1986-11-30 (2nd show), NYC, The Bottom Line

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1986-11-30 (2nd show), NYC, The Bottom Line, Mick Taylor show review by GimmeMTguy

Tusks

With jet lag now shaken off, the Hot Water Band, billed as Mick Taylor's New Electric Band on the tickets, launches into a crisp Tusks in the late show at the iconic Bottom Line in Greenwich Village.

Put It Where You Want It

Joe Sample's Put It Where You Want It continues the jazz fusion theme, and the effect is tasty and restrained in New York's primary showcase venue for the music industry. Mick comments that the applause is welcome and that it generally seems quiet up on that stage. The table-seated crowd and high stage provide a different atmosphere from the more raucous, rough and ready bar-style venues on this tour.

Giddy Up

A breezy Giddy Up wholly avoids the intense musical Sturm und Drang of many later versions, but the audience is nonetheless appreciative.

Will It Go Round In Circles

Will It Go Round In Circles maintains the staid professionalism, with Mick afterward crediting Wayne Hammond's lead vocals and noting again that it is "so quiet in here."

Red House

Red House is introduced pointedly as a "nice slow Blues". Mick keeps his phrasing short and sweet, and the impression is the performance is more a showcase for Jon Young's vocals. Jon really puts on a show and then, a bit after the five-minute mark, Mick Taylor unleashes one of the most incredible solos of his career. Two minutes of pure, fluid anguish, long bent notes followed by speed runs, perfectly placed tension-building repetition and ultimate resolution.

Red House is such an iconic Hendirx song for MT that I sometimes feel like it is more of an obligatory tune or academic tribute than it is a lament that one's baby "don't live here no more."

This performance has Mick seemingly sweating it out and choosing exactly the right notes on the fly, in the same way his best solos with the Stones expressed the immediacy of emotional release.

This is a Red House for the ages.

Hot Water Music

It all comes together in Hot Water Music, where the precise playing is highlighted by impeccable Mick Taylor speed runs (a form of playing that MT does not usually engage in) which comprise the centerpiece of the composition. By now, it surely feels like the band is playing its group-written namesake tune for the industry people in the audience.

Going Down

The performance of Going Down is as good as it gets, and provides a sample for comparing the MT treatment to that of other guitarists. Amazing fluidity with a simultaneous precise rhythmic attack.

Can't You Hear Me Knocking

Can't You Hear Me Knocking stays close to the studio version in format, and continues the disciplined, best-foot-forward approach of the entire set.

Third Stone From the Sun

Encore Third Stone From the Sun really shines. It calls upon the skills of each of the band members to recreate what Hendrix did in his studio version. Knowing that Mick Taylor cites Jimi Hendrix as a huge influence (whereas he is careful to cite that some famous contemporaries of his were not as much influences on MT as they were just contemporaneously all developing their own styles based on common influences), it is understandable why the band plays with the excitement it does, and the desire to honor all of the elements that Hendrix created, without much freelancing.

All these years later, it is a wonder to me that Mick Taylor's performances of Third Stone From the Sun have not been paid more attention.

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Mick TAYLOR: The Maidenlane ALT'S Vol 01 - 1986.11.30 - NYC (Bottom Line) - 2nd show
Posted by: StonyRoad, July 3, 2023 10:00

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 “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 01
Mick Taylor and the Hot Water Band
30th November 1986
NEW YORK CITY
The Bottom Line
(2nd show)

We have already published a recording of this show (FP 043) but this one is also very interesting especially for the last titles which are of better quality.
Note: We will later publish a merged/mixed version of the 2 recordings.

30th November 1986: New York City, The Bottom Line (2nd show)
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Jon Young (voc, keyb, congas)/Wayne Hammond (bass)/Mike Cullen (dr)
Recording information: From the taper’s master, recorded with a Sony WMD-3 recorder (using included clip-on stereo mic).

01 - intro and tuning
02 - Tusks
03 - Put It Where You Want It
04 - Giddy Up
05 - Will It Go Round In Circles
06 - Red House (rebuilt)
07 - Hot Water Music (rebuilt)
08 - Going Down
09 - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
10 - band introduction (rebuilt)
11 - Third Stone From The Sun

Here my reworking consisted of editing the songs and declicking the recording. I did also a channels equilibration (+5% to the left channel), I slightly amplified the sound and did a pitch adjustment.
The only problem with this new recording were the gaps at the end of 'Red House' and 'Hot Water Music' and the absence of the band introduction. But I fixed this by using patches from the first source (unfortunately the transition between the 2 sources is, despite my application, a bit abrupt).
06 - Red House (15 seconds patch at the end)
07 - Hot Water Music (5 seconds patch at the end)
10 - Band introduction (54 seconds patch at the start)

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

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Mick TAYLOR: Maidenlane FRANKENSTEIN's Versions Vol 01 - 1986.11.30 - NYC (Bottom Line) - 2nd show
Posted by: StonyRoad, July 5, 2023 10:01

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 the second series we publish the “Maidenlane ALTS” which will feature recordings that are either in better sound quality, more complete or sound differently from previous releases.
In this last series we 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).

……………………………………….

Maidenlane FRANKENSTEIN’S VERSIONS
VOLUME 01
Mick Taylor and the Hot Water Band
30th November 1986
NEW YORK CITY
The Bottom Line
(2nd show)

2 sources MERGED version -

30th November 1986: New York City, The Bottom Line (2nd show)
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Jon Young (voc, keyb, congas)/Wayne Hammond (bass)/Mike Cullen (dr)
Recording information: from taper’s master coming from a Sony WMD-3 recorder (using included clip-on stereo mic).

We have already published a recording of this show (cf. “The Maidenlane Alternates – Vol 01”).
To control the speed I made mixes between the 2 sources. I noticed that the mixture of these 2 sources sometimes gave an interesting result. One of the 2 sources (or both) weren’t running in a regular speed, so I had to work in small chunks of 30 seconds. I present the most interesting mixes here.

The merged version: (on left channel the previous source used in FP 043 and on right channel the Maidenlane source).
01 - Intro and tuning
02 - Tusks
03 - Put It Where You Want It
04 - Giddy Up
05 - Red House

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

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