Description:
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes were at a crucial point in their career when they performed the concert heard on this live album. Two months earlier, they had released their third album, Hearts Of Stone, the most critically acclaimed album they ever made. Like its predecessors, I Don`t Want To Go Home and This Time It`s For Real, Hearts Of Stone was produced by Miami Steve Van Zandt and featured songs written by Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen. Both of the band`s first two albums had been moderate sellers - Hearts Of Stone need to be a bigger seller to advance the Jukes, but as of December 23, it was just becoming apparent that this might not happen; the LP stumbled in the charts, and no single had emerged. If the band was apprehensive about its future, however, that only translated into a more fervent performance in Boston. The set includes four selections from the new album, among them the Southside/Springsteen/Van Zandt composition Trapped Again, and the Southside signature song, The Fever, here given an 11-plus minute reading. The show ends, inevitably, with a pair of Christmas songs that have not appeared on any previous Southside Johnny collection. It all sounds like a triumphant evening with a tight band and its bantam frontman playing well before an enthusiastic audience. Tracks: This Time It`s For Real / Love On The Wrong Side Of Town / Got Me Where She Wants / Talk To Me / Next To You / Trapped Again / The Fever / I Don`t Want To Go Home / Having A Party / The Time Baby`s Gone For Good / When You Dance / Stagger Lee / Santa Claus Is Back In Town / Merry Christmas Baby (Airline)
