1987-06-06, Philadelphia, Chestnut Cabaret

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1987-06-06, Philadelphia, Chestnut Cabaret
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Giddy Up
Hot Water Music

Mick grasps the nettle and takes the lead on this song, with Max still laying back much more than Jon Young did on the keys.

Goin' South

Mick plays some very aggressive and provocative lead in the middle of this free-form jam, almost Hendrix-like in its focus on raw sounds, rather than tunefulness. The crowd in Philly is enthusiastic with its applause at the song's conclusion.

Soliloquy

Mick introduces this as a jazzy kind of Blues, "a very blue Blues." And boy, does he deliver an incredibly powerful exposition of the Blues, albeit not in the traditional 12-bar sense.

This is a must-hear and, maybe, the very best Soliloquy -- and there are no bad Soliloquy's that I have ever heard.

Anyone familiar with his Rolling Stones performances in Philadelphia in 1972 knows that something about Philly brings out the best in Mick Taylor.

Tusks

Another powerful performance by MT, along with a long tribute to Stevie Wonder's Superstition in the last section.

Can't You Hear Me Knocking

This 20-minute all-instrumental opus begins with MT alone playing an introduction before the introduction, in an uncharacteristic (for him) shredder fashion. He revisits the metal theme in the middle of the tune, playing a riff I cannot place but know I've heard before.

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Mick TAYLOR: The Maidenlane ALT'S Vol 03 - 1987.06.06 PHILADELPHIA (Chesnut Cabaret)
Posted by: StonyRoad, July 15, 2023 10:26

The Maidenlane Recordings:
a Mick Taylor tribute
Long-time Mick Taylor fan Maidenlane taped a number of Mick’s gigs on the East Coast (mainly in New York City) between November 1986 - May 1993 to preserve his own memories. Around the same time Mick Taylor lived in NYC and thus did a lot of concerts there, with his own bands or as a guest artist with other great musicians.
In our first series we first published the concerts that had never been circulated in any form. By listening to the others we discovered that many of his alternative recordings were interesting too.
In this second series we publish the “The Maidenlane ALTS” which will feature recordings that are either in better sound quality, more complete or sound differently from previous releases.
In the last series we will present the result of mixes and merges which will be similar to the Frankenstein productions (of my FP-series).
Of course, we are very grateful to Maidenlane and I also would like to thank nzb for his help (his advice, judgements and expertise have been invaluable to me).

……………………………………….
The Maidenlane Alts
Volume 03
Mick Taylor and the Hot Water Band
06 June 1987
PHILADELPHIA
Chestnut Cabaret

6th June 1987: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chestnut Cabaret. MT opening act for John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Line-up: MT (gtr, voc)/Max Middleton (keyb)/Wayne Hammond (bass)/Mike Cullen (dr)
01 - tuning
02 - Giddy Up
03 - Hot Water Music
04 - Goin' South
05 - Soliloquy
06 - Tusks
07 - Can't You Hear Me Knocking

All prior circulating versions come from a very good quality audience recording (sometimes considered to be a soundboard).
Maidenlane's version is also interesting and constitutes an alternative to this recording. So I decided to keep it after reworking it. This recording is now edited, declicked, and speed improved (slowed down by -2.7%).
Note a fade in/out before ‘Can’t You Hear Me Knocking’ (tape flip).

As usual I used a lot the infos taken from The Mick Taylor Complete Works Database by Nico Zentgraf

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