Recorded barely more than a year before
Gene Clark's death, this live performance captures him in concert with
Carla Olson, their voices harmonizing beautifully and their guitars -- joined by
Duane Jarvis on guitar and mandolin and
David Provost on bass -- meshing as one. The selection of songs ranges across
Clark's whole history, from the early '60s right through to his work with
Olson (who is also represented by two originals), but, additionally, encompasses the music of
John Fogerty,
John Prine, and
Tom Paxton.
Clark had clearly seen better days as a performer, but even at this point in his life and career, in tandem with
Olson he found a sound that worked every bit as well as those he'd forged with
the Byrds,
Dillard & Clark, or any of the other combos he'd worked in. That's one reason why even in the company of some of his very best material from the past, the highlight of this CD is arguably his and
Olson's rendition of her "Number One Is to Survive."
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Bruce Eder, Rovi