Live!

cool album. liked the jazzy feel, definitely have to be in the right mood to listen to this

3.6

This fucking ROCKS like nothing else can. Fela is the MAN, and basically invented Afrobeat. The Africa '70 is phenomenal, untouchable in their talent. Find a version with the bonus track that is just a Ginger and Tony Allen doing a 16 minute drum solo. God damn I could listen to this all day!

Fun funky album

Trying to catch up, I’m only now listening to several albums that I’d put off (back when - two years ago - I first started following this project). And amid so much that makes me wonder once again if these are albums I should listen to before I die, something different, original, and fresh emerges - something that makes us feel at peace with life and with others - music that promotes unity, dance, joy, and happiness!

I don’t know if my life is happy or not, but I like to think it is - and certainly, when I listen to an album like this, then yes, I know for sure that I’m having a great time. A perfect 10 - and bring on more of these, please!

This album had a lot of personality and soul, but was plagued by repetitious and drawn-out song structures. To make 20+ min songs interesting there needs to be a sticky moment that resonates with the listener and motivates relistening. This album didn't have that. A good listen generally but not one I'd soon go back to. 3/5.

It’s African, it’s jazz, it’s funk, it’s drums. Lots of drums. Too much drums?

This was great! It got noticeably better when Ginger Baker joined.

This is very accomplished, and musically it's very good. It suffers (in my opinion) in the same way that a lot of these long-form jazz / jam type sessions do, in that the tracks end up feeling very repetitive. I wish they were much shorter and with more structure, because the music itself is good. There's some real nice jams in there.

Basically any Fela album is going to get four stars from me.

Mariana Trench level grooves from start to finish, the funk dial is pushed dangerously into the red. Fela looked at the Africa 70's 3 congo players, shekere, and Tony Allen on drums and said fuck it, more percussion! Ginger Baker going from Eric Clapton to Fela Kuti has to be music's biggest ever upgrade. The bass performance is incredible, the horns are blasting pure fire, Fela's organ parts rip, and the call and response singing generates even more energy. You could power a megacity off this album, and it's not even one of his best.

I really enjoyed this album. Good brass, good saxophone, great voice, great rhythms.
4/5

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.

Insane talent!! It was pretty neat to listen to Ginger Baker's take on traditional African music. Fela is so fantastic!

Favourite songs: Let's Start, Black Man's Cry, Ye Ye De Smell, Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)

Least favourite songs: none

5/5

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

Zombie is superior, but this is still rad

This was cool, some fun jams on here. I could’ve done without the 16 minute drum solo at the end, especially consider there already was a drum solo in the middle of it.

Love the high energy. The talking is kept to a minimum and so it is not distracting in the way that many live albums are. I would definitely listen to this one again.

Funky, jazzy, high-energy afrobeat by the undisputed king of the genre. Throwing Ginger Baker in there creates a symbiosis that makes this album as great as anything else on the list. Pure soul from every single band member working as a team. Fun as hell and now my new favorite album. Love love love.

One of the more unique records I’ve gotten on this project—very cool to get this Afrobeat album, the fusion of African styles, jazz, and rock really works. Quite cool to have Ginger Baker on as a guest as well. The energy is electric, and Fela was a one of a kind performer.