Not sure why Christgau refers to this as "live," since there doesn't seem to be anything live about it. And he claims it's his "go-to" Mahlathini? But he never noticed it wasn't live? The liner notes even name the studio it was recorded in. Weird. In any event, I owned this once upon a time and sold it back after alot of hand-wringing trying to understand his "A" grade. It's a fine album. #mbaqanga
Before 11/2020, grades range from 5 to 3.5 stars. After that, grade range is: 10 (A+), 9.5 (high A), 9 (A), 8.5 (high A-), 8 (A-), 7.5 (high B+), and 7 (B+). Ungraded albums are noted as liked :-) (honorable mention), neutral :-|, and disliked :-(. At least 4 listens per graded album and 3 listens per ungraded album. Search "Grade Post" for more info. I sold/shelved ~10,000 albums after at least 3 or 4 listens, respectively, before starting this blog and will add entries for those as they arise.
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