Double live albums were only just creeping into ubiquity when David Essex preserved his All the Fun of the Fair tour for the generations, but his ambition shines through regardless, from the opening anthemic peel of the outing's title song, through startling renditions of the greatest hits and onto a fiery finale of "Won't Get Burned Again" and "Here It Comes Again." "Hold Me Close," a massive European hit even as the tour hit the road, is an early highlight; already, the entire audience seems to know both the words and the intonations.
But fears that On Tour might degenerate into a tiresome massed singalong set quickly dissolve, as "Circles," "On and On," and "Streetfight" in particular emerge with a menace that utterly belies the barrage of screams that Essex's every on-stage movement seemed to draw from an excitable crowd.
There are a couple of weak moments -- neither "Gonna Make You a Star" nor "Oh Wee Baby Blues" really had any business trying to translate to the concert stage, while "Rock On" certainly misses the studio effects that made the single so memorable.
Taken as a whole, however, On Tour is as dynamic a live album as any of its era, and one to play for anyone who doubts Essex's rock & roll credentials.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the Fun of the Fair | David Essex | Play | 07:05 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 2 | Hold Me CloseDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | CirclesDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 05:02 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | Good Ol' Rock & RollDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 5 | On and OnDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | AmericaDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 7 | Gonna Make You a StarDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 04:21 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | StardustDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | StreetfightDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | Rock OnDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 05:21 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 11 | Rolling StoneDavid Essex | David Essex | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | Won't Get Burned Again | David Essex | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 38 MB |
| 13 | Here It Comes Again | David Essex | Play | 08:30 | 19 MB | 54 MB |
| 14 | Going For The Big One | David Essex | Play | 02:12 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 15 | All The Fun of The Fair (Reprise) | David Essex | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 72 mins | 165 MB | |||||
| 72 mins | 465 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Essex | Composer, Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |