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It's well known that Mason didn't want this album put out. And it carries clear signs of its "unauthorized" status -- it's a messy, confusing package, half-studio & half-live, with one song (in a different version) repeated from the DAVE MASON / CASS ELLIOT album, and another song Mason didn't write (Pearly Queen) carelessly overlooked under an "all songs by" credit.

So it's ironic that this just might be the best Mason album there is! ALONE TOGETHER may have held that distinction at first. But HEADKEEPER's live versions of 3 A.T. songs blow the originals out of the water. The spare, acousticmore… solo performance of "Can't Stop Worrying, Can't Stop Loving" heard here, for example, makes the undistinguished full-band studio version instantly obsolete. And the live version of "World In Changes" is one of the best pieces of early '70s rock, period. The studio side, while not quite as memorable, still showcases Mason as an excellent songcrafter. And why did he feel the need to remake the title track on a later album (without that awesome extended ending, no less)? It was perfect the first time!

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Music > Albums

Case Type:

CD

Release Type:

Retail

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Cover Info:

Title:

Dave Mason - Headkeeper (1995) Retail CD

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Front

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1900 x 1900 px

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