''Live at the Greek: Excess All Areas'' is a double live album by

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and

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, released by musicmaker.com on 29 February 2000 and reissued by

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on 4 July 2000. In October 1999, Page teamed up with the Crowes for a two-night performance of material from the

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catalogue and old blues and rock standards. "I didn't really have that much fun doing it," grumbled singer Chris Robinson. "It was alright, and Jimmy's a phenomenal guitarist, but to me it was just a job. I'm not a big fan of

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's lyrics or his singing, so that part of it was a little boring for me." Contractual problems with their record company prevented the Crowes issuing any of their own songs played at the Greek shows. Also featuring Page with the band, these included "

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", "No Speak No Slave", " Remedy", and " Hard to Handle". The double CD released in 2000 featured a different running order, an extra song, an enhanced QuickTime video and photographs taken during the concert. The Japanese version of the album adds "

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" and " In the Light", recorded in 2000. Bassist

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, who was fired between the two different releases of the album, was airbrushed out of the group shot that features in the centrefold of the TVT Records version and all subsequent vinyl reissues. The original image appears on the musicmaker.com CD and can also be seen on a Jimmy Page blog.

Track listing

TVT version

musicmaker.com version

;Disc one #"Heartbreaker" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) – 6:03 #"In My Time of Dying" (Traditional; arr./adap. Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) – 9:45 #"What Is and What Should Never Be" (Page, Plant) – 5:31 #"Custard Pie" (Page, Plant) – 5:26 #"Celebration Day" (Jones, Page, Plant) – 3:38 #"Out on the Tiles" / "Whole Lotta Love" (Medley) (Bonham, Page, Plant / Bonham, Dixon, Jones, Page, Plant) – 9:12 #"Nobody's Fault but Mine" (Page, Plant) – 6:52 #"You Shook Me" (Dixon, Lenoir) – 8:29 ;Disc two #

"The Lemon Song" (Bonham, Wolf, Jones, Page, Plant) – 9:01 #"Your Time Is Gonna Come" (Jones, Page) – 6:01 #"Ten Years Gone" (Page, Plant) – 6:38 #"Sick Again" (Page, Plant) – 4:39 #"Hey Hey What Can I Do" (Bonham, Jones, Page, Plant) – 3:39 #"Shake Your Money Maker" (James) – 4:31 #"Woke Up This Morning" (King, Taub) – 4:19 #"Shapes of Things to Come" (McCarty, Relf, Samwell-Smith) – 3:18 #"Sloppy Drunk" (Rogers) – 6:07 #"Oh Well" (Green) – 4:24

Personnel

The Black Crowes * Chris Robinson – vocals *

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– guitar, vocals *

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– guitar *

– bass *

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– drums * Eddie Harsch – keyboards *

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– bass (bonus tracks only) with *

– electric guitar,

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Production *

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– production, mixing *Butch Belair – photography *Ian R. Drury – inside booklet design *J.C. & A.F. –

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and design *George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York *Joe Newton – cover illustration * Leonard B. Johnson - A&R

Accolades

Charts

Album (digital download)

Certifications

References

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