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Number of Live At The Marquee (1992) Reviews: 1
Reviewer: John Fitzgerald, Human resources staff database assistant July 19, 2001 This release along with "London live '68" are unquestionably the Mac recordings with the
poorest sound quality of all legally released Mac discs but they do capture the atmosphere
of the occasion nonetheless. It has been argued that "Live at the Marquee" may not
actually be from this venue (let alone infamously known as their second ever gig),
however, it is clear that this is a very early Mac recording if nothing else as the first thing
one hears is the announcer at the venue introduce some of the band members and the first
one heard is "Bob Brunning on the bass". It's rather puzzling to hear Peter announce that
they are about to play "Long grey mare" and then not only do you never hear this song but
you hear "Evil woman blues" instead but the songs themselves are fascinating listening as
a historical document of the band at this young juncture. Many numbers are introduced by
Green in a tongue and cheek nature towards Mike Vernon (as Peter must have felt as
though the releasing of material was a very slow process - we can all relate to this!). Many
intros are to the effect that "this song is yet another one that was recorded and never ever
going to be released" and there's some tunes here performed by the band otherwise
unheard elsewhere such as Peter covering Sonny Boy Williamson's "Mighty long time"
which is a slow mellow harp rendering that works as well as Jeremy's "I need you, come
on home to me", a slow slide blues similar to "I held my baby last night". "Watch out for
me woman" of course relates to "Watch out" as "Talk to me baby" does to "I can't hold
out". Included is a fair mix of Spencer and Green numbers who get 6 each which is
another pleasing fact for this release. This is a purchase undoubtedly better left until later
on down the road but shouldn't be too disappointing for aficionados of the early Mac
history.
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