Alive ; Rare Junk (1968)

"Two superb albums on one CD. The studio sides on "Rare Junk" include covers of the jazz standard "Willie The Weeper" (with its familiar "Hi de hi dee ho" chorus), "Collegiana" (done jug band style), "Cornbread and 'Lasses," Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe," and Jackson Browne's "These Days" in one of its better (and surprisingly upbeat) versions. Some of this stuff is so self-conscious in its humor that it's hard to believe that it was recorded with much confidence of success, but it works musically, capturing the vaudeville side of the band's orientation better than anything on their first two LPs. "Alive", recorded at the L.A. Troubadour circa 1967, is one of the great live albums of its decade, capturing the early group in top form, clowning around in a loosely structured show. It is a great set, the guitars, mandolins, and banjos glitter in the clarity of the recording. A vital addition to any folk-rock or country-rock collection." (Bruce Eder, Allmusic; 4,5 uit 5 sterren)

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