King Biscuit Flower Hour: Canned Heat In Concert

• Artist: Canned Heat
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• Release Date: February 27, 1996
• Total Time: 45:52
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

From the archives of the King Biscuit Flower Hour syndicated radio concert series comes one of the only, if not the only, professionally recorded live disc to feature this particular reincarnation of the 1960s blues and boogie band Canned Heat. They took part in both the Monterey International Pop Music Festival (June 1967) as well as the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair (August 1969), yet failed to garner the commercial success worthy of their considerable instrumental prowess. In fact, the set captured here is taken from the Heat's appearance at a Woodstock reunion show held September 7, 1979, in Brookhaven, NY. This lineup incorporates Larry Taylor (bass/vocals), Bob "The Bear" Hite (harmonica/vocals), and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra (drums), as well as more recent personnel Mike "Hollywood Fats" Mann (guitar) and Jay Spell (piano). In addition to the anticipated readings of their best-known works "On the Road Again" and "Going Up the Country," there are more than competent cover versions of William Harris' "Bullfrog Blues" -- dating back to their debut, Canned Heat (1967) -- as well as Amos Milburn's R&B Creole anthem "Chicken Shack Boogie." Another highlight is the ten-plus minute title track to Canned Heat's concurrent effort, Human Condition (1978), their last with Hite, who passed in 1981 of a heart seizure. The performance concludes with a thoroughly involved "Shake 'n Boogie," which harks back to the type of white-hot playing that the original combo became known for. The contents have also been issued as Greatest Hits Live and the DVD audio 5.1 DTS Surround Sound From the Front Row Live, both released in 2003. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro		Canned Heat	(1:06)
On the Road Again (Lyrics)	Floyd Jones, Alan Wilson	Canned Heat	(4:29)
Bullfrog Blues (Lyrics)	Frank Cook, Alan Wilson, Larry Taylor, Bob Hite, Henry Vestine	Canned Heat	(3:28)
Chicken Shack Boogie	Amos Milburn, Lola Anne Cullum	Canned Heat	(4:46)
Stand Up (For What You Are)	Traditional	Canned Heat	(3:51)
Going Up the Country (Lyrics)	Alan Wilson	Canned Heat	(4:22)
Don't Know Where She Went (She Split)		Canned Heat	(5:26)
Human Condition	Alan Wilson	Canned Heat	(11:52)
Shake 'n Boogie	Adolfo de la Parra	Canned Heat	(7:38)

Credits

Jay Spell (Piano), Larry Taylor (Vocals), Larry Taylor (Bass), Bob Hite (Vocals), Hollywood Fats (Guitar), Heike Wielk (Production Coordination), Thomas Korge (Engineer), Steve Ship (Executive Producer), Richard Aaron (Photography), Bob Hite (Harmonica), Adolfo de la Parra (Producer), Barry Erhmann (Executive Producer), Adolfo de la Parra (Drums), Stephen Jacaruso (Design), Jay Spell (Vocals), Bruce Pilato (Liner Notes), Evert Wilbrink (Executive Producer)