Little Feat/CA,USA 1990 Mike Millard Master Tape

Mike Millard is an absolute master who established a milestone in the unique culture of “audience recording.” The latest collection, the reunion LITTLE FEAT edition, is now available. Millard excavation has exceeded 100 works, but this time the site is the revived LITTLE FEAT’s “September 15, 1990 Costa Mesa performance” featuring Craig Fuller and Fred Tackett. It is the super best audience recording. At that time, LITTLE FEAT was on tour after releasing their second reunion, “REPRESENTING THE MAMBO.” Let’s take a quick look at their position from a panoramic view of their activities at the time. [“REPRESENTING THE MAMBO” released on April 10th]・April 28th – June 3rd: North America #1 (22 performances)・June 16th – 24th: North America #2 (6 performances)・June 29th Sunday – July 8: Europe (9 performances) July 10 – September 19: North America #3 (42 performances) ←★Coco★ October 4 – November 22: North America #4 (30 performances) Performance) This is LITTLE FEAT in 1990. Although we did some showcase gigs in Europe, our main battleground was the United States. The Costa Mesa performance of this work was the 39th performance of “North America #3”, about 5 months after the album was released. Also, this day was not a solo performance of LITTLE FEAT. The main act is SANTANA, and this work is a live album when he served as the opening act. This work, recorded on such a stage, is a super masterpiece that will not tarnish the gold signboard of the absolute master Millard. The main act SANTANA version “COSTA MESA 1990” has already been introduced, but this work is on the same day and in the same position, so the sound is very similar. The echo-free environment of the fan-shaped amphitheater “Pacific Amphitheater” and the skill of an absolute master combine to create a super thick core that jumps in with a super direct feeling. Perhaps I failed to plan the sound output at the beginning of the performance, and there was a bit of overpeak at the beginning, but that was quickly corrected. Even if it is powerful, it transforms into a beautiful and transcendental sound. The extremely thick and direct sound depicts the passionate performance of LITTLE FEAT, a reunion that put their activities on track. When it comes to live performances in the 90’s, the official album “LIVE FROM NEON PARK” is famous (though the timing is a little different). Let’s organize the sets while comparing them here. 70’s Classics (6 songs), First: Forty-Four Blues (★), Sailin Shoes: Tripe Face Boogie (★), Dixie Chicken: Fat Man In The Bathtub/Dixie Chicken, Amazing! : Rock & Roll Doctor (★) ・Down On The Farm: Since Reunion (5 songs) ・Let It Roll: Hate To Lose Your Lovin’/Let It Roll ・Representing ・The Mambo: That’s Her, She’s Mine (★) / Rad Gumbo / Texas Twister *Note: Songs marked with “★” cannot be heard on “LIVE FROM NEON PARK”. …and it looks like this. Apparently they had a good relationship with the main performer SANTANA, and packed a lot of famous songs into an unprecedented one-hour time slot for an opening act. In addition to summarizing representative songs from the Lowell George era, he also performs plenty of his latest hits such as “Hate to Lose Your Lovin’,” “Let It Roll,” “Rad Gumbo,” and “Texas Twister.” What was even more impressive was the mood on set. Even though I knew in advance that they were the opening act, the excitement was so great that I thought, “Maybe they’re the headliner?” Millard usually does not record opening bands, but this day was a valuable exception. Of course, since he was in the mood to record in advance, he probably recorded it from the beginning of the show, but even if that wasn’t the case, it was a fulfilling show that made you want to turn the tape. This work itself is a precious live album from the “REPRESENTING THE MAMBO” era, but if you combine it with the SANTANA edition “Uxbridge 1474”, you can fully experience the night spent by Millard. It is of course inevitable for fans of LITTLE FEAT, and is also an essential masterpiece for the late Mirrored Collection. And this is an excellent sister work that SANTANA fans should also listen to. Superb audience recording of “September 15, 1990 Costa Mesa Performance”. The opening act was recorded at the same time as SANTANA’s masterpiece “COSTA MESA 1990” and the sound is very similar. The echo-free environment of the fan-shaped amphitheater “Pacific Amphitheater” and the skill of an absolute master combine to create a super thick core that jumps in with a super direct feeling. Even though it is powerful, it is a beautiful and transcendent sound. The show was as exciting as a headliner’s, with a collection of representative songs from Lowell’s era, as well as the latest hits such as “Hate to Lose Your Lovin’,” “Let It Roll,” “Rad Gumbo,” and “Texas Twister.” This is a sister work that allows you to fully experience the night spent by Millard. Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA, USA 15th September 1990 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (60:47) 1. Intro 2. Hate To Lose Your Lovin’ 3. That’s Her, She’s Mine 4. Fat Man In The Bathtub 5. Forty-Four Blues 6. Rock & Roll Doctor 7. Down On The Farm 8. Rad Gumbo 9. Texas Twister 10. Let It Roll 11. Dixie Chicken 12. Tripe Face Boogie Richie Hayward – drums, backing vocals Bill Payne – vocals, keyboards Paul Barrere – vocals, guitar, slide guitar Sam Clayton – congas, vocals, percussion Kenny Gradney – bass Craig Fuller – vocals, additional guitar Fred Tackett – guitar, mandolin, trumpet