Audio CD review:
The New Riders of the Purple Sage - Live: Boston Music Hall 12/5/72

The New Riders of the Purple Sage - Live: Boston Music Hall 12/5/72

Band: The New Riders of the Purple Sage Title: Live: Boston Music Hall 12/5/72 Rating: Release Date: 11 November, 2003 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Truck Drivin' Man 2: Whatcha Gonna Do 3: Hello Mary Lou 4: Rainbow 5: Down In The Boondocks 6: Portland Woman 7: She's No Angel 8: School Days 9: Henry 10: Long Black Veil 11: Sailin' 12: Contract 13: Glendale Train 14: Louisiana Lady 15: I Don't Know You 16: Sutter's Mill 17: Groupie 18: Whiskey 19: Last Lonely Eagle 20: Willie And The Hand Jive 21: I Love To Sing My Ballad, Mama (But They Only Wanna Hear Me Rock And Roll)* 22: Honky Tonk Women*

Customer Reviews At their best NRPS seem underrated to me - many of Dawson's songs are gems and the strength of the rythmn section is especially noticeable here. These are excellent,well recorded versions of the bands' best songs. Strongly recommended. Damn fine lineup even without Garcia I have a bunch of NRPS bootlegs on CD, from '70, '71, '77 and other years, and while the '71 show from the Dead's historic spring run at the Fillmore is my favorite, this runs a close second. While I have a soft spot for the original incarnation of the New Riders, with Garcia on pedal steel and Lesh on bass, they were still a formidable unit in 1972, when this gem of a show was recorded. Most of my favorite songs are here ("Truck-Drivin' Man," "Henry," "Glendale Train"), as are some nice covers in the form of Chuck Berry's "School Days" and Cash's "Long Black Veil. Buddy Cage is nice on the pedal steel, but like I said, I just have a soft spot for Garcia's loping style, which carried through surprisingly well on pedal. Cage is a little more technical, but still very enjoyable. Like the Dead, NRPS have an awkwardly endearing harmony that makes you smile, and the boogie to back it up. Good good stuff. AMAZING Very cool stuff!. The sound quality was much better then I ever expected, and the package that it came in was unlike the typical CD case. . You can see a complete list of all The New Riders of the Purple Sage discography, or go back to the The New Riders of the Purple Sage tabs