Considered by most to be the third-best Cult live LP, I think it still rips, although my tolerance for ‘80s BÖC may be higher than average. I consider it historically noteworthy, however, for including two of the all-time greatest moments in live album stage banter.
1) During the opening performance of “Dominance and Submission,” Eric Bloom reassures the Hudson Valley audience “I know Poughkeepsie takes rock & roll seriously!”
2) During their cover of the Doors’ “Roadhouse Blues,” right before the section where he sings “I woke up this morning and got myself a beer,” the band goes into an extended vamp while Bloom, perhaps concerned the audience cannot take the leap of imagining him drinking a beer upon waking,… More