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It seemed like just about every major
band of the '70s used the live album format as a trampoline to arena status. The likes of
,
, and
immediately come to mind as the most obvious examples, but there were also a multitude of other acts that scored big hits with live sets, including
with their double-platinum certified 1977 release,
. Despite the set being the group's biggest selling album of their entire career, they surprisingly never issued a follow up -- until 2007 and the arrival of
. The only thing is, with the group's two main original members no longer with us (singer/guitarist
and guitarist
) and a third opting to "sit this one out" (bassist
), it leaves only a lone original member in attendance, drummer
. While some die-hard longtime fans will balk at this lack of original members, the truth is that the latest
lineup has no problem replicating the group's anthemic
sound. Recorded in July 2005 at the Sycuan Theatre in El Cajon, CA, the double-disc
features all the expected radio classics (
), as well as fan favorites (
). And staying true to their '70s roots, you get not one but two unaccompanied/bathroom-break-inducing one-man solos. Add to it a few bonus rehearsal tracks, and you have a worthy follow-up to
. ~ Greg Prato