In The Music Box, John Metzger wrote, "Throughout Let It Rock, each song is pushed, pulled, and stretched in all sorts of ways.... The trio of Hopkins-penned tunes... merely extends the sense that Garcia’s visits to Keystone Berkeley primarily provided an excuse for the musicians to get together and improvise on a theme. Yet, like many of his concerts, none of the tunes that Garcia tackled during these shows was ever burdened with mindlessly rambling sojourns. Instead, every note served a purpose, and each musician — Garcia and Hopkins in particular — fed ideas into the fray in order to see what his collaborators could do with them.... Let It Rock is densely packed with superb examples of the utmost musicianship, and it raises the possibilities of the places that this rendition of the Jerry Garcia Band could have gone, if only Hopkins hadn't been facing so many outside pressures."[7]
In Relix, Rob Turner said, "The most recent chestnut from the Garcia archive is a spectacular recording from the very first configuration of the Jerry Garcia Band.... Hopkins' continuously restrained-yet-compelling piano embellishments seem to inspire Garcia to take a jazzier approach than he would with later incarnations of his band. He and Hopkins intermingle elegantly, letting the music waft to a gorgeous whisper during "Sitting in Limbo", and spurring each other to masterful improvisation at the back end of a soulful reading of "Let's Spend the Night Together".[5]
JamBase wrote, "While it is not strictly speaking a complete show, The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol 2 is sequenced to approximate a two-set club gig, highlighting performances recorded November 17 and 18, 1975, during a pair of intimate gigs at Keystone Berkeley in front of a hometown crowd. The shows demonstrate that this lineup was capable of collective improvisation on the same level as the Grateful Dead, says David Gans, host of The Grateful Dead Hour. 'Everybody could play melody or rhythm, or both, at any time, flying in and out of formation and always in intimate relation to what the others were playing,' he writes in the collection's liner notes."[2]
^Jackson, Blair. "Jerry and Nicky Let It Rock at Keystone Berkeley", dead.net, October 22, 2009
^ abcMetzger, John. Let It Rock, The Music Box, May 2010
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Let It Rock The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2 is an album by the Jerry Garcia Band It was recorded live at the Keystone in Berkeley California on November 17 and 18 1975 1 2 It was released by Rhino Records as a two disc CD on November 10 2009 3 Let It Rock The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2Live album by Jerry Garcia BandReleasedNovember 10 2009RecordedNovember 17 18 1975 The Keystone Berkeley CaliforniaGenreRockLabelRhinoJerry Garcia Band chronologyPure Jerry Bay Area 1978 2009 Let It Rock The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2 2009 Garcia Live Volume One 2013 Jerry Garcia chronologyPure Jerry Bay Area 1978 2009 Let It Rock The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2 2009 Ragged but Right 2010 From 1975 to 1995 the Jerry Garcia Band was the main musical side project of Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead The band underwent many personnel changes over the years Let It Rock features the original lineup of the Jerry Garcia Band which lasted from August through December 1975 Garcia on guitar and vocals Nicky Hopkins on piano John Kahn on bass and Ron Tutt on drums 4 5 6 Kahn and Tutt had also been members of Garcia s previous band Legion of Mary Hopkins was a highly regarded session musician who had played with the Beatles the Rolling Stones the Who the Kinks Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service 7 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 2 1 Disc 1 2 2 Disc 2 3 Personnel 3 1 Jerry Garcia Band 3 2 Production 4 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 The Music Box nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 In The Music Box John Metzger wrote Throughout Let It Rock each song is pushed pulled and stretched in all sorts of ways The trio of Hopkins penned tunes merely extends the sense that Garcia s visits to Keystone Berkeley primarily provided an excuse for the musicians to get together and improvise on a theme Yet like many of his concerts none of the tunes that Garcia tackled during these shows was ever burdened with mindlessly rambling sojourns Instead every note served a purpose and each musician Garcia and Hopkins in particular fed ideas into the fray in order to see what his collaborators could do with them Let It Rock is densely packed with superb examples of the utmost musicianship and it raises the possibilities of the places that this rendition of the Jerry Garcia Band could have gone if only Hopkins hadn t been facing so many outside pressures 7 In Relix Rob Turner said The most recent chestnut from the Garcia archive is a spectacular recording from the very first configuration of the Jerry Garcia Band Hopkins continuously restrained yet compelling piano embellishments seem to inspire Garcia to take a jazzier approach than he would with later incarnations of his band He and Hopkins intermingle elegantly letting the music waft to a gorgeous whisper during Sitting in Limbo and spurring each other to masterful improvisation at the back end of a soulful reading of Let s Spend the Night Together 5 JamBase wrote While it is not strictly speaking a complete show The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2 is sequenced to approximate a two set club gig highlighting performances recorded November 17 and 18 1975 during a pair of intimate gigs at Keystone Berkeley in front of a hometown crowd The shows demonstrate that this lineup was capable of collective improvisation on the same level as the Grateful Dead says David Gans host of The Grateful Dead Hour Everybody could play melody or rhythm or both at any time flying in and out of formation and always in intimate relation to what the others were playing he writes in the collection s liner notes 2 Track listing editDisc 1 edit Let It Rock Chuck Berry 13 25 Tore Up over You Hank Ballard 6 54 Friend of the Devil Jerry Garcia John Dawson Robert Hunter 6 30 They Love Each Other Garcia Hunter 7 18 It s Too Late Chuck Willis 10 07 Pig s Boogie Nicky Hopkins 10 36 Band introductions 55 Sitting in Limbo Jimmy Cliff Guillermo Bright 12 00 I m a Road Runner Brian Holland Lamont Dozier Edward Holland Jr 11 41 Disc 2 edit Sugaree Garcia Hunter 11 46 I ll Take a Melody Allen Toussaint 12 52 That s What Love Will Make You Do Milton Campbell Henderson Thigpen James Banks Eddy Marion 9 47 Lady Sleeps Hopkins 5 15 Ain t No Use traditional 11 56 Let s Spend the Night Together Mick Jagger Keith Richards 18 43 Edward the Mad Shirt Grinder Hopkins 9 05Personnel editJerry Garcia Band edit Jerry Garcia guitar vocals Nicky Hopkins piano John Kahn bass Ron Tutt drums Production edit Betty Cantor Jackson recording Jeffrey Norman mixing and mastering David Gans liner notes Steve Vance design Craig Trexler photographyReferences edit Let It Rock at the Grateful Dead Family Discography a b Let It Rock JamBase October 28 2009 a b Planer Lindsay Let It Rock The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2 AllMusic Retrieved September 25 2018 Collette Doug Let It Rock All About Jazz February 18 2010 a b Turner Rob Let It Rock Archived 2010 05 14 at the Wayback Machine Relix May 11 2010 Jackson Blair Jerry and Nicky Let It Rock at Keystone Berkeley dead net October 22 2009 a b c Metzger John Let It Rock The Music Box May 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Let It Rock The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 2 amp oldid 1140718335, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
