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When .38 Special performed at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on January 28, 1985, they weren’t exactly at the peak of their career, but they weren’t in a valley either. A few years removed from the breakthrough 1981 album Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, the sextet was in the process of slowly stripping away the Southern elements from its sound, turning toward an arena rock that was quite appealing when it came to the 1984 hit “Back Where You Belong” but less so on 1986’s Strength in Numbers. This concert -- for some reason released as part of Universal’s ongoing Authorized Bootleg series -- was given between those two events and it does feel like a transition: the material is strong but the performances are creeping toward the perfunctorily professional, exhibiting a lot of finesse and not much passion. It’s still entertaining, particularly when the group performs its biggest hits, but it’s never especially captivating -- so much so that it’s puzzling why this OK show was granted an official release.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Donnie Van Zant, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, ComposerLyricist - Danny Chauncey, Producer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Larry Steele, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Don Barnes, Producer - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer - Larry Steele, ComposerLyricist - Donald N. Van Zant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 A&M Records
38 Special, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2009 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Larry Steele, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lawrence E. Junstrom, ComposerLyricist - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Lyons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Peterik, ComposerLyricist - Frank Michael Sullivan, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, AssociatedPerformer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer - James Peterik, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Peterik, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Don Barnes, Producer - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer - Larry Steele, ComposerLyricist - Donald N. Van Zant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Gary O'Connor, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Larry Steele, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Larry Steele, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Barnes, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Carlisi, Producer, Guitar, Associate Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer - James Peterik, ComposerLyricist - Richard Donald Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Larry Junstrom, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Jeff Carlisi, ComposerLyricist - Dan Hartman, Producer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Donald Van Zant, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Donnie Van Zant, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Barnes, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Carlisi, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - 38 Special, MainArtist - Rodney Mills, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Peterik, ComposerLyricist - Frank Michael Sullivan, ComposerLyricist - Robert Gary Smith, ComposerLyricist - Jack Grondin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Brookins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Lyons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 A&M Records
Album review
When .38 Special performed at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on January 28, 1985, they weren’t exactly at the peak of their career, but they weren’t in a valley either. A few years removed from the breakthrough 1981 album Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, the sextet was in the process of slowly stripping away the Southern elements from its sound, turning toward an arena rock that was quite appealing when it came to the 1984 hit “Back Where You Belong” but less so on 1986’s Strength in Numbers. This concert -- for some reason released as part of Universal’s ongoing Authorized Bootleg series -- was given between those two events and it does feel like a transition: the material is strong but the performances are creeping toward the perfunctorily professional, exhibiting a lot of finesse and not much passion. It’s still entertaining, particularly when the group performs its biggest hits, but it’s never especially captivating -- so much so that it’s puzzling why this OK show was granted an official release.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:49
- Main artists: 38 Special
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Wolfgang's Vault
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2010 A&M Records This Compilation ℗ 2010 A&M Records
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