Warning: Because of majcarousal I've been on a 72 hr bender of listening to Al Green nonstop. YouTube, Internet radio, iPod/iPad/ , records, and via computer. Her posting of "Love and Happiness.... somethin' happened when Rev Green stomped his foot, I've been besotted. Watch at your own risk, its tooooooooooooo late for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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I actually purchased this via iTunes after that thread....

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And its all because of that foot stomping.

You better watch his gospel TV special from the early 80s, you'll be re-transfixed.

...Simply Beautiful



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tA

Tribal Records

@ TD3 I love this thread! After I had posted How do you mend a broken heart I went on a Al Green binge myself I had no idea he was such a phenomenal soulful performer. He puts so much emotional and soul in his performances. I tried to look up a live version to How do you mend a broken heart because that is my fav song by him. Do you know of any live versions of the song?

I like the Full of Fire video He looked like he was having so much fun and he was letting loose in the You ought to be with me vid!

...Let's Stay Together & Tired of Being Alone


I was at both of these shows.
At the show in the first clip, I met one of your favs, (El), backstage.
Love the "I wonder if the Reverend still got it?" schtick. He usually drags it out more.

A living legend that's definitely still got it!


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tA

Tribal Records

Amazon or iTunes. Yes, the do have Rev. Green performances of "For the Good Times" & "Love and Happiness". Stompin' foot and all. Hav' mercy.

See got Harle missed up too. majcarousal.... I'll deal with you later, i gotta get back to Rev. Al.

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maja2405 said:

^^ oldie reprise

Well yes, that's the point. For those who want the version majcarousal posted in her thread, this is it. Of course minus the video but still after you hear Al foot hit that floor, its the same magnetic performance.

I saw Al in Dublin in 2008 with my wife.....The guy is legend...magical night!!!

@ TD3 girl love u but if you keep messing my name up, its gonna be me and you

MJSCAROUSAL get it RIGHT!

oh and heres something from the kitchen

Get your early church service on with this... Both the girls in the white dresses can SANG

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Now you've been around this board long enough to know my typing is suspect on a good day. Lawd... don't have me typing on a phone or iPad. Its a miracle it you can read or understand anything I type. But duly noted mjscarousal.

"You Ought Be With Me" is my favorite Al Green song.

This is the other song on the "Soul Train Live" album. Note: Bow-tie was still tied, I would've loved to untie it that bow-tie Al.

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You good sugar

and I feel where your coming from because alot of times my brain works faster than my hands and I have misspelled a ton of times or typed something but meant something else...

Still was unaware of how fine that man was!

Al was one of the very few singers that actually could sing live and it sounded like the album version or better than the album version

"The Gospel According To Al Green"

Thats the one I'm talking about!

I'll try to buy the DVD on face value, I know I will get my money's worth.

mjscarousal said:

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You good sugar

and I feel where your coming from because alot of times my brain works faster than my hands and I have misspelled a ton of times or typed something but meant something else...

Still was unaware of how fine that man was!

Al was one of the very few singers that actually could sing live and it sounded like the album version or better than the album version

If he hadn't found Jesus I know he would've been the first male singer to do those only (beating out Teddy Pendergrass) women concerts. My ass would been in the front row throwing all of my business out for him to see.

I've had a crush on that man FOREVER, fine has hell. Green has never lost his looks. Looking at him recently, I think Green maybe taking steroids, he has that "balloon look"... that's a side affect of that drug. The 2008 video you posted of him, he looks like the Al Green I remember.

He just came from that generation what you had to know who to sing, technology could rescue you. From the Motown Sound, Atlantic Soul, Stax the list goes on and on what you heard on the record, is what you heard in concert. As you mention over half of them sounded better in person than on vinyl. My goodness, what happened?

Along with The Emotions' "Flower", this what I listen to on my to work in the morning,,,

I love, love, love his voice . I wish I had the chance to see him live one day, he's one of the few artists that are still on my list I'd like to see before I die.

Harlepolis said:

Along with The Emotions' "Flower", this what I listen to on my to work in the morning,,,

Oh snap!!! This is one of my favorite Al Green songs and I actually had this song, somewhere....damn where did it go? I bet it's on one my old Blackberry phones.