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1977's Love You Live lands near the top of the list of the Stones' half-dozen live albums; especially for the brief set of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf stuff recorded at Toronto's El Mocambo (while Keith Richards was waiting out the legal hassles of a heroin bust five days earlier). Billy Preston is the real star of this show though, and his great piano, organ, and soul shouting are all over this record, especially on the opening soul revue of "Honky Tonk Women," "If You Can't Rock Me," and "Get Off of My Cloud." Keith outpunks the punks on "Happy" and Mick is all Mick--Mr. Pouting and Posing--on the notorious "Star Star." --Michael Ruby

Album Description
Outstanding electronica compilation featuring 12 tracks fromtop acts of the sound, many of which are rare remixes!Includes cuts from Death In Vegas, Apollo 440, Future SoundOf London, Dub Pistols, Arkana, Monkey Mafia and Olive. 1997RCA release.

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1977's Love You Live lands near the top of the list of the Stones' half-dozen live albums; especially for the brief set of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf stuff recorded at Toronto's El Mocambo (while Keith Richards was waiting out the legal hassles of a heroin bust five days earlier). Billy Preston is the real star of this show though, and his great piano, organ, and soul shouting are all over this record, especially on the opening soul revue of "Honky Tonk Women," "If You Can't Rock Me," and "Get Off of My Cloud." Keith outpunks the punks on "Happy" and Mick is all Mick--Mr. Pouting and Posing--on the notorious "Star Star." --Michael Ruby

Album Description

Outstanding electronica compilation featuring 12 tracks fromtop acts of the sound, many of which are rare remixes!Includes cuts from Death In Vegas, Apollo 440, Future SoundOf London, Dub Pistols, Arkana, Monkey Mafia and Olive. 1997RCA release.

Customer Reviews:

Is everything all right in the critics section??.......2007-06-16

As a long time self-professed Stones fanatic, I have gone back and forth with this record for as long as I have owned it (about twenty years). Let's be honest here, after 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!', there is no Rolling Stones live album really worth a damn. 'Love You Live' was issued in September 1977 during the era of the double live record and it has a 'going through the motions' feel through about 3/4's of the thing. Jagger doesn't even bother to sing....("You Can't Always Get What You Want" being a notable exception) it's almost if he is parodying the very notion of recording a live concert or he's parodying himself, the conceit just oozes from his voice. It really is no surprise that during an admittedly fallow period for the band, 'Live' would rear its head. The El Mocambo songs are indeed the highlights of the record and take on immediate urgency due to inner turmoil of the band due to Keith's drug bust. (Band intros are lame though.) It does seem like a miracle that Keith got out of this jam and the band made 'Some Girls' after this tedious outing. "Honky Tonk", "Sympathy", "Happy", "Dice", "Brown Sugar" and "Jack Flash" have all been performed better with much more memorable live versions (such as from 'Ya-Ya's' or the concert film 'Ladies and Gentlemen') and that is why they all have a hohum kind of feel to them, although the guitar interplay between Keef and Woody on "Sympathy" is exceptional (still not better than 'Ya-Ya's'). Much to the consternation of longtime fans, the Stones would churn out another five live records!!!!! Why???? Do we really need to hear another version of "Satisfaction" or "Brown Sugar"? I know I'm in the minority here but 'Love You Live' is nothing special and should be seen for what it really was, a stop gap cash grab and not great live rock n' roll.

Testosterone Elavating Concert Recording.......2007-05-24

Exhilarating and enticing is Mannish Boy and Around and Around. I can skip my morning expresso by waking up to this high voltage recording.

My other favorite on this CD is Crackin' Up. Mick is his racy, hyperactive singer throughout the CD and I highly recommend it.

Under-rated Stones Live Gem.......2007-04-24

This live recording has some great music on it. Especially enjoyable is the small-house set of old blues numbers. However, all the songs are well-done, with great finesse and energy, and this is a very satisfying Rolling Stones live album. Four and a half stars.

Love you Live is a great time........2007-01-06

This is the best live Stones album since Get Yer Ya-Yas Out. Really enjoy it. Had it on 8-track "back in the day" and finally got the CD version. Band sounds terrific throughout, especially in the club setting. Like the Stones? You'll like this one.

STONESEDAGAIN.......2006-11-17

OVERALL AGOODLIVE SET. HOTSTUFF YOUGOTTAMOVE ARE BETTER THAN STUDIO DICE I S SLOPPY MICK DONT SING THE LINE ABOUT THEKENNEDYS ON SYMPATHY BUT THIS ROCKS AND IS ENJOYABLE

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