Bob Marley And The Wailers, Not A Quiet Night in Chicago
Many Bob Marley concerts circulate in trade circles with collectors,
hardcore fans, and archivists, and of all those shows one of the best that has
never been officially released is this epic show from the Quiet Knight in
Chicago 1975. It was on June 10th 1975 that
Bob Marley And The Wailers performed their second of 2 nights at the Quiet
Knight Club.
The Quiet Knight is now a hair salon. It’s hard to believe the list of bands that played there, not only Bob Marley but Tom Waits, R.E.M., Prince, Run
D.M.C., The Cramps, Bauhaus, The Stray Cats, Psychedelic Furs. The first Smashing Pumpkins show was there. And before then it was a mainstay for Chicago Blues with many blues legends playing there. The Rolling Stones even showed up there after one of their shows to jam with Muddy Waters.
For me this show has been a treasured piece of history I have been
enjoying for 3 decades now. Not only a wicked performance with Bob chanting
back and forth with the crowd, but one of the best recordings in sound quality. So good Starbucks did release a CD called Live
1973-1975 that contains Trenchtown Rock and Natty Dread. Those are omitted here
do to being officially released. One of the most notable parts of the show is
Bob doing the band introductions and really getting into it during I Shot The
Sheriff. Also the famous guy yelling
from the crowd during Natty Dread is actually cool and enhances the feeling of
being at a Bob live show. Below are notes from Bob Marley Concerts.com.
This Recording source below is from a PREFM tape, the best sounding source for this concert I have heard.
June 10, 1975
* Venue: Quiet Knight Club
* City: Chicago
* State/Province: Illinois
* Country: United States
* Recording Source Soundboard
Band lineup
* Bob Marley, vocals, rhythm guitar
* Aston Barrett, bass
* Carlton Barrett, drums
* Al Anderson, lead guitar
* Tyrone Downie, keyboards
* Alvin Patterson, percussion
* The I-Threes, backing vocals
* Lee Jaffe, harmonica
Setlist
1. "Slave Driver"
2. "Trenchtown Rock"
3. "Concrete Jungle"
4. "Midnight Raver"
5. "Talkin' Blues"
6. "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
Notes
* 2 songs are used on the Starbucks official release
Live 73-75
* second night at the Quiet Knight Club.
* band intros done by Bob Marley during "I Shot The
Sheriff".
* various bootlegs of this show have been released, like
"Jah Joys And Rainbows", "Live In
Chicago" or "The Last Club Tour '75",
and has also been aired on various radio stations.
* it is possible that more songs have been performed that
evening.
