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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Live (VG+/VG+)
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Live is an LP by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers from 1979 released on the Beserkley label.
About this album
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers' Live is a spirited document of the band’s playful, highly individual take on garage rock. Issued in 1977, it finds Richman turning simple melodies, childlike wonder and deadpan humour into something oddly moving and unmistakably his own. The live setting suits the material, letting songs such as Egyptian Reggae, New England and Ice Cream Man unfold with rough-edged immediacy while reinforcing the group’s influence on later indie, punk and new wave acts. Rather than polish away the quirks, the performance celebrates them, making the album a vivid snapshot of Richman’s singular voice and vision.
Genre: Punk & Alternative
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Label: Beserkley – L 36651Format: LP, Album, ReissueUnits: 1Country: New ZealandReleased: 1979Genre: Punk & AlternativeStyle: Garage Rock, New WaveA1 I'M A Little Airplane
A2 Hey There Little Insect
A3 Egyptian Reggae
A4 Ice Cream Man
B1 I'M A Little Dinosaur
B2 My Little Kookenhaken
B3 South American Folk Song
B4 New England
B5 The Morning Of Our Lives