Y&T - Yesterday and Today Live (Expanded Edition)

Y&T

Yesterday and Today Live (Expanded Edition)

Metal Blade Records

9 June 2023

The legacy heavy metal band Yesterday and Today (Y&T), which formed in 1972 in Oakland, California, U.S., is a great lesson in hard work and the desire to become great at your craft. In 1976 and 1978 they had their first pair of albums. They are good albums and those early songs have been in the setlist for a long time, but the improvement in the singing on the second album is a wonderful change. I believe that I remember singer/guitarist Dave Meniketti explaining in interviews that he came to the realization that he needed to take singing more seriously. Then, on the third album called Earthshaker (1981) the entire sound got tighter, and now the singing was even better, stronger, with Dave singing in a full voice and the music tightened up to the new sound of the young heavy metal of the time. The moral of the story is that musicians are able to become better at their craft if they take their art more seriously by working harder at it.

Regarding this recording, at one time Y&T had made the silly decision to call it quits. Thankfully, they rectified, it was not permanent and they continue to this day. This album at the time (1991) was made as a testament to the band up until that point in time. It is a wonderful set list full of fan favorites. The only complaint is that it could have easily included a dozen more songs that are also cool Y&T songs from all their albums. The production is great, the performances awesome, the songs fantastic, and the singing by Dave is a treat to the ears. Dave has one of those voices that sounds powerful, not strained, not thin, and not annoying, and it stays at such an ear-pleasing range. This album is an excellent place to start for people not familiar with Y&T.

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