Live!

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African rhythms aren't really my style - unless it's when Talking Heads base their music on them :) But with Talking Heads, it's mixed with a lot of other stuff, and that's what works for them. When it stands alone, like here, it gets boring. (Semi-)instrumental music that sounds good, but you probably had to be there. On 'Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)', a spontaneous Mas Que Nada-esque sing-along begins with... well, with whom? Guests in the studio who also make up the audience? It's not for me. And a 16-minute drum-off definitely isn't. I wouldn't subject anyone to that, and it drags things down quite a bit. 1.9

fela kuti's great but this album felt like a drag

I’m really not a huge fan of 10 minute songs

Cool!

4/10

Wanted it to end about 2 minutes into the 16 minute drum solo song.

Live albums have always been a struggle for me and this wasn't easy.

The drumming is good. Not a fan of the singing.

I appreciate song quality over musicianship. I’d rather listen to a good song played by lousy musicians with poor production value over great musicians showing off their skills in an. unforgettable song. This one has a little of both. The skeleton of the songs and the attitude is in place, but God, am I bored listening to endless songs! Also, drum solos might be my least favourite thing to listen to

interesante

Didn't understand most of it but I kind of knew what he was singing about because of the intros he did at the start. None of the songs except Black Man's Cry really stood out to me.

Okay live album. Ginger Baker was definitely rolling on something, but the environment sounded fun. Would be great to see this act in person but just doesn't work as an album

fun, but drum solos get boring

2/5 a lot of talking which i dont really like in music, other than that it was alright, with some nice parts aswell 3/1001

Eh, OK. Not my favorite by Kuti.

Actually cool! Sounds like a fun time. I like the rhythms. Nice. Long one, probably wouldn't listen often. Maybe one more time in life.

Muy largos los temas, pero en general el estilo muy bueno

Not really for me

1. ztart - 2 2. cry - 1 3. zmell - 2 4. egbe - 2 5. ginger - 1

I have enjoyed the two other Fela albums the generator has suggested for me so far, and I enjoy Ginger Baker from Cream, so I was looking forward to this. Unfortunately it is a bit of a let down. Maybe because this is the second non-English language live album I've had in a row, i just wasn't in the mood? Anyways. These songs are just a bit too fat for me. By at least two minutes each. When something interesting is happening they're great, but the band just vamps way too long without anything happening. And don't get me started on a 16 minute drum solo. I'm a drummer! That should be my jam! But - it's just boring as hell. Sorry, Fela. TWO STARS

está bueno para escuchar de fondo, no destacó ninguna canción la verdad

Very interesting music genre, would have to listen to more to get used to it though. That’s why this site is good tho.

I feel the same way about this album as I did "At Fillmore East" by The Allman Brothers Band; imagine being in the audience and having to sit through this setlist, and not pry your ears off your head. Every song sounded the same - there's only so much boogie I can take!

last track reminds me of caravan from whiplash

ik snap de hype, maar drum solos zijn niet mijn ding en het is gewoon net niet mijn muziek

- Yeah, I'm just not really into it... I'm not a fan of jazz or songs that go on forever, so this is definitely not for me. I find it all so repetitive and meandering, and I prefer melodic. The songs feel cluttered to me, and I can't get lost in that. - That all said, the beats are fun and funky, and the musicians are all talented. - I didn't enjoy the vocals, either - I don't really like scatting, and maybe it's just because I don't speak the language and he was saying something interesting that I didn't understand, but it seemed more like random vocalizations than lyrics, and his voice wasn't interesting or beautiful enough to just want to hear it for its own sake - it was on the shouty and strained side. - I definitely prefer Zombie to this album - I like its political tone, so it sustains my interest more. On this one, I just mostly tuned it out as much as I could, but I also found it kind of annoying in the background because it's manic. - Also, no thanks on listening to crowd participation. - The bonus (16 min, ugh) drum solo track probably would have been fun in, like, a drum circle around a fire and/or on hallucinogens, but again, it's not something I like to listen to in daily life. - Also, I just learned dude is a misogynist, so yeah, I won't be listening to his music.

3/10

Gostei principalmente do começo, depois tem algumas sessões intermináveis de solos de baterias que me cansaram um pouco. É interessante ouvir um pouco de música que vc não é muito acostumado, como africana, um jazz puxado para o continente africano, porém me cansou um pouco. Mas não deixa de ser um belo disco

Cool vibe in general but ultimately just long samey songs. 2.5 rounded down.

Nah

OK, bit jazzy for me

Funk from Nigeria with GInger Baker. A tad exhausting for my taste, not a big fan of the vocals.

It was okay, but I still don't like live albums. This one was better because it was live in studio instead of live on stage.

Wasn't bad

Not a fan

Boring, every song sounded the same

Technically proficient is one thing, but as a listening experience it's just too much for someone with no prior knowledge of the players or their backgrounds.

Purely a vibe album, def background music.

Afrikanske rytmer er ikke ikke min - med mindre det er når Talking Heads baserer deres musik på det :) Men der er det jo blandet med en masse andet, og det er det, der fungerer for dem. Når det står alene, som her, så bliver det kedeligt. (Semi-)instrumental musik, der lyder godt, men man skulle nok have været der. På 'Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)' begyndes en spontan Mas Que Nada-agtig fællessang med ... ja, med hvem? Gæster i studiet, som også udgør publikum? Det er ikke noget for mig. Og det er 16 minutters drum off slet ikke. Det vil jeg ikke byde nogen, og det trækker ret meget ned. 1.9

Impro nose

Parecen puros solos de bataca

Lo único bueno era que el vivo estaba muy bien, pero las canciones no eran de mi estilo, todas de 10 minutos y con muchos solos de bateria. Sería una especie de 2,5.

Not my cup of tea!

I can respect the art but personally, it’s too funky for me.

Canciones muy largas, ritmo repetitivo, por ratos se disfruta la onda, pero es aburrido en general.

Better than expected.

If I was there watching this live, I would be about 85% more into it. So much riffing and jazz-y stuff that had me slightly bored listening in the car.

Definitivamente es un álbum para colocar de fondo, ya que es totalmente instrumental. Esperaba mas debido al lugar que fue grabado y los artistas en cuestión. Creo que no lo volvería a poner a no ser que sea para estudiar.

Leider nicht meins.

Ni pincha ni corta, promedio y las canciones son muy largas. Hay mejores

Para musiquita de fondo o tipo tiny desk esta ok, pero medio monotono

Sonido muy bueno. Canciones MUY largas, guarde dos. Si tengo ganas de escuchar un álbum entero no lo eligiria.

Started off strong for me and by the end I just found it noisy and grating.

There are times when I wish I had a more diverse music taste but I just didn't really enjoy this... I hate to say it but these 10 minute + songs felt somewhat tedious and there are just so many other things I would prefer to be listening to. By no means bad just not my thing.

Джаз этот тот самый жанр, который к моему сожалению мне не совсем нравится. Звучание неплохое, да и голос Фела Кути мне показался завораживающим. Но нет, совсем не мой жанр, поэтому ставлю 2 звезды.

not really my style

Interesting stuff. I enjoy world music except the vocals tend to throw me off, and this is no different.

I do not enjoy these live albums, this one is no exception

Impressive horns. Not my genre but good music.

1: Ye Ye De Smell 2: Black Man’s Cry 3: Lets Start

Appreciate the cultural impact but the 16 min drum solo was not for me

Nice beats. Felt like New Orleans again. 16 minute Drum solos are not my thing.

I’m always a bit confused about how to assess live albums next to studio albums since they seem like fundamentally different projects. This album gives me a faint second-hand sense of what it would have been like to be present for an exciting live experience but doesn’t do much for me as an album.

heehee

alright, not really my thing

Elevator music? Energetic jazz? Mixed emotions

Fela With Ginger Baker Live! - Fela Kuti Let’s start - 6/10 Black Man’s Cry - 5/10 Ye Ye De Smell 6/10 Egbe Mi O 6/10 Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo - 5/10 ФИНАЛНА ОЦЕНА: 5.6 Није мој фазон, превише монотоно али је на моменте звучало океј.

I like Fela Kuti 2

For meget jamsession, selvom rytmerne er gode.

I'm all for some y'alla habibi but this gets quite repetitive at times.

Ok

Not my style of music.

Fella Kuti. The magical world I can create with the simplest of changes to text. An extra "L" takes a run of the mill jazzy beatnik, and turns him into a guy named fella. And besides a fella named guy, I don't know anything that could be more radical than that. This album contains some reasonable jazz rippage, but it's too often interrupted by grunting, and rote crowd-pleasing rhythms. If not crowd pleasing, then certainly plodding. For the record, I like crowd-displeasing music. The type of music that causes nightclubs to shut down. Overturned velvet rope stands, unsold Moscow Mules and perhaps actual mules slowly chewing on flyers for the unattended "Ladies Night." If it can be enjoyed by a swath of people, or performatively winced through by a white guy living in an overpriced apartment in an "up-and-coming" neighbourhood, count this humble reviewer, out. 2.5 HIGHLIGHTS: The closing drums

Some good moments in this album but it's just too repetitive for me.

This was a strange one to listen to. The songs felt a little dragged out and too long. I've got nothing wrong with longer songs as a lot of the music I've heard does this, but it has to be done right. This felt way too repetitive in parts and I couldn't really vibe with a lot of it. Ginger Baker is obviously an amazing drummer but a 16 minute drum solo to end is another example of dragging something out. I'll give 2 stars because there were a couple of interesting parts throughout.

Funky coolness!

Some great instrumental work but also some annoying vocals and far too many overbearing long boring drum solos.

Just not clicking with this like I hoped to

Nice sounds, some chill afro type rhythmns but didn't stand out to me much as anything special. Almost 3 stars but simply not something I would go back to.

Not for me

It’s Fela. I like the non-live ones more

canciones larguisimas wow

Repetitive, nothing really that special. Why is this album on this list?

1h1m 5 songs 3/10 Not my style Wasn’t bad but I wouldn’t choose it A lot of saxophones and stuff

Meh

I like it but its just not my style, definitely if it werent as upbeat id love it!

Już jako młokos, najbardziej lubiłem...

chill. tribal. drums. beat.

eh

Great musical wise but not for me. Found the solos a bit boring but loved the vocals. Not for me!

nicht so meins

sounds good

This was going to be a solid 3 star for me, an enjoyable funk/soul live show. It went a bit downhill when they started the 10+ minute drum solo on the final track. Maybe it's because I'm not a drummer, but anything longer than a minute or two and it's a "you had to be there" kind of thing.

Как говорится, уважаем творчество, но слушать это... уж извините.

Acid jazz, partially in another language, and a freaking vibe. Not a huge fan, but I really see the appeal.

I think some has a bias for Afro-pop-jazz-fusion.

decent, goes on too long, but a pleasant sound that I wouldn't have listened to otherwise other than featuring Ginger Baker. 2.5

I just don't like jazz.

I was hoping to like this, but it was annoying as hell while I was working on something stressful.

First African album, I think, and it had to be one with a Brit on it. First couple of tracks are OK. Bit too jazz.

As much as I enjoyed Zombie, 4 stars, I didn’t really like this one. Too many times it faded into background music. Quite disappointed.

Enjoyed this in the background, but too jazzy for active listening for me.

Cool to vibe to but gets very samey after a while

I think I would need to see this live to enjoy it. I imagine a lot is happening on stage that I'm missing by just listening. It's so long. Parts of it are funky, parts of it are dull. Mostly dull. The drum solo is the biggest anticlimax ever. How do two drummers considered to be the best of their kind manage to come together and sound so bloody boring?

2 1/2 I liked the music but I’m not a fan of long drum solos.

It's a jam band. Cool instrumentals. Nothing special

Fun album but not sure why it is on the list. Will not be upset to hear it again but I will not seek it out

More interesting to listen to than I expected since this is definitely not a genre that I listen to; however, I will probably not listen to it again. Also, in a personal vein, I am not a fan of Ginger Baker as a drummer.

Jam band vibes but old school. Only 5 songs but since they are so long it's a full album. It's good music, but the jam bands kill me.

not really my thing but better than I expected

Certainly is some cool, funky music but probably not something I think I would pick up and listen to again.

Good to get a livecalb7m. Nor my type of music though

First listen. Man, I don't know. I wanted to like this, but it just kind of bored me. There doesn't seem to be a lot going on here; or maybe I'm just not hearing it. It sounds far too basic, and far too repetitive to keep my interest, and while neither of those things are bad on their own, it's difficult to pull them both off at the same time. The last track in particular was extremely tedious; I don't know if sixteen minutes of straight percussion is quite my thing. It certainly has its moments, though. The end of Egbe Mi O in particular was fantastic; partly because I tend to gravitate towards more melodic passages, but also because the crowd joining in felt quite magical. It's hardly a bad album, but not quite my thing, I guess. Fav. Track: Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)

A little too repetive for my taste.

Cool sound but just way too long and repetitive. If you’re not experiencing live jazz live then it loses a lot of luster.

No m'encanta, quasi tot instrumental. Musica molt semblant entre si. Es musica africa que segurament jo no acab d'entendre.

It’s something I could definitely put on while working on a project or cleaning and not get sick of it. If I wanted to be engaged by the music, which is what I usually want from music, I couldn’t see this keeping my attention all the way through. It’s not something I’d put on in the car. It’s perfectly good for background music though.

Not for me

Just not for me

Yikes, that was rough. It’s true that my ears aren’t trained for this kind of music, but I prefer my music to have a bit more direction.

I have little patience for live albums, and while "Live!" by Fela Kuti wasn’t bad, I just can’t enjoy them the way I wish I could. You really had to be there to fully appreciate the energy and vibe I guess...

Parecía mejor... Pero bastante repetitivo

Funky but lengthy

Ei oikein iskenyt. 2/5.

Not for me? I don't enjoy live albums, plus the 10+ minute songs really just make me not want to listen. The actual content is solid, but it really feels like a jam session for a live audience. 2/5.

I don’t get the hype. It’s funky, that’s for sure.

2,2

I know 1001 is a lot, but did I really need to hear this? Afrobeat is cool and all, but I don't even think this is the best representation of Fela. There's also a 16 minute drum solo as a bonus track. Whatever.

2/5, not something i'd listen to daily but it was an enjoyable hour

Ingen tvekan om att det svänger. Men det saknas ändå någon form av dynamik. Energin är genomgående hög men för att ta till sig den fullt ut hade jag önskat större kontraster. Fela å grabbarna maler på med fullt ös från början till slut. Låtarna går in i varandra och griper inte riktigt tag i en. 16 minuter trumsolo blir i ärlighetens namn rätt tråkigt. Säkerligen mycket roligare om man var med på plats.

No thanks.

Drum jazz madness, lacked a bit of melody for me

- Mmm, het had wel iets. Maar geen enkel nummer volledig kunnen luisteren. - 0 nummers toegevoegd aan MMMM

Interesting, but too little variation throughout for my taste, and, ultimately, just not my thing. 2/5

Intenso, vibrante, ripetitivo

Naja

3/10 - it was mostly ok but the last song was 16 min of drums

Ok but really not my jam.

This is too one-note for me.

This style of music doesn’t move me especially, but I can sometimes key into the groove. I probably prefer Zombie, which we heard earlier on the list. At the very least it was nice to see what Ginger got up to after Cream. ⭐️⭐️

Drums are pretty good here. Not much else. Songs added to/on playlist: 0 2/5

2.3 1x not my thing

I went into this knowing it wasn't for me. 5 songs at over an hour, 1971, Fela Kuti, Afrobeat music. A 16 minute drum solo?! It's African Jazz, and I'm not into Jazz and freeform jazzy jamming. This sound is lost on me and I'm not afraid to admit it. I prefer my songs stay under 11 minutes long, not possible on this album. I have no idea why this is a T1001 album - I found it to be quite the opposite. 2 stars as I'm sure they're good Afrobeat musicians and there were moments that shined. Knocked it for no hits, no influence on popular music that I'm aware of, a small listen count on Spotify (after 50 yrs) and just the fact that it includes a 16 minute drum solo (pure agony live at any show!).

No thank you!

OK. 2/5

ok

If Ginger Baker wasn't on this, I don't think this gets the recognition on this list. Fela sounds a bit brash and too loud. The guitars are mixed in really muddy while the horn section is crystal clear. The rhythm section isn't even that special with Cream graduate Ginger Baker. After sitting through this, I checked out Flea Kuti's other work and his other work is quite good. Zombie is a standout album. I'd recommend that as a jumping off point than this. Really unsure why this live album is supposedly a "crown jewel."

i dont like old contry music

2.2 boring as hell

J - 2/5 Best Track - "Let's Start" F - DNL

Fela Kuti has a live one here (so free pass.) With the add of Ginger and the jazzy world music card make it 1001 Must Hear List worthy. The 16 minute drum battle runs long. Enjoyed it overall. (2.35*s)

The Fela and his band can sure bring the rhythms of Africa. I got in the zone with this album but it also dragged on with much of the same. Ginger must have had ye ye de smell after those drums solos though c'mon. 2 stars for jungle jammin' live.

Didn't expect much from a live version of a foreign album. Was actually pretty satisfied with what I got. It's mostly just some afrobeat jams but it was relatively satisfying. Not sure what the connection is but kinda cool that they got Ginger Baker involved. Pretty redundant after a while but I guess I enjoyed the album enough to stick around for the drum battle as opposed to immediately bailing out. 2.08 stars

Got a lil bored

Nice bit of world music. not doing anyone any harm, cant imagine listening to it again, but didnt mind listening to it at all.

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My heart sank when I saw the albumator had thrown this one up. I’ve heard it before and I wasn’t all that impressed. I don’t connect with funk music, and I find jazz funk that doesn’t let up for over an hour even less relatable. The musicianship of Fela Kuti and the band is undeniable, but I didn’t find anything to savour. There is also really good energy on all the tracks. It’s not that anything on here is bad, because the album is a brilliant fusion of jazz, funk and soul with Afrobeat. It’s just not the album for me.

Really interesting, but not for me

Well, I am sorry. I loved the way it starts and I can see the virtuosity and all. However, I got tired after the two first songs. I can appreciate its magic, but I am not made for listening to this kind of music

I know he’s a legend but I found this album boring and repetitive (apart from the second half of Egbe Mi O).

Compared to every other similar album I have encountered on the list so far (jazz / roots / blues / world / excessive noodling), this one is a breath of fresh air in many ways. Much more exciting, energetic, funky and fresh sounding from the get-go. A palatable blend of instruments and sounds with the focus on snappy rhythms - even the sax overload is not too off-putting in this context. It is, however, still a predominantly instrumental record full of reaaaaaaally long tracks which descend into improvisational hell. All fantastically performed, of course, but overall I would describe the experience as... well, imagine you dropped the needle on a copy of the first Doors LP, and it lands right at the start of the instrumental break to Light My Fire, then imagine you are anticipating that glorious moment where it all resolves and reverts back to the intro riff, the final verse and chorus. Then imagine that moment NEVER COMES, but the instrumental break just continues on for another hour. Yeah, it's kind of like that. Don't think that means I didn't enjoy this though, but it's only ever going to be background music fodder, and would surely provide a good source of some sampled breaks and beats if nothing else.

ufff to much brrrr brrrrr poom pom pom 2/5

Live album. Funk / Soul. Only five tracks for sixty one minutes of run time. An album of jamming and very long solos. The drumming is, of course, fantastic and crazy from Ginger Baker. Great musicianship from a very random collaboration here. It's okay, just not my kind of thing. I prefer Ginger Baker with Cream. Felt Kuti is someone I'll have to look into more.

It’s okay

Talented live performance. A little repetitive and not my style but decent

Seeing this live would be incredible, but listening to a group of dudes jam for an hour, regardless of how incredible they are, ain't really my thing 2.5

The last song is too long.

Funk/jazz/boring Nothing exceptional

Otro directo y van no sé cuantos. Se deja escuchar, es un artista que nunca habría oído si no fuera por esta lista. Interesante para conocer al creador o impulsor de Afrobeat.

I’m sure plenty of tools feel enlightened by giving this 4-5 stars, but it’s just not that good. Fine to have on in the background once, but nothing groundbreaking or all that catchy, even for quasi-jazz.

Some random worldwide live album from the 70s featuring the drummer of Cream that’s over an hour long and only 5 tracks? Yeah you already know I was ready to hate this album experience. Quite surprisingly, however, it wasn’t as bad as I was anticipating. Still nothing I’m looking to ever listen to and I wasn’t happy about having to add a song from this to my 1001 albums playlist, but I digress. Not something I regret listening to but not something I’d be happy to listen to again either. Sick 15 minute drum solo to end though.

some great grooves but not my thing

Definitelybis repetitive. Seems like a "you had to be there" show to me.

Was impressed by the musicianship, but got bored pretty quickly.

The Good: Live! The Bad: Live! The Ugly: The scratches on my head while I am trying to figure out why I’ve had to listen to 2 albums from this fella… Seriously… Zombie, or whatever the other album was called, already made me wonder why I had to listen to this… and now I get served a Live! album to boot? Seriously? I better get to listen to 3 Oscar Peterson albums, just to cleanse my pallet… This album is getting 2*, only because I am not going by me mood, which would turn it into a 1* album and seriously make me re-think spending another 2 years on this daily journey...

Definitely not my cup of Cream! Reminds me of a raw James Brown, but definitely not my taste. The songs just seemed to ramble on like they were just having a jam session without a real finish in mind. I can imagine they were having a good time while doing it. Music wasn’t terrible, just not my thing.

not my cup of tea but i like how it is upbeat and funky. fun to listen to.

Not my thing

Sehr drum-lastig. Wenig Songtext. Musikalisch jazz-artig mit afrikanischen Einflüssen. Ok, für mich nicht sehr attraktiv. 2/5

An incredibly tight, long jam session. Felt like I was outside at the festival with them. After a bit though, It was repetitive- essentially one long song.

got boring fast, 5 track album lasting over an hour is not for me

what i’ve learned from this process so far is that songs from the pre-streaming era are all either 90 seconds long, or 23 minutes, with absolutely no other options in between. although i do enjoy the change of pace with this one, i do feel like this would be more enjoyable to listen to live, in a musty dancefloor somewhere and probably under the influence. sitting in the concrete prison listening to afrobeats makes me more depressed than i was initially, as it reminds me of how i could be spending my young fun years out somewhere warm, instead of on burnaby mountain where it is currently 9 degrees and raining, and there is homework to be done. every tippy tap of the drum solo was tippy tapping directly onto my sad tired skull.

It was good but 16 minute songs are not compatible with my attention span.

Im going to relisten to this when i need to lock in with my dissertation. Because the drums do hit but they also hit a little random when your on the train home from london after a pint.

Not for me

Jag gillar Afrobeat och Fela Kuti är gudfadern till Afrobeat men just detta livealbum skänkte mig ingen större njutning. 2 av 5

This would not be an album or music that would ever be on my radar if it weren’t for this project. I enjoyed listening to the album for something new but would not return to it for listening pleasure. That said it wasn’t bad but I would have liked it more if the songs were shorter.

Sooooo much percussion, wow. Feel sad i'm not nearby a campfire

Not for me

So, if you like concerts that have long drawn out songs that are mostly instrumental riffs, you’ll like this album. Also, I think there’s a special place in heaven for those who appreciate and even more so, like drum solos. Me, I just kept asking myself, when will this song be over? Needless to say, this one just isn’t for me. Two stars.

Incredible musicianship, nothing but respect, jazz ain’t my thing

Cool! But very boring.

meh, very jammy, was okish. 2/5

Man they were on some good gear in the 70s.

Not really for me

I literally just had a different fela kuti album and it sounded exactky the same. Which means neither of them can be all that important. 2 stars. I gave the other one 3. The albums can split the extra point to make it a tie if they want.

Conflicted with this one. There's a great energy on this live album, and it's scatterd throughout with some interesting melodies and rhythms. But every track descends into a monotonous 10+ minute jam on a single chord. I like a drum solo just as much as the next guy, but 16 minutes is excessive.

I know this is blasphemy, but I’m not a Ginger Baker fan. So far the opening track is great. Ok. Track is good, but it feels like 30 seconds looped for 6 minutes. This would be great at a dance club. It got repetitive listening to it. Well, I’m more of a Ginger Baker fan now. But this album is still repetitive.

A 2 song album makes it on this list? 24 minutes long? That’s it? I’ve heard better drum solos and better jam out performances than this. I don’t feel the urge to move and get into it like I know I should. This album leaves me scratching my head that’s for sure.

Not my style of music

Not my genre Long songs Decent beat/vibe Nothing special

Really nice jazz album with classic 10+ minutes songs. The groove and feeling of the album was good. I enjoyed my listen throughout.

Enjoyed it but not sure I’d listen again

2 - There’s was obviously some good in there, but this kinda goes back to how I rate things and this was not something I’d listen to again

60s sounding soundtrack vibes, fun and lively but I'll never listen to this again, 2 stars

It’s fine and all, but I’m just not one of those guys that really likes listening to 16 minute long drum solos.

Interesting to have this right after Femi Kuti.. 5 songs at an hour long is too wild. I liked the sound but not enough to justify that.

Very long, repetitive songs that seam to only serve as excuse to never-ending solos by different instruments. I mean, it is not bad, makes for good background music. 5/10

So much long jazz.

1.Let’s Start 2.Black Man’s Cry 3.Ye Ye De Smell 4.Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo 5.Egbe Mi O(Carry Me)

I get that Fela Kuti is a legend, but this live album was a chore. The jams just drag on and on, with every song blending into the next. The band is tight, sure, but the endless repetition and lack of real variety made it hard to stay interested. It’s supposed to be energetic and electric, but most of the time it felt like background noise that refused to end. If you’re not already a diehard Fela fan, this album feels more exhausting than exciting. I honestly just got bored.

Not a big fan

She’s a 2be. Lotsa drumming

Wasn't a total disaster like the previous ones. I think I could sit through it on some chill days if I'm in the mood

Second song was nice

Anders.

No album has been, or ever will be, improved by a 15 minute drum solo

another live album that sounds like a rollicking good time for the people who were there, but doesn't quite translate to recorded media for me. the first song was pretty good, but after that I was just mired in long tracks and lost in them musically without knowing how to escape. the final challenge was surviving the 15-minute drum solo, which (as someone who considers himself an amateur drummer) was not terribly exciting overall. this is like a 2.5 for me. favorites: let's start

jazz

Pretty good, but it didn't grab me.

I'm sure there is a story behind how Ginger Baker ended up making this record but its alright, progressive jazz with African roots.

- eh - sounds like it could be a good movie soundtrack with the way some of the songs just loop

- solid but not for me - live and long

I’m well aware of Ginger Baker but had never heard of the other fel(l)a! or this album before. When I think of Ginger Baker I immediately think of Cream and long drum solo’s. Never saw Cream live but have listened to their music which includes quite a few long drum solos. The trouble with long drum solos I find is that whilst they may be technically brilliant they are something which must be seen live because the drumming is also a visual experience which is obviously lost when recorded. As I say I’ve never seen Ginger Baker but witnessed quite a few live. Carl Palmer of ELP springs to mind. An example of the visual bit is how he would take off his t-shirt in the middle of the solo whilst still drumming furiously. Or as the solo climaxed his transformation to an Octopus as he banged everything in front, side, behind and even above. Always well worth a round of applause similar to one you hear on this album during Ginger Baker’s solo but you’ve no idea what feat he has just performed. Whilst it was interesting to hear Ginger’s involvement in this album the rest of it did nothing for me at all. Thanks to Peter Gabriel I have become aware of African music and do like some but very little on this album. 2/5 3/6/24

A fun vibe that was free flowing and would definitely get you into a good groove in the right setting. This wouldn't be in my personal rotation but could see it coming up at the right bar or club. Best: Black Man's Cry Worst: Egbe Mi O (Carry Me) 2.5 Stars

Not bad. Suitable for background music.

Orgia Afrobeat. Muita bateria. Músicas longas, pegada bem ao vivo. Não ouviria de novo. Deve ser um clássico do estilo mas, para mim, não agradou.

please hold, somebody's on your line. ass music

Could be a good album if less talk and more music

This album was wayyy too long and it was all just drumming. 2 stars because it did remind me of the late night drum circles in Volly Village at Hillside festival

Funky fresh but the repetition drove me insane

Good energy throughout. Songs are repetitive and probably something that is better experienced live.

Hört mal a den Trommelmann, wie er mit der Trommel trommeln kann. Ich mir das erste Werk komplett angehört mich anschließend mit der Skip-Taste gerettet. Neben den Schlagzeug gab es auch Trillerpfeifen. Vielleicht ein musthear für alle Hobbyschlagzeuger aber definitiv nichts für mich.

Too funky for me.

I'm sure there were probably loaded Volkswagen vans full of people following around these guys in the 70s but it's not for me. It's repetitive and lowkey enough that it could find a home during the heist montage in an Ocean's 11 movie.

It wasn't even that long but it felt like it took forever to get through

Not my thing. The language/topics don't speak to me, and the music was a little too drum-heavy to work as background music.

I’m sure being there when it was recorded would have been a mindblowing experience, but recorded, it feels tedious, relegated to ambience at a hipster cafe that insists on playing vinyl slightly too loud.

This is like a big-band jazz thing with an African twist. The singer is Nigerian and there's a bunch of context about his life that I'm sure I'm missing, and then Ginger Baker is a British drummer from the band Cream. I guess Kuti is known as the king of afrobeat, which is a mix of West African music with American funk and jazz. It's ok, but not really my thing. I got pretty bored pretty quickly. It's also a "live" album, but it's really an "in-studio live" album which barely counts to me. Just not a bunch that's memorable on here to me. Favorite song: Let's Start 4/5/24

Good drumming. Need to brush up on my African languages.

I can live without drum solos

I appreciate the musicianship here but it's more jazz fusion and I just don't really click with it. Some very long tracks of (albeit impressive) just drumming. And drumming. I appreciate that Tony Allen is a legend but can we give him a band to stick an actual melody over that?

Not bad, but not my style.

not rlly my taste 2.5/5

Too jazzy

It's not my typical type of music. The beats and instrumentals were ok, but I probably wouldn't listen to this again.

Don't care for jazz

- Thought it all was one very long song - Great for cleaning the bathroom to!

So the first song this live album was absolutely awesome - as "Let's Start" was incredibly well done, as the sound was crisp, and the players were definitely comfortable with each other, and all on the same page... My brain immediately thought - "...wow - this sounds like the African version of "The Buena Vista Social Club..." - which was an awesome album which should be on the 1,001, recorded by a number of amazing Cuban musicians in the 90's... Anyways, with my hopes up, the next song "Black Man's Cry" wasn't as good as the first, but the 3rd song "Ye Ye De Smell" steps it back up, and was better than the 2nd - but then the rest of the songs went downhill from there... The quality of the recording was very good for its age, and there is no arguing with the outstanding musicianship - but nothing can save a less-than-stellar song... Ginger Baker from Cream plays drums on the final 4 songs of the album, and always liked Ginger - and he seemed to enjoy playing with these guys... Final thought is that the last track on the album is 16+ minute drum solo with Ginger and some of the other drummers playing on this album... Now I'm a drummer, and I really dislike drum solos - especially long, bloated, and self-indulgent ones... I would rather see drummers incorporate their chops "into" each of the songs that they are playing - like Ginger does on "Ye Ye De Smell" - where the percussion is truly "integrated" into the song, as opposed to the drummer "just keeping time".... Unfortunately, the album ends with this long, meandering, and quite frankly - an incredibly boring drum solo that is about 12-minutes too long... The solo finally ends, and that's the end of the record - no applause, no "...thank you Cleveland, good night..." - it just ends suddenly... Can't remember the last time an album started out with such promise for me, only to end in complete and utter oblivion... There is definitely some excellent playing on this one, and the 2 songs that I've referenced alone made it worth listening to... Would probably give it a 2.50 - based mainly on musicianship, quality of the recording for a live album, but there's no way I can get this to a 3...

• Omslaget ser ur som ett livealbum, de ser ut att ha det trevligt • Energi • Känns som bakgrundsmusik de hade spelat på streetfooden • Rhythm is king Betyg: Hade nog varit kul att se live, jag uppskattar vad det är, men att lyssna på det en timma såhär var lite slitsamt => 2/5

This is good in terms of musicianship, groove, quite funky, enjoyable to a certain extent. Some of the sax and trumpet stuff is great, understated funky guitar etc. I don't like Live albums being on the list. And the songs are VERY long. The shortest is 7 minutes and 45 seconds. Which is fine, but at the same time, it does feel some go on for the sake of going on. If i was there live, i'd probably be loving it, which adds to the disconnect of it being a live album and on a list like this. I am not sure that after today I would ever listen to the album again, not to say that i didn't enjoy it, but there are so many albums on the list I'd love to revisit, I'm not sure this one makes that list.

Good stuff for sure but nothing worth keeping it rotation.

Africain, beaucoup de percussions super et on bon funk. Sympa au début mais répétitif

I just get really tired of songs that are over 10 minutes long and mostly drum and organ solos. I get it, you smoke pot.

I struggle to understand the appeal of anything I've heard by Fela Kuti and friends. It tries too hard to be dun, dance-y music and instead becomes repetitive down to the "one more time" being said far more than once. Is the musicianship quality? Sure, and I can recognize some good little moments in there, but when you're rocking four tracks that almost all exceed ten minutes, you need more than a solid lick or two to get me invested. Perhaps this was a party-and-a-half in the moment, but on wax it just feels like a man yelling at you for not enjoying his music enough.

Não ouvi

afro Cuban rhythm stuff. Not bad but I got tired of it

4 songs and a bonus very interesting. A long jam band session, neat

#97. Hurray! Some improv jazzy bullshit with some guy yelling random noises over it occasionally. Exactly what I wanted to listen to this morning. 2/5: Who is this for? Do people really enjoy this? Song added to playlist: Let's Start I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link

Ok, not really my style, but can understand the important influence for roots / jam bands.

This was alright. My biggest problem with it is the backing instruments play the same 4 second loop while the main instrument solos. It isnt bad but it feels really repetitive. All in all 2 stars

Meh. If there was 2.5 stars, this would get it. It’s bang average - didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. Cool drums (drummer here) but nothing really stands out.

It was great music to listen to while cleaning the house. It wasn’t too stimulating so I was able to really focus on my tasks. Its the kind of music you can just chill out too and slowly drift off to sleep. The music is mostly instrumental which is generally not my cup of tea since I’m a singer. I also found it hard to dance to so despite it sounding very impressive I’m gonna have to give a rating based on my own enjoyment.

Puh, not my thing.

in the right headspace i think i would really be into this. probably deserves higher could i write power to this? n

I love the concept of Afrobeat music, but can't endure Fela Kuti for very long. The songs are repetitive and go on forever. ...And then there's a sixteen-minute drum solo.

This is an enjyoable - and typical - offering from Fela Kuti. I guess Ginger Baker is one of the drummers on this one. It's funky, upbet and relentlessly danceable throughout. I did find it - much like a lot of Fela Kuti's output - somewhat one dimensional, lacking any particular dynamics beyond 'breaking down' and building back up again, which, even that, is somewhat rare on this album. Enjoyable, listenable, not particulary mind blowing.

Didn't grab me at all. I imagine it'd be good live but listening to it on Spotify is not really that engaging

Not my bag

Sehr energetisch, wild. Lange Soli. Interessant aber nichts für mich.

This was kind of whatever

Catchy at some parts but I’ll never listen again. 2.5

Mostly instrumental jazz live. Longs songs.

This was not my type of music, especially for the gym. I don’t think I’ll be looking for more.

Not my jam

i felt that i was listening to the same drums over and over again, maybe i need to listen to it more.

Jazzy

1 eller 2, 1 eller 2? Blir nog en tvåa trots att det är en liveplatta.

I'll start of by saying that a lot of the live versions are not going to be as good as studio versions. That being said I don't think I would want to listen to the studio versions either. It's not terrible but it's certainly very hard to listen to. Black Man's cry is very goofy sounding, and I can't tell if he is speaking a language or gibberish. The random screams are kind of good though, I feel like these songs would be great for sampling. The drum solo is not doing anything for me. I don't actually like drum solos unless they're like aphex twin flim.

Just started this album and I don't think Afrobeat is going to resonate with me. Very repetitive at times. Yeah, not doing much. The Drum Solo song is just that. Too long, not even that interesting. This album may have had some cultural importance 50 years ago but it's nothing special, maybe not even good. This does nothing for me as a casual first-time listener and might even push me away from the genre.

Really not my thing. Last half of the final song had some good drumming solos going on.

Good but 3 quarters of the way through the 15 minute drum solo I lost some interest. Slightly repetitive.

This does seem awesome live. Unfortunately this was a album

Not too interested.

Funky, fun in the right conditions. Not really my thing.

I do like some of Fela's work, but this one is so not my thing. I was going to give it 3 stars because everything and everyone on this record is actually good, I just don't don't care about it, but the 15+ minutes drum solo at the end, for fuck sake.

Just not my type of music

Interesting, but guessing by the first song, it will not be for me. It sounds kind of jazz-y, not really my thing.

Fairly repetitive but I have never listened to music like this. The tracks with Ginger Baker sound different from the others in a good way. Possibly my first experience with music from the early 70's and was probably a banger back then. Very long songs almost like a jam band style. Losing interest around the 30 minute mark. I really lost interest but did manage to finish. Just not an album I would play ever again. Will give this a 2.

Good musicians, just not for me

I always struggle with live albums. I find them a little distracting. Did not enjoy this as much as the Fela Kuti studio record I heard earlier in the experience

Noted psychopath Ginger Baker’s appearance on this album doesn’t really mean anything. It’s just as good, or not good, as any other African jazz/jam project. Most of these tracks could’ve had any drummer playing on them and sounded just the same. That said, it’s pretty par for the course in this genre. I felt the musicians on stage had a good time, and that’s fun. Not the most mind expanding thing you could listen to. This is the 3rd of 4th live album I’ve run into from this list, and I’m starting to question each one that’s been here. I have no problem with live albums, but with the quantity of good music out there, are these the records that we need to hear before we die?

Pretty good. I don't like live albums

I just don't understand the music. Great musicians but lots of repetition and it's really had to engage throughout the whole album.

Eh, I wasn't super impressed with this album. It had a lot of repetition, without being super interesting. I wasn't a big fan of the vocals. For me the best thing on this was the recording quality, which is pretty good. All in all probably wouldn't listen to this again.

Jotenki meni ohi ku kuunteli kiirellä

Endless tyckiting.

not my style

interesting rhythms, but not everyday listenable