Live: Right Here, Right Now (1993)
Disc One
1. Poundcake
2. Judgement Day
3. When It's Love
4. Spanked
5. Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
6. In 'n' Out
7. Dreams
8. Man on a Mission
9. Ultra Bass
10.Pleasure Dome/Drum Solo
11.Panama
12.Love Walks In
13. Runaround
Disc Two
1. Right Now
2. One Way to Rock
3. Why Can't This Be Love?
4. Give to Live
5. Finish What Ya Started
6. Best of Both Worlds
7. 316
8. You Really Got Me/Cabo Wabo
9. Won't Get Fooled Again
10.Jump
11.Top of the World
The timing was probably perfect for
this band's first official live album. They had proven to everyone that
they were just as strong, at least sales wise, with their new
incarnation that had produced three very successful albums, and the
public was just as hungry as ever when these guys went on tour.
This is a double cd with an entire show (or it represents an entire show
- I think it was recorded over two consecutive nights)that featured just
what one would expect from a band that only had three albums during the
Hagar era. They feature almost the entire album that the tour promoted,
1991's For Unlawful Carnal
Knowledge. They only chose to not feature one song (ironically, one
of the best, The Dream is Over. Why?) They do a small sampling
of the best "early" Van Halen, a cover of Sammy's, a cover of The Who, and
solos. Tons of solos. Instrumental solos tend to wear down live
albums, but this isn't the case here. They're not too pretentious, and
they're mixed well in places where they probably should be.
The one drawback is when Sammy talks to the audience before (and, worse,
during) songs. He's actually a great communicator, but his little
antidotes and personal stories are pretty inanely stupid. His little
speech during the latter half of Panama about partying today and
not worrying about tomorrow essentially ruins a great song.
The playing is superb, though, and the musicians are tight with one and
other. The audience was obviously having a great time as well, and
that's really all that matters.
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