Live at the Greek

For the Neil Diamond album, see Love at the Greek.

Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
Live album by
Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes
Released29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
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: Excess All Areas
(2000) 		Lions
(2001)
Jimmy Page chronology
Walking into Clarksdale
(1998) 		Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas
(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: Excess All Areas is a double live album by Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes, released by musicmaker.com on 29 February 2000[5] and reissued by TVT Records on 4 July 2000.

In October 1999, Page teamed up with the Black Crowes for a two-night performance of material from the Led Zeppelin catalogue and old blues and rock standards. "I didn't really have that much fun doing it," said singer Chris Robinson. "It was alright, and Jimmy's a phenomenal guitarist, but to me it was just a job. I'm not a big fan of Robert Plant's lyrics or his singing, so that part of it was a little boring for me."[6]

Contractual problems with their record company prevented the Crowes issuing any of their own songs which they played with Page at the Greek shows, such as "Wiser Time", "No Speak, No Slave", "Remedy" or "Hard to Handle".[7][8]

The double CD released in 2000 featured a different running order, an extra song, an enhanced QuickTime video and photographs taken during the concert. The Japanese version of the album adds "Misty Mountain Hop" and "In the Light", recorded in 2000.

Bassist Sven Pipien, who was fired between the two releases of the album, was airbrushed out of the group shot in the centerfold of the TVT Records version and all subsequent vinyl reissues. The original image appears on the musicmaker.com CD and can also be seen on a Jimmy Page blog.[9]

  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. ^ "Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes - Live at the Greek - Excess All Areas (CD, Album)". Discogs. 29 February 2000. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  6. ^ Ling, Dave (editor): "Zeppelin snub reunion rumours"; Classic Rock #48, Christmas 2002, p11
  7. ^ "18 Oct 1999 @ Los Angeles, CA". Crowesbase.com. 18 October 1999. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. ^ "19 Oct 1999 @ Los Angeles, CA". Crowesbase.com. 19 October 1999. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  9. ^ "On This Day 18 October". jimmypagemusic.blogspot.co.uk. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2018.