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In 1967, Johnny Rivers was slowly but surely moving into more musically adventurous territory with his albums Changes, Rewind, and Realization when he made one of the last of many LPs recorded at the signature Los Angeles rock club where he first gained fame, the Whisky A Go-Go. Whisky A Go-Go Revisited's first side was very much in the manner of his other live albums, with Rivers and his combo -- including the great Larry Knechtel on organ -- stomping through a handful of dance-friendly rock and R&B numbers, with Rivers' muscular guitar work and confident vocals making the most of songs like "It's Too Late," "Got My Mojo Working," and "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Rivers rarely gets the credit he deserves as one of the best and least histrionic blue-eyed soul singers of his era). Things get a bit more interesting on side two, devoted to a 15-minute workout on "John Lee Hooker," with Rivers and the band digging deep into the boogie in the manner of the titular Crawling Kingsnake (though "Satisfaction" and "Baby Please Don't Go" bob up and down through the jam more than once), and while this extended version of the number isn't all that radical in terms of what it sets out to do, it's a far cry from what Rivers was doing on-stage a mere three years before, and is more than a bit telling given the changing musical landscape of the day. Bottom line, while side two is about groove as much as anything, this set still rocks on out, and offers further proof that Rivers was one of the best American rockers of the 1960s.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Preston Foster, ComposerLyricist - Chuck Willis, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Lou Alder, Producer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Hebb, Composer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Lou Alder, Producer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
Bobby Goldsboro, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Lou Alder, Producer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Lou Alder, Producer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Calvin Houston Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Larry Knechtel, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - James Andrew Wright, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Rubin, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
Lou Adler, Producer - Johnny Rivers, MainArtist - Joseph Babcock, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
In 1967, Johnny Rivers was slowly but surely moving into more musically adventurous territory with his albums Changes, Rewind, and Realization when he made one of the last of many LPs recorded at the signature Los Angeles rock club where he first gained fame, the Whisky A Go-Go. Whisky A Go-Go Revisited's first side was very much in the manner of his other live albums, with Rivers and his combo -- including the great Larry Knechtel on organ -- stomping through a handful of dance-friendly rock and R&B numbers, with Rivers' muscular guitar work and confident vocals making the most of songs like "It's Too Late," "Got My Mojo Working," and "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Rivers rarely gets the credit he deserves as one of the best and least histrionic blue-eyed soul singers of his era). Things get a bit more interesting on side two, devoted to a 15-minute workout on "John Lee Hooker," with Rivers and the band digging deep into the boogie in the manner of the titular Crawling Kingsnake (though "Satisfaction" and "Baby Please Don't Go" bob up and down through the jam more than once), and while this extended version of the number isn't all that radical in terms of what it sets out to do, it's a far cry from what Rivers was doing on-stage a mere three years before, and is more than a bit telling given the changing musical landscape of the day. Bottom line, while side two is about groove as much as anything, this set still rocks on out, and offers further proof that Rivers was one of the best American rockers of the 1960s.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:08
- Main artists: Johnny Rivers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1967 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1967 Capitol Records, LLC
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