Audience Tape > CDR
Sound Quality: B
This is a show for the serious fan. The sound quality is average at best, the music is always distant (with some hiss), and audience noise is heard in spots.
Michaels headlined during the two night/four show run at the Fillmore East, October 30th and 31st.
In his review of one of the shows in Billboard Magazine (1970-11-14), Fred Kirby wrote, in part: “Lee Michaels, playing grand piano, was strong in the October 30 first of four weekend Fillmore East shows. Michaels with drummer [Joel Larson] as his only support musician still came though as one of today’s best composer-performers, although not as heavy in sound as previously…. Variety also would have aided Michaels, who ranged far in delivering his A&M material, even including“Heighty Hi” from the third of his four albums. While not as sharp as he could be Michaels still showed he had it.”
The New York Times review (1970-11-1) was less favorable, noting, in particular, many “blank spots” where a bass or guitar would have filled the void and propelled the music forward.
Lee Michaels: Piano and Vocals
Joel Larson: Drums