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The mirrored master release is a very unexpected Stephen Stills, and the unexpectedness of the 1979 stage has been excavated, surprising enthusiasts all over the world. Several mirrored recordings capturing the CSNY stage have been released so far, but when it comes to recording members’ solos, the image of Neil Young being the only choice is strong, so it’s surprising that Stills was actually recorded as well. Moreover, 1979 was a special time. The previous year, Stills released an album called “THOROUGHFARE GAP”, and nominally it was supposed to be a tour with the album, but here he formed a new backing band called the California Blues Band. As the name suggests, the stage was centered on blues. In fact, from “THOROUGHFARE GAP”, only “You Can’t Dance Alone” was played at the beginning of the live performance, and the rest was his own solo and blues covers, which is an interesting setlist that can hardly be called a promotion for the album. It seems that he has returned to blues after reflecting on the album, which was unpopular for pandering to the disco scene that was at the height of its popularity at the time. In fact, JEMS also bluntly states in the liner notes that he was “not attracted to it at all” about the album, but Stills himself must have been aware that he had created an album that was not like his own. It seems that he formed a new band and started performing live from there. The first live performance in 1979 was four consecutive nights at the Roxy in LA, two performances per day, which was the debut show of the California Blues Band. All tickets were sold out and it was a great success. Millard participated in the late show on the third day at the Roxy. It was originally a small venue, and his characteristic close sound image exploded again this time. Not only is Stills’ guitar and the band’s performance captured as close as a soundboard, but the closeness of the venue combined with the stereo feeling is of an incredible quality. For the reasons mentioned above, this was a time when they were starting out in high spirits, so in March they were blessed with material such as radio broadcasts in New York and even a black-and-white video of the Passaic stage, but the fact that such a high-quality recording was unearthed before that is also a big point. Dallas Taylor, the reliable drummer from the CSNY era, only participated in the Roxy, and as mentioned earlier, he was replaced by another drummer from March, so the newly excavated recording from the Roxy in January is also valuable in that respect. Bonnie Bramlett also joined the band. Thanks to her, not only are the backing choruses and harmonies suddenly more substantial, but she also performed her own songs. One of them was a surprising selection, a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Meet Me In The Morning.” Moreover, Stills and the rest of the band backed him up. Above all, it’s ultra-quality, making you feel like Stills is having fun performing an aggressive stage consisting of his own solos and blues covers, not to mention the new album, and even the CSNY classics that are his family heirlooms. Not only is this an amazing stills recording by Millard, but this is also an amazing new Millard recording that captures the most precious stage performances from his aggressive 79 years with the best sound quality as always. The quality is once again exceptional! The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA, USA 27th January 1979 Late Show TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc:1 (47:47) 1. Precious Love 2. Go Back Home 3. You Can’t Dance Alone 4. How Wrong Can You Be (Mike Finnigan) 5. Unknown (Bonnie Bramlett) 6. For What It’s Worth 7. Make Love To You Disc:2 (34:33) 1. Meet Me In The Morning (Bonnie Bramlett) 2. Cherokee 3. Rock & Roll Crazies / Cuban Bluegrass 4. Band Introductions 5. Jet Set (Sigh) / Turn Back The Pages 6. Come On In My Kitchen Stephen Stills – vocals, guita Gerry Tolman – guitars George Terry – bass Joe Lala -?percussion, vocals Dallas Taylor – drums Mike Finnigan – organ Carl Pickard – keyboards Bonnie Bramlett – vocals
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