No Substitutions: Live in Osaka [Live] [Import]

Product Description
Japanese live release for the Toto founder and the eclectic jazz guitarist. Five tracks, 'The Pump', 'Don't Give It Up', '(It Was) Only Yesterday', 'All Blues' and 'Room 335'. Produced by Steve Vai and Steve Lukather. 2001 release. Standard jewel case.

No Substitutions: Live in Osaka,Steve Lukather,Larry Carlton,Victor Entertainment,Blues-Rock,Contemporary Jazz,Crossover Jazz,Fusion,Hard Rock,Jazz Music,Pop/Rock,Rock/Pop,Smooth Jazz

Average customer rating: Hot Hot Hot! The forgotten Larry Carlton Toto is Alive and AMAZING! It's NOT just a "Guitarist" album... Love those guitars

No Substitutions: Live in Osaka Larry Carlton , and Steve Lukather Manufacturer: Favored Nations ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Jazz | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Candyman Carlton Lukather Band - The Paris Concert Santamental Steve Lukather & Los Lobotmys - In Concert Los Lobotomys ASIN: B00005A3N0 Release Date: 2001-03-20

Tracks:

1. The Pump
2. Don't Give It Up
3. (It Was) Only Yesterday
4. All Blues
5. Room 335

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Like 1990s guitar wonder-bands such as Los Lobotomys, Karizma, and L.A. Guitar Workshop, this live club recording from two session-masters is a lesson in controlled thuggery. Carlton has played some of the greatest electric solos ever, gunslinging for everyone from Joni Mitchell and The Crusaders to Steely Dan ("Kid Charlemagne") and LA Express. Ex-Toto axe-king Lukather made his name stoking the mega-rock flames, but has also plied his pick to recordings by Patti Austin, Herb Alpert, Chet Atkins, and America.

That fusion has fallen on hard times doesn't deter these two from giving their all in five numbers that display equal moments of bombast, artistry, and occasionally, brilliance. With drummer Greg Bissonette, bassist Chris Kent, and keyboardist Rick Jackson, the band kicks off with the testosterone-addled thump of "The Pump," which initially recalls some escapees from Def Leppard until they settle into a mellow, grand groove and a web of coiled solos. Lukather is more at home in this kind of shredding setting, but that gives Carlton plenty of space to do the lyrical, sensitive-guy thing, while both spin walls of heavy sound on the bruising shuffle, "Don't Give It Up." A reggae-ized "All Blues" sounds a bit street-worn, but then Carlton enters in an understated Jim Hall tone that transforms the song until a schizophrenic speed demon takes over and momentarily kills the intimate vibe. Though No Substitutions will be mostly be gobbled up by guitarists and latent fusion heads, it could also add fire to any listener desiring rocking music to play with the windows rolled down. --Ken Micallef

Customer Reviews:

Hot Hot Hot!.......2007-07-16

This is the Collaboration between Carlton and Luke to own.

Sure wish there was a full length set of this on DVD...NOT Paris that does n't cut it.

The forgotten Larry Carlton.......2007-03-31

In recent (1998-present) years, Larry Carlton has been paying the bills as a working member of Fourplay, the "Smooth Jazz" (shudder) super-ensemble featuring Nathan East, Bob James and Harvey Mason. But don't forget this one critical fact: He can STILL pound the average rock guitarist into a fine powder! Here, he's paired with Toto's Steve Lukather, and it's a pretty even match. Jeff Beck's "The Pump" is the perfect showcase for some back-and-forth pyrotechnics. Fourplay has served up some fine tracks, as well as a big helping of "Quiet Storm" GARBAGE. This is a live recording from the guy who powered MANY of Steely Dan's hits...a guy who is more well-rounded than his Fourplay resume would suggest. Lukather's no slouch either. Get this, as well as the DVD, and you WILL NOT be sorry.

Toto is Alive and AMAZING!.......2006-10-02

Why does Amazon, as well as some of the reviewers, refer to Steve 'Luke' Lukateher as "ex-Toto guitarist"? Obviously uninformed Americans (I live in California). Toto is HUGE everywhere in the world but the US, but I just saw them in LA (9/2006) and they were phenominal. Hot Tip, the new album 'Falling in Between' is outrageous. And as for this album of Carlton and Lukather, I believe it won the Grammy for best instrumental album of the year!

It's NOT just a "Guitarist" album..........2005-01-29

I'm not going to echo everyone else's raves here, as I agree with them. It's a shame, though, that Greg Bissonette has received virtually no mention in the previous reviews. Guitar Tour de Force that this effort is, Greg's drumming accompanying Lukather and Carlton is phenomenal! He is Mister Chops as far as I'm concerned, yet his playing is never intrusive or overdone. He has exquisite taste throughout this CD, and gets the chance to shine briefly toward the end of the second track ( as does the keyboard player, who might have been featured at least once more in this set ). This is the model for a drum solo: short, fiery and to the point. Top-notch band. Live jazz albums in an intimate club setting don't get better than this one.

Love those guitars.......2004-08-25

Just a great listen. Lots of back and forth between two superstars.

Average customer rating:

No Substitutions: Live in Osaka Steve Lukather , and Larry Carlton Manufacturer: Victor Entertainment ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005ATI8 Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

1. Pump
2. Don't Give It Up
3. (It Was Only) Yesterday
4. All Blues
5. Room 335

Album Description

Japanese live release for the Toto founder and the eclectic jazz guitarist. Five tracks, 'The Pump', 'Don't Give It Up', '(It Was) Only Yesterday', 'All Blues' and 'Room 335'. Produced by Steve Vai and Steve Lukather. 2001 release. Standard jewel case.

Average customer rating:

No Substitutions: Live in Osaka Steve Lukather , and Larry Carlton Manufacturer: Japanese Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Contemporary Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Soft Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Hard Rock | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008PC0B Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

1. Pump
2. Don't Give It Up
3. (It Was Only) Yesterday
4. All Blues
5. Room 335

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