Elvin Bishop

This live double-LP, four sides of strong material unmarred by a single extraneous show of chops, reveals why Elvin's good-time music is actually fun. Would Charlie Daniels or Richie Furay think to rouse a crowd by announcing: "Remember, this is not a rock concert, it's a cultural event--we won't have anybody raisin' their voices and gettin' rowdy"? Uh-uh--they'd be afraid it would backfire, and with them it might. (Grade: A-)