Shot near the conclusion of his world tour “Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu”, Moment of Truth is an hour-long concert special with Bruce Cockburn, filmed at Montreal’s Spectrum during the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 23rd, 2000.
The concert features:
Wondering Where the Lions Are
Use Me While You Can
Pacing The Cage (below)
If I Had A Rocket Launcher
Last Night Of The World
Call It Democracy
Down To the Delta (above)
Musicians backing Bruce Cockburn:
Steve Lucas – bass
Ben Riley – drums
Cockburn is also interviewed on QTV (click here) about his latest solo live double acoustic album, Slice O’ Life: Live Solo (True North Records, 2009) and what it’s like to go from playing with a band backing him up to just a guitar. He also talks about his own personal history from going to the Berklee School of Music, to dropping out to be a working musician, and charting his career through the 70s, 80s until the present.
Very Cool!
I caught on to Bruce a little late – “Circles in the Stream” was my first exposure – sometime in late ’79. I remember that Fall introduced me to Bruce, Leo Kottke, and Nils Lofgren; it was my “who else plays guitar out there?” autumn…
[quote comment=”6907″]Very Cool!
I caught on to Bruce a little late – “Circles in the Stream” was my first exposure – sometime in late ’79. I remember that Fall introduced me to Bruce, Leo Kottke, and Nils Lofgren; it was my “who else plays guitar out there?” autumn…[/quote]
That is an excellent live album, SOFA. “Circles in the Stream” has always been one of my favorite live albums, particularly the track, “Dialogue with the Devil”. He has only performed it live a handful of times since its release. I always keep an eye out for the video release whenever it’s posted on YouTube…