Max Webster - Gasworks, Toronto 1975

Another one out of Canada, Max Webster was famous for their excellent live shows and made some great albums too.

Curiously at the time of this concert at the Gasworks, a famous hard rock club in Toronto, their debut album was still to be released.

They do a good version of Zappa's Peaches en Regalia.

Sound Quality: 9+

Source: Soundboard

Track List:

01 - Marmalade Mama

02 - Here Among The Cats

03 - X and Y

04 - Do You Or Don't You Want To Know

05 - Peaches en Regalia

06 - Beyond The Moon

07 - Lady Let Me In

08 - Toronto Tontos

09 - Let Your Man Fly

10 - Lily

11 - Research (at Beach Resorts)

12 - Mash Moon In Hawaii

13 - Only Your Nose Knows

14 - Sunday Morning Cereal

15 - Blue River Liquor Shine

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Max Webster - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver 1978

Bonjour aux amis de malheur...

Nous sommes fous.

This introductory lines to the song Toronto Tontos pretty much describe Max Webster's music.

Classified as a Hard Rock band in Wikipedia, indeed you have Kim Mitchell's guitars all over, but they explore areas as art, pop or progressive rock punctuated by the out of this world lyrics of Pye Dubois.

Although they lasted less than a decade Max Webster were one of the best bands that appeared from Canada. Which in part was continued by Kim Mitchell in his solo career.

Here we have a good recording from the broadcast of their show in Vancouver on April 22, 1978.

Line-up:

Kim Mitchell - Vocals and guitar

Terry Watkinson - Keyboards

Gary McCracken - Drums

Dave Myles - Bass

Sound Quality: 9+

Source: FM Broadcast

Track List:

01 Charmonium (pre-recorded tape)

02 High Class In Borrowed Shoes

03 Oh War!

04 Here Among The Cats

05 In Context Of The Moon

06 Gravity

07 Coming Off The Moon

08 Diamonds Diamonds

09 Toronto Tontos1

10 Rain Child

11 Astonish Me

12 Waterline

13 The Party

14 Beyond The Moon

15 Hangover

16 America's Veins *

17 Let Your Man Fly *

18 Research (at Beach Resorts) *

* From a different and inferior source.

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Max Webster - Larry's Hideaway, Toronto 1976

Max Webster in concert at Larry's Hideaway, a bar in Toronto that used to have punk and rock acts playing live.
Some of the tracks are cut out but are sill interesting to hear, The majority of the songs would appear in their second album released on March 1977, High Class in Borrowed Shoes.

Sound Quality: 9

Source: Audience

Track List:
01. Words To Words
02. In Context Of The Moon
03. America's Veins
04. Gravity
05. Let Your Man Fly
06. Diamonds Diamonds
07. High Class In Borrowed Shoes
08. Rain Child

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Max Webster: 11-11-1977 Ottawa

This band was really good but didn't get the success they deserved, i recommend you to get any album from Max Webster or even any solo album by Kim Mitchell the singer and guitar player. They played a very good mix of classic/art/hard rock.
This is a radio broadcast recording from a concert in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The sound isn't the best including a few minor cuts, but even so it's a very good concert!

Tracklist:
1 High Class in Borrowed Shoes
2 Diamonds, Diamonds
3 Lily
4 Words to Words
5 Summer's Up
6 Rian Child
7 Band introduction
8 Toronto Tontos
9 America's Veins
10 Hangover
11 Only Your Nose Knows