Hot Tuna - Favorite ???

and their debut LP. "Splashdown" is pretty strong as is "Pair a Dice Found".
Both "Live At Sweetwater" 1 & 2 are pretty solid. Don't play too much of the rest these daze,
but there are usually a couple really good tunes scattered about on the other releases.

Haven't seen them live in about 25 years but friends that have seen them recently have
found the experience VERY satisfying.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" - Michael McClure

"First Pull Up-Then Pull Down", posted on June 24, 2012 at 18:32:30

dwill123
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Some real classics on this album. I like "Burgers" a lot too.

RE: Hot Tuna - Favorite ???, posted on June 24, 2012 at 18:56:37
omegaman Audiophile Posts: 84 Location: Delaware Joined: January 25, 2007 Contributor Since: August 12, 2012	I've seen them a few times and they always put on a good show. First time was in Oct. of 71 and they had Edgar Winter as their opening act. This is one of my favorite albums of theirs. Great live album.

RE: Hot Tuna - Favorite ???, posted on June 24, 2012 at 19:29:45
Neil E. Audiophile Posts: 3372 Joined: March 31, 2000	Along with "Burgers", I like "America's Choice" Neil

The first album (nt), posted on June 25, 2012 at 04:48:55
Jack G Audiophile Posts: 8141 Joined: September 24, 1999	.

RE: The first album (nt), posted on June 25, 2012 at 13:43:13
clhboa Audiophile Posts: 20 Location: Colorado USA Joined: May 5, 2010	I gotta agree, the first one is my favorite too. I just picked up the cd w/bonus tracks yesterday. I've seen Hot Tuna twice. Most recently was a few years ago on a double bill with Little Feat.

RE: The first album (nt), posted on June 25, 2012 at 14:11:43
dwill123 Audiophile Posts: 1741 Location: Philadelphia Joined: September 7, 2003	"double bill" must have been a long show. Last time I saw them they played for 3 hours 45 minnutes (but that was back in 1974).

RE: Hot Tuna - Favorite ??? Thanks, posted on June 25, 2012 at 14:37:32
vince saunders	Looks like the early ones are the favorites here. I also lean towards the early stuff. Thanks all.

Same here, that and Burgers are the faves. (nt), posted on June 26, 2012 at 10:50:56
cfraser Audiophile Posts: 2598 Location: Pickering, Ontario Joined: April 30, 2000

Double Dose, posted on June 26, 2012 at 18:44:20
McGruder Audiophile Posts: 865 Location: Maryland Joined: April 7, 2003 Contributor Since: November 25, 2005	Love the era, and mixture of acoustic and electric. Ken

Not Tuna....but close....."Quah". nt, posted on June 27, 2012 at 07:42:24
viridian Audiophile Posts: 2495 Location: Portland, Oregon Joined: May 26, 2005 Contributor Since: February 1, 2012	nt

Hard to nail down a fav, posted on June 27, 2012 at 07:48:23

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since I like all of them about equally, however my mood at any given moment can vary the top of the list. Their catalog needs to have a definitive box set containing many of the unreleased live shows as well as their official releases and all of it in high zoot SACDs.
In the beginning they were nearly the house band at the Chateau Liberte in the Santa Cruz mountains....They pretty much played alternate weekends with the Doobie Brothers playing the other weekends....
Picture is Papa John, November 1972

RE: Hot Tuna - Favorite ???, posted on June 27, 2012 at 15:59:16
fantja Audiophile Posts: 1294 Joined: September 11, 2010	Candyman!

Phosphorescent Rat, posted on July 2, 2012 at 13:14:13
jimmyjames Audiophile Posts: 4238 Location: Raleighwood Joined: February 20, 2001	wore out 2 records and on my second cd

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Hot Tuna - Favorite ???

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