I Hate Live Recordings
I love Harry's music, but in this album he's playing to the audience and not to the music. I just want to hear the music.
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Great stuff
I'd never heard of Harry Chapin until his name was mentioned in a documentary of Elektra records. I'm really impressed by this album, so much so that I bought a couple of his studio albums as well. They're good but this is better. Sounds like he was a great guy as well.
A Better Place
This song is so poignant that it still brings tears to my eyes--even after all these years. Most of us only hope to leave that kind of lasting legacy.
An OK Live Recording
This isn't near as good as his Greatest Stories Live album (1976?), which was my introduction to his music. The production quality in this one just isn't the best. Still, these are some of his best songs and there is the real sense of one of his live shows (which I was fortunate enough to see way back when).
Harry Chapin, God's gift
I saw Harry twice in concert. No big deal right? Ha God doesn't put people like Harry Chapin on this earth much. Harry, I stillove. Thanks for what you gave to mankind. I just wish there were more like you.
I remember when....
I was fortunate enough to see Harry 5 times in concert. He wasn't just a great songwriter and artist, he was a great humanitarian. I remember bringing cans of food for the poor to most of the concerts. I remember the day he died. I was painting a double garage door in 110F heat, not 50 miles from Boston. I heard the tragic news, fittingly, in a sad kind of way, on the radio. I cried and went home. This compilation is great for many reasons, but two come to mind: (1) These are some of his greatest songs and (2) they are live versions which did not come from the Harry Chapin Live album. I miss you, Harry. Rest in peace.
hary lives
his music lives.theories about how or why he died are just that.like they found buddy hollys gun at the crash and naturally he was to have shot his pilot? i think harrys music can be misread..theres nothing tooo ofensive about him. he wasa just singing what most folksingers were singing about then.stop the wars and nonsense.its true. and he died sadly..on oine of the worst roads i have ever been on. thanks.live and love harry!
Miss Harry
"it sure musta been something...imagine 30,000 lbs.....of...mashed bananas" Oh how Harry's music made life good. I had tickets to his last show, the night of the morning he was killed. It would have been one of his best at the casino in Hampton beach, NH. I am one of those guys who fits into most of his music. I am glad there are others who know how much he did for all of us. I still believe the conspiracy theory on his death, he was getting too loud for the government about hunger.
One out of many
Harry was one of 4, maybe 5, singer song writers that have earned the Gold Congressional Medal of Honor for their music. Harry earned it for the best depiction of American Life. His music and charity that he established, World Hunger Year (WHY) lives on. I miss what his wonderful mind would create.
He Walked The Walk
A giant of a man and a great storyteller to boot! I caught his one man show at Ramapo College. It was fantastic, he even brought audience members up to fill in for the rest of the voices in some of his songs. It was hilarious when he got some big guy to do the girl's part in "Taxi". Not many know that fully half his concerts were for charity, he believed firmly in doing "one for me and one for the other guy". His death was a great loss.
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