FILLMORE EAST, JUNE 1971

Flo & Eddie are very prominent on this live album, and it makes it much like a Bonzo Dog Band or Monty Python affair, but much less British of course. The penis jokes and the Mud Shark routines are happily debuted here, as well as their uplifting dual harmony vocals they're known for. This funny concept is throughout the entire album, climaxing with the band finally giving the groupies the hit with a bullet (SLAM), and sing Happy Together. Many parts of this album show off this band extremely well, Bob Harris and Aynsley Dunbar are extremely good in this shortened version of The Little House I Used To Live In, and in the slightly altered live version of Peaches en Regalia. Off of Hot Rats, Willie the Pimp appears in an altered version as well. Lonesome Electric Turkey hits the homestretch of the show with excellent keyboard playing, finally flowing into an Aynsley break that introduces Tears Began To Fall, setting the final tone of the show. The meandering comedy routines are acquired taste, and since they're so abundant here, this could lead you off. The music-heavy moments of the album are particularly fantastic however. 8.5/10