I agree that S&A Live is amazing! Probably the best live release ever
by them. Awesome quality and set list. You can't really compare a live
DVD release with a best-of compilation. I think Retro 3 is something
worth getting for sure. The reason there are no old tunes on it is
because this is an Atlantic label release, meaning only tracks from
Presto on. It is remastered also, which means the Vapor Trails tunes
should sound a lot better! Disk 2 is all videos, a lot were never
released before. This is what makes it a must have for me.


--- In halftheworldsastage@yahoogroups.com, Denise <dnaran1138@...>
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> look alive people, kinda quiet lately, so it's time to break a few
windows......power windows.
> sorry to lament about the new Retrospective 3 ('89-'08) release
coming out in Feb, but the tracking is really sad.........especially
when we have S&A Live to enjoy.
> to go wade thru tunes like bravado, the pass, nobody's hero,
dreamline, and animate all over again (as with the vapor trails tour;
RIR).
> disappointing that either their managment or the record label chose
such lame selections for this release.
> there are other tracks far more deserving.
> beyond all this, S&A Live stands on its own as a milestone event.
> if we were to add in landmark tunes like By-Tor, La Villa, Closer,
Trees, 2112-Grand Finale, T4E, Xanadu, and then throw in R30
Overture......you'd really have something for the ages.
> I know, older classics like Necromancer, Lakeside Park, and Cygnus
X-1 take a back seat but we've debated that before and its unlikely no
classic retro CD will ever see the light of day.
> For now, S&A Live is their finest moment, the energy, precision, and
musicianship world class.
> There are loads of things in the concert to brag about, though I
have not seen the blue-ray version, this one still kicks a mean mean
stride, today's tom sawyer mean mean pride.
> To hell with the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame.  they get my vote.
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> Denise
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