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General Information
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Artist...............: STOMU YAMASHTA, STEVE WINWOOD, KLAUS SCHULZE, AL DIMEOLA
Album................: Go... Live From Paris
Type.................: Live
Released.............: 1976
Genre................: World Fusion
Duration.............: 1:03:16
Number of Songs......: 14
Cover(s) Included....: Yes
Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 320
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Joint Stereo
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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
01-Space Song-02:26
02-Carnival-01:20
03-Wind Spin-08:19
04-Ghost Machine-03:47
05-Surf Spin-01:32
06-Time Is Here-07:39 *****
07-Winner Loser-05:09
08-Solitude-01:56
09-Nature-03:27
10-Air Voice-00:57
11-Crossing The Line-07:49
12-Man Of Leo-14:19
13-Stellar-01:25
14-Space Requiem-03:11
Album Review:
The primary difference when comparing this live performance and the rendering
simply titled Go (1976) is that Go Live From Paris (1978) presents the
proceedings (as they exist) in a properly linear fashion, as correlated to the
Eastern mythology that informed the extended two-part suite. This is in direct
contrast to Go, which assembled the contents out of sequence. The stage show was
recorded at the Palais Des Sports in Paris, France on June 12, 1976 and the
recital setting allows for considerably longer and more exploratory interaction
amongst Stomu Yamashta (percussion/piano), Steve Winwood (vocals/keyboards) and
Michael Shrieve (drums). They are joined by legendary jazz axeman Al DiMeola
(guitar) as well as Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel veteran Klaus Schulze
(synthesizer) -- all of whom had contributed to Go. Filling out the band are
Jerome Rimson (bass), Pat Thrall (guitar), Brother James (congas) and Karen
Friedman (vocals). Specifically, the licks traded between DiMeola and Shrieve
are comparable to the workouts the pair shared as part of the Borboletta (1974)
era Santana. In terms of sheer intensity, it is hard to beat DiMeola's searing
leads and Winwood's blue-eyed soul on the driving "Ghost Machine," easily
topping its former incarnation. "Surfspin" lands into the funky mid-tempo "Time
Is Here" highlighted by Karen Friedman's expressive exchanges with Winwood,
while Rimson punctuates the rhythm with some penetrating bass interjections.
This is followed by the sole Winwood composition "Winner/Loser," which further
exemplifies how the spontaneity of the concert yields results that best their
predecessors. In fact, on the whole the material on Go sounds like a blueprint
for the exceptional and inspired outing found here. The second movement
commences with fairly even renditions of the trifecta "Solitude," "Nature" and
"Air Voice" -- which had previously been given the name "Air Over." "Crossing
the Line" is an additional zenith, spotlighted by Winwood's emotive vocals and
the untamed and otherwise incendiary frenzy of fretwork courtesy of DiMeola.
Clocking in just shy of a quarter-hour, "Man of Leo" provides another
opportunity for the players to loosen up and fuse their collective
improvisations behind DiMeola's intense soloing and the similarly seminal
instrumental offerings from Shrieve, Rimson -- who is at his most melodic -- and
Freidman's haunting warbles. In 2004, Hip-O Select compiled both Go and the
companion Go Live From Paris (1977) on to a limited-edition (of 2,500 copies)
two-CD set remastered by Gavin Lurssen and includes all of the original
notations, lyrics and artwork within a 16-page liner booklet.
- Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide
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