Saturday, June 18, 2011

Billy Bragg: Live in Wellington (1987)


By 1987, Bragg's records were no longer one-man affairs. While Bragg layered on piano, backing vocals, pretty guitar, and other assorted horns n' strings he began to slowly bury that raw-as-hell guitar and that rough-as-hell voice.



The good news for those of us who love our Bragg performance free of violin, flugelhorn and that damnably tinkly piano sound he favours, there's a tonne of great sounding boots made during this period where Billy still toured solo. This one from Wellington in 1987 includes a slew of tracks from the excellent (despite the excessive fiddly bits) album Greetings to the New Brunette all roughed up.


So do you think Braggy's ever-slicker production took away from his music or added to it? Leave us a COMMENT (and don't forget that is is where you'll find the Live in Wellington link).


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6 comments:

  1. "I
    can
    still
    only
    play
    six
    strings
    or
    none,
    and
    not
    all
    the
    fiddly
    bits."

    Joe Strummer


    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?l7j6uq5m1z1q9dj

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  2. terrific series of live shows. i know what i'll be listening to for the next while, thanks.

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  3. Thanks
    I think this Wellington boot is the best one so far..

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  4. Good grief this serial is bolting along, I've only just played yesterdays post.

    Thanks yet again.

    Re the "ever-slicker production " it just added more to sublime songs.

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  5. Postbear
    Glad to keep the music comin

    Lemonflag
    It`s great to hear these mid-period songs played in a solo electric setting.

    BarrieB
    more Bragg to come!

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  6. I'm with you--too much too much on the later discs, though "Worker's Playtime" was a delight. Lost the plot, I think, with the one that had "Moving the Goalposts" etc. Got a bit boring, or he needed better enemies (Maggie, Ronnie gone and so on). Maybe I got a bit boring then too!

    Thanks,

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