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John CipollinaJohn Cipollina Live at Chi Chi Club on 1987-05-02 (May 2, 1987)

Collection: : JohnCipollina
Band/Artist: John Cipollina
Date: May 2, 1987 (check for other copies)
Venue: Chi Chi Club
Location: San Francisco, CA

Source: 1st Gen Cassette, Audience
Lineage: CASS/1 > WAV > FLAC
Taped by: Bob Leonardis
Transferred by: Roger Miller
Keywords: Live concert

Description

01. Tree, Moon & Tide
02. Corina, Corina
03. The Cuckoo
04. Talk, Intros
05. Razor Blade
06. Talk
07. Inside And Out
08. Rainbow
09. I Put A Spell On You
10. Tuning
11. Unknown

(Second Set)
12. Highway
13. Tuning
14. Nothing To Lose
15. Yankee Son
16. Train Keep A Rollin'
17. Borrow Love And Go
18. Tuning
19. Commanche Boots
(Disc 2)
20. Silverado Trail
21. Tuning
22. All Worth The Price You Pay

(Third Set)
23. Tuning
24. Ain't Livin' Long Like This
25. Inlaws And Outlaws
26. Nighthawkin' The Dawn
27. I'm Writing You A Letter
28. Tuning
29. Be My Woman
30. Follow Her Around
31. Tuning
32. Monkey Boy
33. I Wish I Were Your River

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Reviewer: cabngirl - - June 5, 2009
Subject: Hot and nasty night of peak Pirate mayhem in North Beach!
Like "guitar slinger" I was extremely fortunate to attend tons of steamy Cipollina-driven shows in the 80s and the Pirates always held an extra special place in my heart. This one is a nice, fat, stinky show of the kind I remember loving so much. The energy was dirty and fierce as usual for this amazing band and John and Greg's snarling lick-trading and sizzling twin leads are like no other dueling slingers I've heard produce. (granted I come from a place of bias).
I would give this 5 stars except the vocals are not as strong as perhaps could be, but then Cipollina bands never were strong in that area so it doesn't bother me much. There are shows tho that perhaps have them miked a little better. Still, not alot circulating and this one is a tresure!! My deepest thanks to those who recorded and archived it for posterity!

Reviewer: Guitar Slinger - - March 28, 2008
Subject: Most Excellent
I had the fortune to attend live most of the Dinosaur, Problem Child, Zero, Thunder & Lightning, Terry & The Pirates, Fish&Chips shows around the Bay area in the 1980s.. I never thought I'd have the opportunity to revisit those shows. Venues like the Full Moon Saloon on Haight St, Grant Avenue Saloon, Chi Chi Club, Sweetwaters, O.T. Prices among others... really brings home the memories..

John Cipollina was a friend and he is greatly missed. His music lives on and will always be AWESOME!

Reviewer: SkylertheDialer - - December 23, 2007
Subject: *drops in dead faint*
This show is SMOKIN! Cipollina at his best, and dynamite sound quality (with a great small-room atmosphere) to boot! Great show, Mr. Miller, my heartfelt thanks to you for sharing such a gem...is this the only Pirates show on the archive?

You know, I'm too young to have seen John play live
(I turned 12 the year he died), so these great old tapes are the closest I'll ever get to hearing perhaps the single most mindblowing guitarist ever to ascend a stage perform his magic. Ever since first hearing that opening riff to Spin-Spin, I haven't been able to get enough.

I echo other reviewers I've read about how wonderful it is of the John Cipollina estate to authorize these tapes for trading, it's meant a lot to me to have the opportunity to hear John's music. He truly had a most diverse and interesting career and much of it is available here to turn on posthumous fans such as I. I know it's a dubious cliche that free downloads supposedly sell more official music, but in my case (and I suspect in MANY others), it's a literal truth; I'm currently buying up every official Cipollina recording I can lay hands on...I suggest you do the same...and while you think about it, DOWNLOAD THIS SHOW!!

Reviewer: RyanLinn - - January 17, 2006
Subject: another great one
I think it goes without saying now: Roger, you're the man! Out of everything you've uploaded, I don't think there's anything that's bad or even mediocre. And this one is one of the best so far. Great sound, wicked hot music, and a good time all around! Keep 'em coming!

On a lesser note, Terry introduces the three unknown songs... the first is something from the Wind Dancer album (I don't know which), and the others are "Commanche Boots" and "Nighthawkin' The Dawn" as far as I could tell. And everything rocks.

Notes

Terry & The Pirates
5-2-87
Chi Chi Club, San Francisco, CA.

Source: 1st Gen Cassette, Audience
Equipment: Sony D5, Nakamichi 300 Mics
Location: Stage Left Tables
Taper: Bob Leonardis
Digitized by: Roger Miller

Terry & The Pirates

Terry Dolan- Guitar, Vocals
John Cipollina- Guitar, Vocals
Greg Douglass- Guitar, Vocals
David Hayes- Bass, Vocals
Greg Elmore- Drums