Mother's Finest - Live At Rockpalast 1978 + 2003 [2CD] (2012)

When Mother’s Finest opened the second Rockpalast Night on 4 March 1978 at the Grugahalle in Essen, they were completely unknown in Europe. That evening, however, they achieved cult status – a status they have kept until today. Mother’s Finest overwhelmed the unsuspecting audience with songs typical for their style: “Give You All The Love” (1977), “Baby Love” (1977) and “Mickey’s Monkey” (1978), the last a cover of the Holland/Dozier/Holland song which Smokey Robinson & The Miracles made popular in 1969. It is played at every concert of Mother’s Finest and shows the band’s deep roots in that kind of black music, which was mainly released by Tamla-Motown at that time. Years full of changes followed. In 1984 the band split up. Joyce Kennedy went on to a successful solo career. 25 years after their legendary conquest of Europe, Mother’s Finest once again performed at Rockpalast – and almost with the same line up. On July, 20th 2003 they played a concert at Satzvey Castle which included classics as well as exiting new numbers. Both of these concerts are presented here in full. M.I.G. Music 2012.