Review by Michael Macomber

Release Date: March 22, 2005
Format: CD (1 Disc)
Label: Neon Tonic
Note: This album was re-issued in 2005 as "Live From Las Vegas," on the Capitol label. Both albums contain exactly the same 14 tracks.
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Bobby Darin could electrify an audience like no other performer, and this November 1963 engagement at the Flamingo shows him at the height of his considerable powers. Darin comes charging out with a high-energy rendition of "Hello Young Lovers", follows it up with a sly and funny reading of "Ace in the Hole" (from his "Two of a Kind" collaboration with the legendary Johnny Mercer), then slides deftly into the more gentle and romantic "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You". Other highlights include the Darin-penned tune "18 Yellow Roses" (this live version is considered by many to be superior to the studio cut), an amazing performance of Nat Adderley and Oscar Brown Jr.'s "Work Song", and of course, the show-stopping title tune, "The Curtain Falls". Peppered throughout is Darin's easygoing stage banter and legendary sense of humor. This is not just a gem--it's a gem of blinding brilliance.

Tracks:

1. Intro. Monologue
2. Save The Country
3. Moritat (Mack The Knife)
4. Fire And Rain
5. Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
6. Monologue
7. Hey Jude/Eleanor Rigby/Blackbird/A Day In The Life
8. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
9. I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
10. Monologue
11. If I Were A Carpenter
12. Simple Song Of Freedom
13. Finale Band Introduction
14. Chain Of Fools/Respect/Splish Splash/Johnny B. Goode
15. Work Song
16. Beyond The Sea