For ' breakthrough 1975 release , the band had a total of three studio albums from which to select their in-concert repertoire. By mid-1977, had released another three studio recordings ( , , and ), and with a new album needed for the holiday season, a second live album, , was assembled. Three sides were recorded live in concert at (with a few tracks recorded in Japan), while the fourth side featured five new studio recordings. Like its predecessor, there's been quite a lot of speculation concerning extensive overdubbing (the proof being that you can often hear several voices singing backup simultaneously!), but shows that was still an exciting live band despite all the hype. Adrenaline-charged versions of and are all highlights. On the fourth side, only plays on a single song (his self-penned classic ) for reasons unknown, while session guitarist filled in for the AWOL . Among the studio tracks is the made-for-the-stage anthem which the band surprisingly never performed live. ~ Greg Prato