Free-Free Live (1971)

Free Live! It is another of those immortal pieces of contemporary rock and considered a classic of the live shows published in the 70s.
After having revealed themselves as one of the most interesting and most promising groups in British blues rock in their fantastic concert at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, Free separated temporarily in the fall of '71, and for this reason (and of step take advantage of the conjuncture) Island Records hastened to publish a direct of the group as a temporary farewell. Andy Johns, among the recordings of various concerts ranging from January 1970 to March 1971 - not one of the recordings of the mythical Wight concert was played, (although erroneous information has circulated for years that 'Free Live! 'Was recorded at that concert), managed to give homogeneous form to a live album in which the live versions of songs such as "Be My Friend", "Fire And Water", "I´m A Mover", " Mr.Big "as well as, of course, the song that opened the album and which had become in its own right its anthem," All Right Now ", took on that harder, stronger, cruder dimension that Free gave at their concerts. The album cover, which simulated a classic mailing envelope, with the faces of each group member on the postage stamps, while not particularly attractive, would be one of the most imitated by other designers for many albums over the years. from other artists.
The reissue on CD of 'Free Live' in the 90s would incorporate more themes, among others  "Woman", "Trouble on Double Time", "Walk in My Shadow" and "Moonshine", the latter reaching 9 minutes in length. The extras also contained alternate live versions of "All Right Now" and "Mr. Big". The great success that 'Free Live!' Had in sales at the end of 1971 he made the group reconsider their position and they met again in January 1972 to record 'Free At Last', but Paul Kossoff's drug problems (reason that precipitated the breakup in '71) and the beginning of A new career by Paul Rodgers at the helm of Bad Company ended forever one of the most brilliant and exquisite groups in British Hard Rock, whose influence has been permanent in all the new musicians who have come to rock drinking from its most classic sources.