Burton Cummings was the lead singer and a key songwriter for the Guess Who, from 1965 to 1975, when he broke up the band for the first time. (There would be later reunions.) But Randy Bachman was also a key member, being the lead guitarist and also another important songwriter. However, he left the band in 1970, right at the height of their success.
At the time of this concert, both Cummings and Bachman had a lot of success with their post-Guess Who careers. Cummings had just started his solo career, with one solo album in 1976. But that contained the single "Stand Tall," which was a very big hit, selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone. It would be the biggest hit of his solo career by far. However, Bachman was even more successful. From 1973 to 1977, he led the band Bachman-Turner Overdrive. They arguably were even more successful than the Guess Who. They had six hits in the U.S., including the big hits "Takin' Care of Business" and "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet." However, in March 1977, he quit Bachman-Turner Overdrive, and they didn't have much success without him.
Unfortunately, I don't know when in 1977 this concert took place. If anyone knows, please tell me so I can update the album title and such. But I'm guessing it took place after March 1977, when Bachman didn't really have a band to perform with anymore, at least for a little while. It seems Cummings and Bachman performed some concerts together in 1977, although they didn't release any music. In addition to this concert, they also did an hour-long TV special for Canadian TV (the CBC), which was broadcast in October 1977.
After 1977, both Cummings and Bachman had less success with their solo careers. That led to the first big official Guess Who reunion in 1983. More reunions occasionally followed, and sometimes Cummings and Bachman recorded or toured together without the Guess Who name.
This concert has a little bit of everything. There are Guess Who songs (sung by Cummings), Bachman-Turner Overdrive songs (sung by Bachman), and solo songs. There's some acoustic music, and some with a full band. There are solo highlights for Cummings, and solo highlights for Bachman.
Unfortunately, a few of the songs got a little clipped at their starts or ends, due to quick cuts to commercials and that sort of thing. I tried to fix those a bit, which is why four songs have "[Edit]" in their titles. Also note that some of these songs are short versions because they were parts of medleys. For instance, "Laughing" is only about a minute long.
This album is 52 minutes long.
01 Your Backyard (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
02 Never Had a Lady Before (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
03 Laughing [Edit] (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
04 These Eyes [Edit] (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
05 Undun (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
06 American Woman (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
07 No Time (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
08 Let It Ride - Lookin' Out for Number One - Hey You (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
09 You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
10 My Own Way to Rock (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
11 Framed [Edit] (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
12 Stand Tall (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
13 Charlemagne (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
14 Takin' Care of Business [Edit] (Burton Cummings & Randy Bachman)
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A video of the full Soundstage show can be found on YouTube. Unfortunately, the image quality is poor. So, for the album cover here, I took a screenshot from their other 1977 special together, the CBC one I mentioned above. That's Bachman with his back turned and Cummings on keyboards.
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