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Personnel: Southside Johnny (vocals, harmonica); Billy Rush, Joel Gramolini (guitar, background vocals); Joey Stann (tenor & baritone saxophones), Ed Manion (tenor saxophone); Mike Spengler, Rick Gazda (trumpet); Richard "La Bamba" Rosenberg (trombone, background vocals); Kevin Kavanaugh (keyboards, background vocals); Gene Boccia (bass), Steve "Bam Bam" Becker (drums, vocals), Lisa Lowell, Patty Scialfa, Soozie Kirschner (background vocals). Recorded on the 1980 tour. 2 LPs on 1 CD with 1 track deleted. Southside Johnny/Asbury Jukes: Joel Gramolini, Billy Rush (vocals, guitar); Southside Johnny (vocals, harmonica); Richard "LaBamba" Rosenberg (vocals, trombone); Kevin Kavanaugh (vocals, keyboards); Steve "Bam Bam" Becker (vocals, drums); Joey Stann (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Ed Manion (tenor saxophone); Rick Gazda, Mike Spengler (trumpet); Gene Boccia (bass guitar). Additional personnel: Soozie Kirschner, Patti Scialfa, Lisa Lowell (vocals). Although Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes were a bar band to the bone, they didn't issue a domestically available live album until 1981's LIVE: REACH UP AND TOUCH THE SKY (the often bootlegged LIVE AT THE BOTTOM LINE was a promo release from '76). Bands often issue live albums to buy time between studio releases, but while REACH UP AND TOUCH THE SKY was intended as one of these, (between 1980's LOVE IS A SACRIFICE and 1983's TRASH IT UP), it remains one of the band's best releases. Perfectly capturing the energy and excitement of an Asbury Jukes show, this is a consistently fine listen from beginning to end. Individual standouts include "Hearts of Stone," "The Fever," "Why Is Love Such a Sacrifice," and a killer Sam Cooke medley. Details:
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