Testament: Live in Eindhoven ‘87
Fresh from their mighty return to form on record, Testament have decided to release this epic live CD from their 80s heyday. It was recorded in front of 14,000 fans at the Dynamo Festival for an EP of the same name that was released on cassette and record back in the day. The whole show was recorded at the time and the band have finally decided to release the entire 45 minutes for their hordes of fans.
Before Skolnik, who has written the liner notes, wandered off into the realms of his jazz trio and when the original line-up was firing on all cylinders, they captured this piece of thrash metal history. The album that is featured most is their classic release “The Legacy” and it shows that they worked well live. Needless to say it's been treated to the re-mastering touch, making sure to eek out every bit of thunderous sound that Testament can produce.
This release fits nicely into the pantheon of 80s thrash live albums. Testament fans would be foolish to pass it up and thrash fans should find a place for it in their collection. One listen of “Burnt Offerings” made this a CD that I could not avoid recommending.
Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem
Released as a CD, DVD, and Blu-ray, this marks the epic gig that happened last July 4 to celebrate da Nuge’s 6000th gig. It occurred, in front, of his rabid fans in Detroit at a party featuring a woman jumping out of a cake and fireworks. Fans were treated to songs from his entire back catalogue, except for Damn Yankees, and his mates Derek St. Holmes (Ted Nugent Band) and Johnny Badanjek (Mitch Ryder) playing tracks from their days. Ted even wheeled out his guitar teacher Joe Podersek for the track “Honky Tonk”.
In addition to the 23 songs on all the releases, you get Uncle Ted ranting and raving about all things Ted. His fans love every minute of it and his trio featuring ex-Dokken man “Wild” Mick Brown absolutely prove why they are considered so damn tight.
He celebrates with the troops for the opener, the National Anthem. If you stick around for the credits you get to hear “Journey to the Centre of the Mind” from his tenure in the Amboy Dukes. Along the way you get to hear all the Uncle Ted stalwarts including “Stranglehold”, "Wang Dang Sweet Poontang” and “Cat Scratch Fever.” If you ever wanted a modern live album from Uncle Ted then go for this one. I would recommend the DVD/Blu-Ray as it's worth the spectacle.
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