Max Webster - 1977.06.09 Massey Hall, Toronto, ON

Описание: All songs composed by Mitchell/Dubois (except track 6 by Mitchell and 11 by Watkinson).

Massey Hall - Toronto, ON
June 9, 1977

Kim Mitchell - guitar & lead vocals
Terry Watkinson - keyboards & vocals
Mike Tilka - bass & vocals
Gary McCracken - drums
Carla Jensen - vocals
Judy Donnelly - vocals

1) Oh War!
2) Gravity
3) In Context Of The Moon
4) Diamonds Diamonds
5) Lily
6) Research (at Beach Resorts)
7) Words To Words
8) On The Road
9) Summer's Up
10) America's Veins
11) Rain Child
12) Coming Off The Moon
13) Toronto Tontos
14) Only Your Nose Knows
15) Hangover

Compiled from two different tape sources, this is a nearly complete recording of one of Max Webster's greatest shows. This is the "they've made it" gig - for years they owned the Toronto bar scene, and now they're headlining Massey Hall. They'd opened for Rush there a few times (including the three shows recorded for All The World's A Stage), and now they're top of the bill themselves. Rick Ringer from CHUM FM introduces them to the stage.

This is one of the few times Max performed a proper acoustic set a la Led Zeppelin, but the tour de force here is Research (at Beach Resorts). Part of a later Max Webster song is heard in the interlude, missing from earlier, more primitive live versions of it - and I shan't ruin the surprise for you. A monstrous part of their creative process is revealed here.

Before Toronto Tontos Pye Dubois is introduced on stage for the first time, dispelling rumours that he may have been a mythical creation in the album sleeves. Until this moment plenty of people believed Paul Woods (du bois - "of the woods" - get it?) may not even have been a real person.

Max have a couple backing vocalists on stage at this show - Carla Jensen and Judy Donnelly join the band for a few songs, and would later be credited for backing vocals on Mutiny Up My Sleeve and A Million Vacations.

At least two songs are missing - High Class In Borrowed Shoes and Here Among The Cats, which was the second encore after Hangover. It's also possible they followed with a third encore of The Party, which would've been its first ever performance (Mitchell hinted at the possibility of playing this newest song of theirs in a radio interview a week prior to the gig on CHUM-FM with Rick Ringer, who also introduced the band to the stage). But what is captured here is fantastic and well worth a gander.

Photo taken by Scott Feeney.

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