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

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Live at the Greek
original MusicMaker.com cover
Live album by
Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes
Released29 February 2000 (2000-2-29)
Recorded18–19 October 1999
VenueGreek Theatre, Los Angeles with Le Mobile Recording Facilities
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length111:06
Label
  • MusicMaker.com
  • TVT
ProducerKevin Shirley
The Black Crowes chronology
By Your Side
(1999) 		Live at the Greek
(2000) 		Lions
(2001)
Jimmy Page chronology
Walking into Clarksdale
(1998) 		Live at the Greek
(2000)
Alternative cover
TVT version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME(7/10)[2]
PopMatters(favorable)[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Uncut[4]

Live at the Greek is a live album by Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes, first released by MusicMaker.com on 29 February 2000, then reissued by TVT Records on 4 July 2000.[5] An expanded and remastered version was released by The Orchard Records for the album's 25th anniversary, on 14 March 2025.[6] Most of the tracks were recorded at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on 18/19 October 1999; songs performed included material from the Led Zeppelin and The Black Crowes catalogues plus old blues and rock standards.[5]

Contractual restrictions from The Black Crowes’ record company prevented their own songs from being released on the first two versions of the album. The 25th anniversary edition restored those songs and added several more tracks.[6]

Original edition

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The album was first released on 29 February 2000 with the full title Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas, via MusicMaker.com through an online process in which buyers could choose the running order of the songs, or accept a running order chosen by the company.[7] A standard retail two-CD set was issued by TVT Records later the same year. That version included additional songs, an enhanced QuickTime video, and photographs taken during the concert. The Japanese version of the TVT release adds "Misty Mountain Hop" and "In the Light", recorded at a later show. Bassist Sven Pipien was fired between the two releases of the album and was airbrushed out of the group photograph in the centerfold of the TVT Records version and all subsequent vinyl reissues; session bassist Greg Rzab played on the later tracks.[8]

Track listing

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MusicMaker.com version; standard running order

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(see below for full songwriting information)

Disc one

  1. "Heartbreaker" – 6:03
  2. "In My Time of Dying" – 9:45
  3. "What Is and What Should Never Be" – 5:31
  4. "Custard Pie" – 5:26
  5. "Celebration Day" – 3:38
  6. "Out on the Tiles" / "Whole Lotta Love" (Medley) – 9:12
  7. "Nobody's Fault but Mine"  – 6:52
  8. "You Shook Me" – 8:29

Disc two

  1. "The Lemon Song" – 9:01
  2. "Your Time Is Gonna Come" – 6:01
  3. "Ten Years Gone" – 6:38
  4. "Sick Again" – 4:39
  5. "Hey Hey What Can I Do" – 3:39
  6. "Shake Your Money Maker" – 4:31
  7. "Woke Up This Morning" – 4:19
  8. "Shapes of Things" – 3:18
  9. "Sloppy Drunk" – 6:07
  10. "Oh Well" – 4:24

TVT Records version

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Celebration Day"John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant3:42
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-Smith3:09
7."Sloppy Drunk"Jimmy Rogers6:05
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 Dixon5:20
6."Oh, Well"Peter Green4:10
7."Shake Your Money Maker"Elmore James4:25
8."You Shook Me"Dixon, J.B. Lenoir8:25
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

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Live at the Greek
Live album by
Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes
Released14 March 2025 (2025-3-14)
Recorded18–19 October 1999
VenueGreek Theatre, Los Angeles with Le Mobile Recording Facilities
GenreBlues rock, hard rock
Length213:00
LabelThe Orchard Records
ProducerKevin 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

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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 Robinson4:43
5."Hard to Handle"Allen Jones, Al Bell, Otis Redding3:35
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 Walter5:21
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 Johnson9:40
2."Your Time Is Gonna Come"Jones, Page5:58
3."Remedy"Robinson, Robinson5:19
4."The Lemon Song"Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant, Chester Burnett8:54
5."In the Light"Jones, Page, Plant9:10
6."Shake Your Money Maker"Elmore James4:33
7."Sloppy Drunk Blues"Jimmy Rogers5:58
8."Shapes of Things"Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith3:17
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 Dixon5:23
12."She Talks to Angels"Robinson, Robinson5:48
Disc three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Oh Well"Peter Green4:31
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

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Production

  • Kevin Shirley – production, mixing
  • Butch Belair – photography
  • Ian R. Drury – inside booklet design
  • J.C. & A.F. – art direction and design
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Joe Newton – cover illustration

Accolades

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Accolades for Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas (2000)
Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Buscadero Italy Critics Poll 2000[11] 2000 19
Rumore Italy Top 20 Albums of 2000[12] 2000 10
Classic Rock UK 50 Greatest Live Albums Ever[13] 2003 40

Charts

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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

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Certifications for Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Top 20 Albums of 2000". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  13. ^ "50 Greatest Live Albums Ever". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 211.
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  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.
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