America - America Live (1977/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

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America - America Live (1977/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 46:28 minutes | 985 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover

America Live marked the beginning of the group's history as a duo. Recorded at the last of a series of four shows at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles in July of 1977, with film music legend Elmer Bernstein conducting the orchestra and George Martin producing, the album closed out the group's original Warner Bros. contract and was mostly released for that reason, following the Harbor album and the departure of co-founder Dan Peek. Their ninth album in seven years (counting a greatest-hits compilation), it filled in a hole in the group's history and represented America surprisingly well, given the circumstances of its release. Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell are both in excellent voice, and one could hardly ask for a sharper or more balanced live recording. The expected mid-'70s hits such as 'Tin Man,' 'Ventura Highway,' and 'Sister Golden Hair' (all brilliantly sung, and worth the price of the album) are here, and more modestly charting but highly personal tracks like 'Amber Cascades' are represented as well, along with early classics like 'I Need You' and 'A Horse With No Name' (the latter done with a beautifully elegant yet restrained orchestral arrangement). One does wonder, however, if there were more to this show than the 14 songs represented on the original LP, which might make for a good CD expansion someday. On the other hand, given that Warner Bros. has never seen fit to release this album on CD anywhere but in Europe and Japan, that might be too much to hope for“.

Tracklist:

01 - Tin Man
02 - Muskrat Love
03 - I Need You
04 - Old Man Took
05 - Daisy Jane
06 - Company
07 - Hollywood
08 - Sergeant Darkness
09 - Amber Cascades
10 - To Each His Own
11 - Another Try
12 - Ventura Highway
13 - Sister Golden Hair
14 - A Horse With No Name

Analyzed: America / America Live
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.09 dB -15.71 dB 3:38 01-Tin Man
DR13 -2.20 dB -17.24 dB 3:08 02-Muskrat Love
DR13 -0.92 dB -18.24 dB 2:41 03-I Need You
DR12 -2.09 dB -16.92 dB 3:29 04-Old Man Took
DR13 -1.44 dB -18.43 dB 3:05 05-Daisy Jane
DR12 -0.62 dB -16.20 dB 3:22 06-Company
DR13 -1.23 dB -19.41 dB 3:52 07-Hollywood
DR14 -0.88 dB -17.87 dB 2:57 08-Sergeant Darkness
DR14 -1.41 dB -17.50 dB 2:47 09-Amber Cascades
DR13 -1.94 dB -17.75 dB 3:17 10-To Each His Own
DR14 -1.68 dB -18.05 dB 3:00 11-Another Try
DR13 -2.07 dB -17.95 dB 3:29 12-Ventura Highway
DR13 -1.73 dB -17.09 dB 3:27 13-Sister Golden Hair
DR13 -1.14 dB -17.26 dB 4:18 14-A Horse With No Name
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2910 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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