No Nukes

Performer: Various Artists
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Full Title: No Nukes: The Muse Concerts For A Non-Nuclear Future. Producers: Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, John Hall, Bonnie Raitt. Engineers include: Greg Ladanyi; Stanley Johnston; Dennis Kirk; Don Gooch; Jimmy Iovine. Recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York on September 19-23, 1979. All tracks have been digitally remastered using HDCD technology. Originally released as a 3-LP set. Personnel: John Hall (vocals, guitar, drums, background vocals); Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt (vocals, guitar, background vocals); James Taylor , Jesse Colin Young, Ry Cooder, Stephen Stills, Will McFarlane, Charles Fearing, Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar); Graham Nash (vocals, piano, background vocals); Darren Carmichael (vocals, piano); Gil Scott-Heron, Kim Bullard, Michael McDonald (vocals, keyboards); Arnell Carmichael (vocals, synthesizer); Larry Tolbert (vocals, drums); Rosemary Butler, Brenda Lee Eager, Carly Simon (vocals, background vocals); Lynn Pitney, David Crosby, Evelyn Harris, Yasmeen Bheti Williams-Johnson, Freebo, Bernice Johnson, Gloria Coleman, Phillip Ballou, Ray Parker, Jr., Tom Petty, Charlie Harrison, Cleo Kennedy, Chaka Khan (vocals); Steven Van Zandt (guitar, background vocals); Danny Kortchmar, Ed Brady, Jeff Mironov, John McFee, Mike Campbell , Patrick Simmons, Paul Cotton, Phil Upchurch, Waddy Wachtel (guitar); David Lindley (acoustic guitar, fiddle); Carl Cronwell (flute, horns, piano); Cornelius Bumpus (saxophone, organ); Clarence Clemons (saxophone, background vocals); David Sanborn, Josh Schneider (saxophone); Roy Bittan (piano, background vocals); Bill Payne, Jeff Labes (piano); Craig Doerge (organ, synthesizer); Danny Federici, William D. "Smitty" Smith (organ); Don Grolnick, Louis Levin, Arthur Jenkins , Benmont Tench (keyboards); Stan Lynch (drums, background vocals); Chet McCracken, Chris Parker , Dennis Whitted, Jim Keltner, Keith Knudsen, Max Weinberg, Russ Kunkel, Steve Chapman, Tony Green (drums); Joe Lala, Rick Marotta, Ted Templeman, Jody Linscott (percussion); Charlotte Crossley, David Lasley, Doug Haywood, Mark Stevens, Suzi Young, Nicolette Larson, Arnold McCuller (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Joe Chiccarelli. Recording information: Madison Square Garden (1979). The No Nukes protest concert in 1979 was one of the defining '70s events for aging '60s hippies, a way to prove that they held political and social power. The concert was top-loaded with folk-rockers and laid-back California pop stars: Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor, Poco, Nicolette Larson, and Jesse Colin Young, who had all reached their peak; the Doobie Brothers and Jackson Browne, who were still at the crest of their popularity; and Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen, who were still young, fresh, and vital. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine The No Nukes protest concert in 1979 was one of the defining '70s events for aging '60s hippies, a way to prove that they held political and social power. In many ways, the concert worked -- by the end of the '80s, nuclear weapons and power eventually faded away -- but that doesn't mean that the double-disc memento of the concert has aged gracefully. The concert was top-loaded with folk-rockers and laid-back California pop stars just past their prime. By this point, Crosby, Stills & Nash, James Taylor, Poco, Nicolette Larson and Jesse Colin Young had all reached their peak, while the Doobie Brothers and Jackson Browne were still at the crest of their popularity. Out of all the performers, only Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen were young, fresh and vital; not coincidentally, their tracks are the ones that rock the hardest and have aged the best. The remainder of No Nukes functions as an artifact, complete with dated music (the smooth folk-rock sounds slick and self-satisfied), forgotten names (the name John Hall will be unfamiliar to anyone who didn't live through this, and "Plutonium Is Forever" won't make anyone want to learn about his past), and a certain self-satisfied smugness that was the signature of the narcissistic late '70s. On that level, No Nukes is fascinating, but the music on the record fails to stand the test of time. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

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