Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Massacree

Product Description

Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Massacree, a 2 CD recording of the critically acclaimed and consistently sold-out tour commemorating the events that inspired the Thanksgiving classic anti-war anthem Alice's Restaurant Massacree. This release features the entire two sets of the performance as seen on PBS, recorded live at The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, MA, virtually a hometown show for Guthrie.
Accompanied by his son, Abe Guthrie, on keyboards, Arlo is backed by a full band including long-time drummer Terry A La Berry Hall, guitarist and fiddle player Bobby Sweet, and bass player Darren Todd. This incredible Alice's 50th Tour showcases exactly what makes Arlo exceptional songs and stories effortlessly interwoven creating an intimate, touching and hilarious evening.

Review

Because that epic story song which tells the saga of Guthrie's brush with the law (he was found guilty of littering) that resulted in his being deemed unfit to be drafted, which was not unwelcome news to a young man in the mid-1960s is more than just a catchy tune and a funny story. It captures a time in our nation's past (and, no doubt, a time in the personal lives of most of those gathered for the show) in such an ideal way that it has become one of the defining pieces of art of its time. --Punch Shaw, Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2/19/16

As Alice's Restaurant clearly exemplifies, Arlo Guthrie is as much a master storyteller as he is a master songwriter, musician, and singer. --Robert Michael Oliver, DC Metro Theater Arts 2/7/15