'70 Concert - CANNED HEAT****

That's All Right Mama/Bring It On Home/Pulling Hair Blues/Back Out On The Road - On The Road Again/London Blues/Let's Work Together/Goodbye For Now

Recorded on their European tour '70 Concert was the first live album from the American blues group Canned Heat. Shortly afterwards they would suffer the grievous loss of their vocalist and main songwriter Al Wilson. (US:133 UK:15)

"The music is great, Al Wilson is all over the record on harp, guitar and vocal. A really burning version of Sonny Boy's Bring It On Home takes the price for best song."

"This is a fantastic LP, featuring Canned Heat at their best. A wonderful live album with all the improvisations that make 'boogie' better than the studio albums. Harvey Mandel, Bob Hite and Al Wilson playing great stuff. I thoroughly recommend it."

"By 1970 Canned Heat were at a peak of their performing powers with Bob Hite, Alan Wilson, Harvey Mandel and the ever pounding pulsations of bassist Larry Taylor standing on the frontline, with Fito De La Parra just a few feet behind beating a drumkit to death in a boogie fever that wouldn't and couldn't be topped by any other band on the planet."

"The new hit for 1970 Let's Work Together is found as a part of this set and its Alan being Alan as nobody can fill his shoes as a croaky blues craftsman that leads this bunch of wild men. At the last notes of Goodbye For Now this live show of Canned Heat comes to a close and it's all over far too soon as you still want more. Canned Heat, were the godfather of a type of music that will never go away. This is true firstrate red-hot music that gets people out of their seats at every show. There is a bit of magic here in this wonderful sampler of one of America's best groups. Canned Heat were not only livin' the blues as nobody else could, they were on top of it."

"Canned Heat were an overlooked band in their time and just as they were gaining international recognition, their great and multi-talented member Al (the owl) Wilson died. This is one of his last recordings. He is incredible in this concert as is the band. This recording showcases them doing what they did best, southern based blues with a boogie flavour. It captures Canned Heat at their best. These guys were so much better live than on their studio recordings.”