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The Jacksons Live! (a.k.a. Live) is a live album by The Jacksons. It was released on November 11, 1981 by Epic Records. The album was recorded during the band's North American concert tour in fall 1981, known as the Triumph Tour.
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| July 8, 1981 at Mid-South Coliseum August 12, 1981 at Omni Coliseum (Atlanta, Georgia) August 13, 1981 at Civic Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) August 16, 1981 at Providence Civic Center (Providence, Rhode Island) August 18, 1981 at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) |
The 1981 live show setlist featured songs from the group's 1980 album Triumph, two songs from Destiny (1978), a medley of their Motown hits, and five songs from lead singer Michael's 1979 solo album Off the Wall.
It's easy to forget, in the wake of a decade of bizarre behavior, rumors, and innuendo surrounding Michael Jackson that the Jacksons were once known solely for being a major music franchise.
This live album, which was pretty obscure in its original double-LP vinyl version, is a reminder of how great an act they were, and captures what was just about the end of Michael Jackson's work with the family group, all of it very much on a high-note.
Live opens with a pounding, powerful rendition of "Can You Feel It" and, with one exception, never lets up, pushing on through a high-velocity and high-articulation version of "Things I Do for You," and a soaring "Off the Wall."
There's an unfortunate lag where Michael Jackson slows things down for "Ben" (arguably the nadir of his Motown career), but "This Place Hotel" and the far more effective ballad "She's Out of My Life" make up for that lapse. The last section of the album, commencing with Off the Wall's "Rock With You," is practically a live rendition of that album, and so bracing as to almost exhaust the listener; and the preceding medley of their early Motown hits is just about worth the asking price of the disc by itself.
On the down side, there are no notes and barely any credits, and the volume is set a bit low, but it pumps up beautifully with virtually no excess noise.
The album is worth tracking down as an artifact of a simpler, more unabashedly joyous time in music, as well as the family's history.
Side one
1. Opening / Can You Feel It - 6:01
2. Things I Do For You - 3:31
3. Off The Wall - 3:51
4. Ben - 3:46
Side two
1. Heartbreak Hotel - 4:40
2. She’s Out Of My Life - 4:49
3. Movie And Rap (Excerpts Of: I Want You Back / Never Can Say Goodbye / Got To Be There - 2:55
4. Medley: I Want You Back / ABC / The Love You Save - 2:50
Side three
1. I’ll Be There - 3:04
2. Rock With You - 3:55
3. Lovely One - 6:11
Side four
1. Working Day And Night - 7:04
2. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough - 4:22
3. Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) - 7:23
The Jacksons
- Michael Jackson – vocals
- Jackie Jackson – vocals, percussion
- Tito Jackson – guitar, vocals
- Marlon Jackson – vocals, percussion
- Randy Jackson – vocals, congas, percussions, piano, keyboards
- Additional musicians
- David Williams – guitar
- Bill Wolfer – keyboards
- Mike McKinney – bass
- Jonathan Moffett – drums
- East Coast Horns: Alan "Funt" Prater, Broderick "Mac" McMorris, Cloris Grimes, Wesley Phillips – horns
- Technical
- Bill Schnee – recording, mixing
- Lynn Goldsmith, Todd Gray – photography
Notes
Release: 1981
Format: 2LP
Genre: Soul, Funk, Live
Label: Epic Records
Catalog# EPC 88562
Vinyl: Excellent
Cover: Excellent
Prijs: €20,00
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