The Tubes - What Do You Want From Live (1978 us hard glam proto-punk rock - Flac)

Although their studio albums were often hit-and-miss affairs, the Tubes could always be counted on for a good live show during their mid-'70s heyday.
In fact, they became a legend in the rock & roll world for their glitzy shows, which included half-nude women performing elaborate dance routines and a variety of characters invented by frontman Fee Waybill, like punk rocker "Johnny Bugger" and blissed-out glam rock icon "Quay Lewd".

What Do You Want From Live can't reproduce all this visual stimuli but it does show what many critics forgot to notice about the Tubes, i.e., the fact that they were a really sharp and exciting live band.

Stripped of their outre visual surroundings, songs like "Mondo Bondage" and "I Was a Punk Before You Were a Punk" still pack a visceral punch thanks to their effective combination of gonzo humor and catchy melodies.
Elsewhere, the Tubes get to show off their surprisingly impressive chops on "Overture", a fast-paced medley that transforms the instrumental highlights of six different songs into one head-spinning pomp-rock blitz, and "Crime Medley", a witty tapestry of crime jazz woven from television theme songs like "Theme from Peter Gunn" and "Theme from Dragnet".

The downside of What Do You Want from Live is that some of the numbers are less potent without the choreographed routines surrounding them: "Smoke (La Vie en Fumer)" and "What Do You Want from Life" both feature Fee Waybill talking about the visual chaos surrounding him and this leaves the listener feeling like they're only witnessing part of the joke (if only someone would put out a video of one of the Tubes' shows from this era).

Despite this caveat, What Do You Want From Live remains a witty and entertaining live album.
It may not win any new converts to the Tubes' camp, but fans of the group will definitely want to check out this entertaining souvenir from the group's wildest era. (by by Donald A. Guarisco from amg)

My review (Dr Bell Otus)
The first concert that i saw in my life, it was from this gig, circa 79.
The show was just beyond description.
An amazing and memorable rock performance, with lidership Fee Waybill (a stage animal).

A show very well set up, where everything has been well studied in detail (the stage, lights, and even the clothes of Fee Waybill, were chosen with much detail).
"What Do You Want From Live" is a pretty amazing aural representation of the band at that time.

With two drummers, two keyboardists, two guitarists, a bass player and a singer, the band's sound at the time was as dense, tight and hard-hitting as anything in rock, then and now.

I still have the double vinyl ... if you don't know them, definitely you must check this, you won't be sorry ... these guys were just awesome.

Track List :
01.Overture :
-Up From The Deep
-Young And Rich
-Madam I'm Adam
-Mondo Bondage
-Up From The Deep
-White Punks On Dope
02.Got Yourself A Deal
03.Show Me A Reason
04.What Do You Want From Life ?
05.God-Bird-Change
06.Special Ballet
07.Don't Touch Me There
08.Mondo Bondage
09.Smoke (La Vie En Fumér)
10.Crime Medley :
-Sound Effect-Siren
-Theme from "Dragnet"
-Theme from "Peter Gunn"
-Theme from "Perry Mason"
-Theme from "Untouchables"
11.I Was A Punk Before You Were A Punk
12.I Saw Her Standing There
13.Drum Solo
14.Boy Crazy
15.You're No Fun
16.Stand Up And Shout
17.White Punks On Dope

Personnel :
*Fee Waybill - lead vocals
*Bill 'Sputnik' Spooner - guitar, vocals
*Michael Cotten - synthesizer
*Mingo Lewis - drums, percussion, vocals
*Prairie Prince - drums
*Roger Steen - guitar
*Vince Welnick - keyboards, vocals
*Rick Anderson - bass, vocals
*Re Styles - vocals

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