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I loved this album years ago & was delighted to get it on cd. If you are a product of the 70's, you'll love it.
Perhaps the message is dated, with the evolution of safety features built in to the nuclear industry today, but that's besides the point. I broke out the old VHS tape and listened to Power and the Doobie Bros.' Depending On You. Why the discrepancies between the video and the CD. Who, in today's button-down business first world, could accomplish that outside of U2. One other thing of note with these concerts.the music on the CD's is sometimes different from the film.
5 Stars just for these 2 alone and that's not taking into account all the other goodies scattered over the 2 CD's. These are different from the versions on the CD. People could pay a download service and be able to cherry-pick the performances they like. It would be incredible for someone to put it all out or in some downloadable form that doesn't cost an arm and a leg for promotion and distribution. The same should be done with Monterey Pop and Woodstock. As one reviewer stated, John Hall's Power was the highlight of these concerts and Poco's Heart Of The Night is right up there with it. Maybe the last important rock festival of the Woodstock Generation, No Nukes had a message as well as music.
The music stands on its own as a testament to the power (pun) of the artists to galvanize a generation. (And how about John Hall getting elected to Congress this year from a traditionally Republican stronghold in upstate New York). Jeez, if you want to make some coin off us geezers, you better release this stuff while there's still some of us left to remember it. There are rare, whole performances of some of the 60's generation's best loved acts just sitting and gathering dust. They don't make 'em like this anymore. There are enough reviews of the music here with one exception-the criminal neglect of Poco's amazing performance of Heart of the Night.Revisiting this track, in the aftermath of Katrina and all that has happened to that great city, one cannot help but get chicken skin listening to the heart-felt, poignant vocals of Paul Cotton. There were 5 nights of concerts surrounding the No Nukes movement and obviously, they cut and pasted what they thought were the best performances.
one of the rare collectible items of great artists.and it's sad that no dvd version of the event ever made.
Most of the artist featured on this album have concert albums that are far superior to the material found on this album. If not, save your money. Pretty boring stuff, except for the Springsteen track, which saves the day. If you believe in the cause, are looking at this album as a historical document, or dig Springsteen's version of the Ryder medley, buy this album.
Thank you, I got my item on time & I love it, it brought back many memories.
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