band band live album original group experience recorded january east new_york_city bass buddy miles drums frequently referred band album mixes funk rhythm blues elements hard rock approach later basis funk rock contains previously unreleased songs length album released death appearance interim group included cox began developing new songs recording demos miles involved cox agreed record live album settle contract dispute manager new material influenced cox miles musical approaches signal new direction songs power love message love maintain dominant role guitar funk influences lyrically explore new themes numbers written sung miles bear soul music anti riot anti war machine gun draws earlier blues aspirations incorporates new approaches guitar improvisation effects album producer difficult time completing task presented problematic recordings resigned turning different record company expressed dissatisfaction final product shortly release band reached album charts appearing charts countries popular albums experience received mixed reviews performances tentative additionally miles contributions drums vocals characterized machine gun generally regarded album highlight greatest achievements influence band heard funk rock developments 1970s cited inspiration later rock musicians album compact disc included extra songs recorded shows additional material released later albums background pressure manager record company record follow hugely successful album required produce album worth new material order satisfy contract dispute manager capitol released misleading albums guitar competed directly experience albums additionally increasingly dissatisfied limitations bassist experience format recording producer parted ways explored recording new musicians different musical styles middle year completed promising new material resorted issuing april compilation album new tracks north american market concert film performed royal albert hall london february wrapped legal disputes release uncertain route concert performance toronto detained charged illegal possession convicted faced years prison june announced planned work new musicians including new bass player day potentially life threatening riot following concert denver colorado left group return london experience came end began experimenting expanded lineup limited number american engagements addition original experience drummer worked bassist second guitarist cox lee musicians played bands tennessee shortly stint army referred performed final act festival august introducing group added band couple appearances including september episode late night american television lee ensemble disbanded lee returned tennessee sultan left pursue opportunities mitchell joined touring group october cox began recording demos drummer miles played soul musicians member blues rock fusion groups miles frequent jam partner played drums year song rainy day dream away dreaming cox miles expressed interest performing recording new album manager saw opportunity record live album new year performance east trio began preparing upcoming concerts new album end december trio rehearsed recorded demos new_york_city recorded december canadian trial trio rehearsed material concert appearance december interview explained spent hours day practicing week straight ahead went funky little club jammed test early versions songs eventually appeared band rehearsal sessions released musical style writing composition new group band needed develop repertoire songs begun ideas jams demos experience unreleased carried band included lover man hear train machine gun bleeding heart message love new songs featuring vocals added changes got live miles compositions stop song written recorded contributed new material including power love earth blues burning desire riff jam song knows trio began set songs upcoming shows songs represent change music experience repertoire biographer later producer new songs clear emerging shifts musical direction titles message love power soul sic earth blues burning desire suggest change theme playful humor replaced sense self examination addition cox miles spurred embrace tradition shared merged rock funk ease arrangements developed extensive cox miles playing influencing ideas according biographer cox explained later interviews process based building rhythm patterns pattern dictated shape character portion song appeared record producer witnessed approach jam record plant saw inefficient hand feels necessary way available especially cox miles particular exactly swift musical music journalist noted cox funky bass style new music solid style way cox function provide required drummer described miles style wasn tight drummer rolls bit described grooves lay solid rhythmic foundation combination cox miles adds heavy rolling brings different dimension playing mix improvisation funk elements evident knows opening number second brief shows loose jam structured song performance second audience hope don mind little bit seeing gon play built guitar figure knows framed cox economical funk blues bass line miles steady drum beat murray describes thick lazy explores guitar phrases different tones effects vocal sections according cox new combination effects time included vibe phase developed recording album distortion box pedal higher range described producing ring tone rich upper lower range sounds like went lower dramatic effect use employs rapid foot movement wide sweeps tend melody fade rhythm pedal prevailing beat created lyrics borrow songs improvised considerable differences renditions style vocal response section miles separate vocal sections miles follows singing middle section instrumentation drops returns guitar winding second feels jam biographer criticizes miles vocals writer focus easy groove flow adding fresh rhythmic element music gives room experiment different approaches sounds guitar similarly buddy miles song got live jam number forms second medley child slight return performed rehearsal room song features miles attempting engage audience response soul music style vocal section edited album release cox miles vocal sections parallel funk style lines guitar solo new combination effects comments point picks double time sounds electronic equipment invented stream speed coming kind stuff play sleep contrast startling passage short eerie abstract quality changes song written sung miles benefits development structure includes prominent guitar line miles showcase piece song performed little variation miles vocal sections edited changes relatively soul music radio friendly number miles recorded changes billboard best selling soul singles appearing magazine hot pop chart compositions power love message love structured rehearsed songs represent new blending funk rock new lyrical approach according lyrics reflect felt increasing need vision human away bitterness cox miles provide strong instrumental backing rhythm locked deep pocket common feature funk nearly music contemporary rock general uses common time depression dagger stepping stone slow blues red house belly button window exceptions jazz felt cox miles best rhythm section freed constraints experience guitarist played davis commented interview band ultimate terms thought rhythm section perfect cats hit mean solid went psychedelic stuff like perfect contrast far traveling ground clear machine gun song spent time developing concerts extended guitar piece completely change perception capabilities musician according based minor blues line child slight return performance compared jazz approach improvisation recorded albums 1950s including influential noted connection liked stuff wanted add jazz elements liked way played sheets sound played guitar similar way dedication song soldiers fighting chicago milwaukee new_york yes soldiers fighting vietnam machine gun late 1960s american race riots war vietnam describes like movie war visuals lyrics drama violence commentaries band machine gun singled highlight album greatest achievements sets standard rest album approach recording material band recorded consecutive nights east group scheduled shows december january shows went midnight actual dates december january january ease reference referred second fourth recording supervised experienced sound engineer ran recording studio live recordings recorded live times including portable recording equipment set venue trio performed afternoon concert promoter billed performances band new direction breakup experience months earlier publicized new lineup material cox observed didn know expect audience audience didn know expect total songs performed recorded played number different songs group prepare set lists plan performances notes called tunes miles cox time tempo changes fly partners simple head nod raising guitar neck miles saw improvisation key element approach according essentially warm set performed new songs include familiar experience numbers microphone problems songs appeared songs second experienced tuning problems guitar heavy use arm bar stressed strings led pitch problems forced correct mid song second addition new songs added stone free lady child slight return purple ring new decade second night group performed mix new older material fourth shows contrast second nights noted biographers based interviews cox miles concert reviews film footage conclude animated fourth shows stood place final seemingly concentrating recording frequent interviews autobiography claimed criticism playing audience confuse shows spurred according determined deliver suitable performances finally settle bitter legal dispute songs chosen band recorded shows cut loose wild thing hey joe purple production january recording engineer began task deciding songs include new album cox miles participate process review subsequent audio mixing undertaken new_york trio started october excluding experience cover songs multiple versions thirteen new previously unreleased songs choose received attention machine gun earth blues burning desire knows hear train early chose include buddy miles songs changes got live decided power love message love studio versions considered release single studio recordings later included delta west_coast seattle boy anthology songs recording problems wished complete studio recordings withheld studio versions stepping stone released single march earth blues included posthumous albums january narrowed list message love fourth hear train power love fourth shows recordings machine gun began preparing mixes recordings process recalled mixing band album challenge like pressured hearing buddy musical improvisation bother sitting like man wish buddy shut fuck listen cut parts ended editing lot buddy quote sing lot miles songs got live little minutes changes benefited murray puts little miles goes extremely long way editing provided lighter moments assistants recalled played tape saying represented new direction music long loop tape portions edited got live flipped started cracking editing mixing sessions material album february following day met supervised final mastering chose work mastering engineer dissatisfied record company results task completed february final track listing included songs fourth according process choosing mixing live album pleasant legal obligation capitol greatest reluctance questions superior tracks recorded instead sees compromise don know felt concerts best performances parts happy certainly machine gun tracks like message love sounded pretty good time didn want include new songs wanted finish electric lady new custom built recording studio kind resigned fact mix got capitol wasn warner record official record company let best early believed primary goal resolve matter later commented overall feeling album doesn belong let forget past deadline summed wasn satisfied album musician point view good recording tune things preparation went came bit thing owed record company album pushing release february delivered master tapes band executives los_angeles capitol rush released album month later march entered billboard magazine albums chart number eighteen reached number stay weeks chart time death best selling album experienced legal album released nearly months issued june quickly entered british charts remained weeks reached number album cover photograph taken shows illuminated multi colored liquid light projected track album cover art proved controversial depicted dolls resembled bob_dylan backdrop significance posing evident known association band group material admirer recorded songs jones died year participated recording session composition hosted bbc gear radio performed remarked award worst taste album cover responding public pressure track later replaced photograph performing august isle festival time album release trio broken engagement madison square garden january struggled knows earth blues leaving stage reportedly happy lineup fired buddy miles spot tour manager points lack commitment band concept fatal flaw songs trio recorded issued single weeks capitol released band dissatisfied mix quickly withdrawn appearing charts songs recorded cox miles later early posthumous albums including cry love rainbow bridge additional studio recordings trio stages development released delta experience box set west_coast seattle boy people hell angels critical reception band viewed important album released alive critics generally found powerful performance experience felt better live contemporary review rolling_stone music journalist said album hampered poorly recorded vocals miles unpleasant drumming instead viewed showcase guitar playing bass drum support able strength guitar work magazine enthusiastic retrospective review felt songs message love machine gun sound powerful spite unclear recording quality according allmusic band best live albums time important recording played remarkable degree focus precision finest live performances sputnikmusic believed departed psychedelic recordings experience retained intensity particular machine gun campbell called performances hand robert_christgau felt album decent live rock standards discography believed limited simpler rhythm section added knows machine gun powerful complex record stated reliant guitar lines second half album rapid fire message love influence writer describes band heard guitar riffs crisp rhythm blues grooves funk rock sound change face black music setting template spectacular glam funk 1970s music writer adds band pioneered unique style funk placed guitar mix right bass took funk level rock background murray sees influence early 1970s radio hits dead lady influenced early career member touring band experience defined funk 1970s influenced funk brain minute guitar draws machine gun bassist identified chief liner notes album later funk influenced artists singer cameo guitarist record producer cite album importance influence addition funk rock murray sees band ing intriguing path common border hard funk heavy metal psychedelic soul black rock guitarist ice singer commented band early influence interviews documentary band live east slash discuss inspiration continuing influence band provided band rehearsals november miles recorded backing track rod later known poets released cited example embrace hip hop music form infancy writer describes ing rap meets metal crossover later artists like run alternative hip hop group extensively sampled knows opening song band way swing sex album concludes difficult accurately measure lasting impact band rock funk track listing personnel electric guitar vocals bass guitar vocals buddy miles drums vocals production personnel producer liner notes live recording engineer studio mixing engineer mastering engineer album cover designer photographer charts certifications recording_industry_association_of_america riaa certified band gold record signifying sales excess copies june months release february achieved platinum record status million copies sold released album given double platinum award january sales million additionally live documentary dvd received platinum award release history band released compact disc europe japan addition original tracks included extra songs recorded shows originally released band album despite title half album songs recorded cox miles band released capitol included original tracks family run company assumed control recording legacy material shows issued hear train stop included double live east songs shows lady added version single additional songs second included west_coast seattle boy trio filmed performing songs included original album black white footage knows filmed hall shot machine gun balcony later included dvd documentary band live east
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