have to tell you we're (they're) dieing
Just wake up, take a look, what do You see?
I see young men my own age in coffins
And mothers in tears for their sons*
And sweethearts and wives
Alone with their memories
And golden ribbon’s those fortunes of war
Thousands and thousands
Shall gather together
To seek and find the Way we all need
And the son will bring (backhanded glory) us together
Hallelujah
and rid ourselves of the pain we all see
We see young men our own age in coffins
And Mothers in tears for their sons
And Sweetheart’s and wives
Alone with their memories
And golden ribbon’s those fortunes of war
What does it to avail a man
To gain fortune
And lose his soul?
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