THE REPLACEMENTS
Houston 1983 [no label, 2CD]
Live at Fitzgerald’s, Houston, TX; August 1, 1983. Very good to excellent audience recording (from Master).
Any time is a good time for the Mats.
And… guess you either like them or you don’t. What’s striking about the Mats is their sense of abandon, which is both invigorating and intoxicating, especially compared to much of the studio-bound stuff that passes for rock in the ’80s. To further belabour a point, at their most deadly, it’s probably what’s it’s like to be Jim Morrison at the edge of the abyss.
Thanks to THULL (ColorMeImpressed.com) for sharing this show in 2007 (good sound; but those expecting a wild and drunken set will be disappointed – the band appeared pretty sober and in control). And all these before Tim (the album) came along.
THULL’s notes:
Really strong audience recording, especially for the era. Strange performance too – the place doesn’t seem too crowded and there is a lot of audience/band interaction. ‘Color Me Impressed’ is slowed down and played more mid-tempo. A lot of heckling during the show. One guy keeps requesting ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ until the guys actually pull of a pretty credible abbreviated version. The audience even starts arguing after the song. Originally release by MatsTapes as MT009 (‘Sixteen Blue’ is not complete on that version). A master tape surfaced in 2006 with superior sound. This is from the master.
Picked this up awhile ago. It’s supposed to be from the master and is much improved over other versions floating around.
Disc 1
Track 101. Wipeout (The Surfaris)
Track 102. Hayday
Track 103. Love You Til Friday
Track 104. Lovelines
Track 105. Rock Around The Clock (Bill Haley And His Comets)
Track 106. Johnny’s Gonna Die
Track 107. I’m In Trouble
Track 108. Take Me Down To The Hospital
Track 109. Favorite Thing
Track 110. Never Been To College
Track 111. Trouble Boys (Nick Lowe)
Track 112. I Will Dare
Track 113. God Damn Job
Track 114. Sixteen Blue
Disc 2
Track 201. White And Lazy
Track 202. Color Me Impressed
Track 203. Kick Your Door Down
Track 204. Move It One Over (Hank Williams)
Track 205. Move It One Over (Hardcore Version)
Track 206. I Hate You/Hey Good Lookin (Hank Williams)
Track 207. Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Track 208. Mr Whirly
Track 209. Johnny B Flat (Good) (Chuck Berry)
Track 210. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley)
Track 211. I’ll Be There (Jackson 5)
Track 212. Submission (Sex Pistols)/Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Pussy (Daughter) (Hermans Hermits)
Track 213. Gimme Noise
Track 214. I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash)
Track 215. I Hate Music
Track 216. Talking
Track 217. Willpower
Track 218. Go
Track 219. Unknown (cuts out)
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Source:
http://bigozine3.com/rarities/?p=12301