West, Bruce & Laing Live In K-Town 1973 Review
1,108 views · Published 7 October 2014 · 2:15 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Ulrich Peise · 2014 · Music
Thank you for watching my “West, Bruce & Laing – Live in K-Town 1973” album review. I am a huge Cream and Mountain fan. So it was only logical that when I was presented with the opportunity to get this West-Bruce-Laing Live Concert CD, I didn’t hesitate and got myself a copy. It’s a bootleg, but I was young and didn’t care. Speaking of young, obviously the concert was recorded in 1973 in Kaiserlautern, a city in West-Germany. K-Town is short for Kaiserslautern. The audio quality of ‘West, Bruce & Laing – Live in K-Town 1973’ is mediocre. Actually, to be perfectly honest, it’s pretty poor. Leslie’s guitar takes over the whole thing. And why I am a huge fan of loud guitars in general, it this case it unfortunately ruins the whole listening experience. On top of the sound quality, the three of them seem disconnected at times. Of course, improvisation played a huge part in the ‘supergroups’ live performances, however, at times I feel they had no clue about what was going on. Could that be attributed to the aforementioned lack of sound quality? Yes, perhaps. Or maybe they did in fact just have a bad day and things just didn’t come together. Either way, “West, Bruce & Laing – Live in K-Town 1973” can still be an interesting CD for all collectors. And I certainly didn’t mean to give it a negative review. It’s just that I don’t want to tell you that you absolutely need to get out of your way to get your hands on it. I personally wouldn’t do it, in hindsight. Nonetheless, I’m happy to have it, after all it’s a bit of a rarity. If you have any questions about this West Bruce Laing bootleg, let me know and leave a comment below. Here is the track list of West, Bruce & Laing – Live in K-Town: 1. Don’t look around, 6:59 2. Pleasure, 5:15 3. Why dontcha, 8:56 4. 3rd Degree, 7:31 5. Mississippi Queen, 5:24 6. Roll over Beethoven, 2:48 7. Love is worth the Blues, 14:51 8. Politician, 5:42 9. Sunshine of your Love, 3:45
