LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

You wouldn’t think that a band with such a polished studio sound would be a good live act, but the Association were real pros, not only capable of hitting those incredible harmonies in a live (and high-altitude!) setting, but also—given their reliance on studio musicians—surprisingly capable players as well. This April 3, 1970 show at the University of Utah also reveals some other sides of the band, as they cover some songs (Let’s Get Together; Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You) that reveal, lurking behind those note-perfect arrangements, was a pretty fine folk-rock group. We’ve squeezed the entire, 74-minute double live-album on to one CD—it’s a great listen! Includes One Too Many Mornings; Along Comes Mary; I’ll Be Your Man; Goodbye, Columbus; Get Together; Wasn’t It a Bit Like Now; Never, My Love; Goodbye Forever; Just About the Same; Babe, I’m Gonna Leave You; Seven Man Band; Time It Is Today; Dubuque Blues; Blistered; What Were the Words; Remember; Are You Ready; Cherish; Requiem for the Masses; Windy, and Enter the Young.