Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush 'Real Live' - Amazing!

[Dean Hazelwanter]

A couple of weeks before Christmas, my Wife and I were looking for presents for each other. We stopped at a local store that advertised a sale of CDs picked up from a distributor that had closed. As we looked, she hands me Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush – Real Live – and it's marked down from $49 to $8.99 (!!) and asks, 'Do you want this?' I said, 'yes', and then instantly changed my response to 'HELL YES!!!!!'

Back in the mid-late '70s I listened to Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush quite a bit, but I hadn't listened to him for a couple of decades. Of course, I remembered him when threads mentioning him appeared here, but my memories (or lack of them)  didn't do him justice.

All I can say is WOW – this guy can play! And he goes from straight out hard rock to the most melodic jazz tone and back effortlessly. I've only had a chance to listen to the double CD once so far, but it will be in heavy rotation! On his website there are mentions of a possible DVD release. I would love to see how he does what he does!

Totally amazing!

[markphaser]

Yea i love this guy and Robin Trower they were the best in the 70's i thought
Franks pedal board was pretty cool looking i think he had alot of crossover boxes and splitters to different amps

[Peter Snowberg]

I want to thank whoever it was on this forum at intoduced me to Frank Marino. 

[MartyMart]

Frank, Robin Trower, Rory Galagher, Robben Ford, Dave Gilmour ..... now you're talkin  !!

Add BB King, Pat Metheny, SRV and Albert Lee, that's about all you need to know about great
melodic guitar playing ...            ( I'm sure there are a few more ! )

MM.

[troubledtom]

i own everything he has out , i bought reallive the day it came out! phuck yes!!!!!!!!!!
        - tt

[Peter Snow]

Hi Dean,

Yea, I bought the Real Live CD when it first came out.  I noticed that Frank has been re-mastering and releasing some of his older material.
Just before Christmas while searching for CDs for the kids (you know the ones - they all have "Explicit Lyrics" warnings on the front ) I bought Full Circle and Double Live at cdn$20 each. The latter is not a double CD, btw, but judging from the length of some of the tracks I'm guessing the original vinyl was a double album.  I haven't had time to play them yet - too many Xmas things going on... but soon.  His version of All Along The Watchtower is one of my all time favourite tracks.

Peter