Little Light/Coplas Revisited/Chilly Winds/Oh Miss Mary/Laredo/O Ken Karanga/Roddy McCorley/MTA/500 Miles/ The Shape Of Things/Where Have All The Flowers Gone/Goin’ Away For To Leave You
College Concert was the third live album from The Kingston Trio, recorded at the University of California, Los Angeles in December 1961. The humour and banter may today be considered rather dated. (US:3)
“College Concert is a genuine experience of how engaging The Trio really were in concert. Laughter was almost as much a part of the performance as the music itself, as they were fabulous showmen. The music was tight, balanced and infectious. I have heard this album literally hundreds of times, and it never grows old.”
“College Concert could be The Kingston Trio's best live album. Released in 1962, the attraction here is that the versions of M.T.A. and Where Have All The Flowers Gone done live are arguably superior to the better known studio versions. Equally impressive are their beautiful version of 500 Miles and the high energy of Roddy McCorley. In terms of original material, the trio wrote Coplas Revisited and Stewart co-wrote Chilly Winds and Oh Miss Mary all of which appear early on, in an apparent effort to get them out of the way. It was pretty clear that the group's strength was always in arranging the material of others than in writing their own.”
“There are three great things about this group: the singers are great, every song is catchy and interesting, and the albums are very funny. The last especially caught me by surprise, since I always thought that The Trio would be a serious folk group, but, on College Concert, they crack several jokes which are definitely not dated at all. If you're looking for a good folk album with a lot of heart, you can't go wrong here.”
“The Kingston Trio had a combination of musicianship and humour that is so lacking in today's music. They held a close rapport with the audience from the moment they came on stage, and the variety of songs made the experience a delight. This album is an excellent example of The Kingston Trio's performing abilities.”
“The performances on College Concert are superb, though the humour and banter now seem dated and unnecessary. They add fresh interpretations of old songs, as well as capturing Where Have All The Flowers Gone in one of its earliest performances.”
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