Alvin Lee & Johnny Winter - Alive At The Palladium (1983)

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Taken from the original liner-notes:

I remember this show quiet well. It was a very cold night and Leslie West pf Mountain opened the show which I did miss. I remembered that Johnny Winter played first, Alvin was the head liner this night. Folks this was 18 years ago.

My thoughts of this show was, that both guitarists played such excellent sets. That the only problem is they did not jam together. I´m not certain if they even met back stage. But that would have been of something to have two of the greatest guitarists jam together, when they were both in peak form.

Ok, no jam session, but real good handmade music .. enjoy it !
It´s not necessary to write which guitarplayer played on which song, I´m sure you will hear the difference !

Personnel:

Alvin Lee Band:
Tom Compton (drums)
Steve Gould (bass, background vocals)
Alvin Lee (guitar, vocals)

Johnny Winter Band:
Jon Paris (bass)
Bobby Torello (drums)
Johnny Winter (guitar, vocals)

Tracklist:
01. One Of These Days (Lee) 3.48
02. Hideaway Jam (King/Thompson) 9.23
03. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl (Williamson) 5.57
04. Unseen Eye (Williamson) 6.34
05. Slow Blues In C (Lee) 4.57
06. Love Like A Man (Lee) 5.09
07. Rock & Roll Hoochie Koo (Derringer) 6.03
08. Ain't Nothing Shakin' (AL) 15:34
09. Mean Town Blues (Winter) 10.24
10. Scat Encounter/Hey Joe (Lee/Roberts) 6.47
11. It's All Over Now (B.Womack/S.Womack) 5.09

Love Like A Man
Alvin Lee & Johnny Winter Lyrics

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You roly-poly
All over town
But you come on back to me
When things are down
Love like a man
Love all you can

Your satisfaction

Is growing less
If you come on back to me
Use my address and let you
Love like a man
Love all you can

You are the woman
You can't deny
You look so good to me, girl
You make me high

I'll tell you something
I think you know
When you flash those eyes at me
All systems go and let you

Love like a man
Love all you can

Overall Meaning

The song Love Like a Man by Alvin Lee is about a man's unconditional love for his woman. The opening lines of the song, "You roly-poly, all over town but you come on back to me when things are down" suggest that the woman is frivolous and goes about town, but when things are not going well, she comes back to the man for support. He encourages her to love like a man, to love without reservations or expectations. The chorus "Love like a man, love all you can" reiterates this message.

In the second stanza, the man acknowledges that the woman's satisfaction is diminishing, and she should return to him for her needs. He asks her to come to his address, and love him unconditionally like a man would. The last stanza, "You are the woman, you can't deny, you look so good to me, girl, you make me high," shows that the man is deeply in love and attracted to the woman. He even lets her know that when she looks at him, all systems go.

The song is about loving your partner without expectations and loving them as they are. The title Love Like a Man is suggesting that men love without conditions, and women should try to do the same. Women do not need to change themselves or pretend to be someone else to get love. Love is about accepting each other and loving one another unconditionally.

Line by Line Meaning

You roly-poly
You're promiscuous and go around with many men

All over town
In various places around town

But you come on back to me
But you still return to me

When things are down
When you're feeling low or need comfort

Love like a man
Love passionately and intensely like a man

Love all you can
Love without reservations

Your satisfaction
Your happiness and fulfillment

Is growing less
Is declining or reducing

If you come on back to me
If you return to me

Use my address and let you
Use my location as your own and allow me to

Love like a man
Love with intensity and passion like a man