Live at the Greek (Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes album)

Last updated

Live at the Greek
Black Crowes Page Excesss All Areas.jpg
original MusicMaker.com cover
Live album by
Released29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
Recorded18–19 October 1999
Venue Greek Theatre, Los Angeles with Le Mobile Recording Facilities
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length111:06
Label
  • MusicMaker.com
  • TVT
Producer Kevin Shirley
The Black Crowes chronology
By Your Side
(1999)
Live at the Greek
(2000)
Lions
(2001)
Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Celebration Day" John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant 3:42
2."Custard Pie"Page, Plant5:18
3."Sick Again"Page, Plant4:34
4."What Is and What Should Never Be"Page, Plant5:26
5."Woke Up This Morning" B.B. King, Jules Tuab4:14
6."Shapes of Things" Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith 3:09
7."Sloppy Drunk" Jimmy Rogers 6:05
8."Ten Years Gone"Page, Plant6:30
9."In My Time of Dying"Traditional; arr./adap. John Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant9:34
10."Your Time Is Gonna Come"Jones, Page6:02
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Lemon Song" Howlin' Wolf, Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant8:59
2."Nobody's Fault but Mine"Page, Plant6:41
3."Heartbreaker"Jones, Page, Plant5:50
4."Hey, Hey What Can I Do"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant3:30
5."Mellow Down Easy" Willie Dixon 5:20
6."Oh, Well" Peter Green 4:10
7."Shake Your Money Maker" Elmore James 4:25
8."You Shook Me"Dixon, J.B. Lenoir 8:25
9."Out on the Tiles"Bonham, Page, Plant3:39
10."Whole Lotta Love"Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant5:34
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."In the Light"Jones, Page, Plant9:07
12."Misty Mountain Hop"Jones, Page, Plant5:05

2025 reissue

Live at the Greek
LiveAtTheGreek.jpg
Live album by
Released14 March 2025 (2025-03-14)
Recorded18–19 October 1999
Venue Greek Theatre, Los Angeles with Le Mobile Recording Facilities
Genre Blues rock, hard rock
Length213:00
Label The Orchard Records
Producer Kevin Shirley

An expanded and remastered edition of the live album was released on 14 March 2025 by The Orchard Records, with the title simplified to Live at the Greek. [9] [6] This version adds the Black Crowes songs that were omitted from the original addition, plus several more Led Zeppelin songs and blues standards performed during the concerts in 1999. [10]

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Celebration Day"Jones, Page, Plant3:40
2."Custard Pie"Page, Plant5:23
3."Sick Again"Page, Plant4:47
4."No Speak No Slave" Chris Robinson, Rich Robinson 4:43
5."Hard to Handle" Allen Jones, Al Bell, Otis Redding 3:35
6."The Wanton Song"Page, Plant4:07
7."Misty Mountain Hop"Jones, Page, Plant4:54
8."Hots On for Nowhere"Page, Plant4:45
9."What Is and What Should Never Be"Page, Plant5:23
10."Wiser Time"Robinson, Robinson7:16
11."Mellow Down Easy" Little Walter 5:21
12."Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone)" B.B. King, Jules Tuab4:31
13."Ten Years Gone"Page, Plant6:32
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In My Time of Dying"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Blind Willie Johnson 9:40
2."Your Time Is Gonna Come"Jones, Page5:58
3."Remedy"Robinson, Robinson5:19
4."The Lemon Song"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Chester Burnett 8:54
5."In the Light"Jones, Page, Plant9:10
6."Shake Your Money Maker" Elmore James 4:33
7."Sloppy Drunk Blues" Jimmy Rogers 5:58
8."Shapes of Things" Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith 3:17
9."Nobody's Fault but Mine"Page, Plant6:48
10."Heartbreaker"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant5:53
11."Bring It On Home"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Willie Dixon 5:23
12."She Talks to Angels"Robinson, Robinson5:48
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Well" Peter Green 4:31
2."Band Intros" 0:51
3."Hey, Hey, What Can I Do"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant3:35
4."You Shook Me"Dixon, Lenoir8:30
5."Out on the Tiles"Bonham, Page, Plant3:42
6."Whole Lotta Love"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Dixon5:50
7."Custard Pie (soundcheck)"Page, Plant5:04
8."You Shook Me (soundcheck)"Dixon8:28
9."The Lemon Song (soundcheck)"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Burnett8:42
10."Ten Years Gone (soundcheck)"Page, Plant11:41
11."Jam (soundcheck)" 10:21

Personnel

Production

Accolades

Accolades for Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas (2000)
PublicationCountryAccoladeYearRank
Buscadero ItalyCritics Poll 2000 [11] 200019
RumoreItalyTop 20 Albums of 2000 [12] 200010
Classic Rock UK50 Greatest Live Albums Ever [13] 200340

Charts

Chart performance for Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas (2000)
Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 72
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [15] 37
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [16] 27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 46
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [18] 27
French Albums (SNEP) [19] 73
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 24
Italian Albums (FIMI) [21] 37
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [22] 45
Scottish Albums (OCC) [23] 37
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 77
UK Albums (OCC) [25] 39
US Billboard 200 [26] 64
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [27] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [28] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (4 July 2000). "Live at the Greek - The Black Crowes,Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes,Jimmy Page | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. "NME Reviews - Live at the Greek". NME. 12 September 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  3. "Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Black Crowes / Jimmy Page / Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes - Live at the Greek CD Album". Cduniverse.com. 4 July 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 Wardlaw, Matt (17 March 2025). "How the Black Crowes and Jimmy Page Made a Secret Live Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Hadusek, John (13 February 2025). "Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes announce Live at the Greek 25th anniversary reissue". Consequence. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  7. Christopher, Michael (28 February 2020). "25 Years Ago: Jimmy Page Joins Black Crowes at the Greek". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  8. "Review: Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live At The Greek 25th Anniversary Edition". Bluestown Music (in Dutch). 27 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  9. Kreps, Daniel (13 February 2025). "Jimmy Page and Black Crowes Expand 'Live at the Greek' for 25th Anniversary Reissue". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  10. Maxwell, Jackson (13 February 2025). ""The experience of our work with Jimmy in a vibrant, electric, mystical, and powerful perspective": Unreleased Jimmy Page/Rich Robinson composition set to feature in upcoming deluxe version of Jimmy Page & the Black Crowes: Live at the Greek". guitarworld. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  11. "Critics Poll 2000". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  12. "Top 20 Albums of 2000". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  13. "50 Greatest Live Albums Ever". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 211.
  15. "Austriancharts.at – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  16. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7198". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  18. "Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes: Live at the Greek" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  19. "Lescharts.com – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  20. "Offiziellecharts.de – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  21. "Italiancharts.com – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  22. "Charts.nz – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  23. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  24. "Swisscharts.com – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek". Hung Medien. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  25. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  26. "Jimmy Page Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  27. "Jimmy Page Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July, 8 2023.
  28. "American album certifications – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes – Live at the Greek". Recording Industry Association of America.