The Grand Cayman Concert (Live at the Sea View, Cayman Islands, 5/4/2002)

I don't normally like "live" albums because of all the background noise and chit chat, but this one is an exception. It features America with mainly just their voices and guitars. Sort of "unplugged", yet with some accompaniment. What it does showcase is Gerry and Dewey's amazing harmonies during Riverside, Tin Man, and Ventura Highway plus the rest of the tunes. This album does not disappoint. All the hits plus some pleasant surprises are on this and more! Check out "All My Life" for a great wedding song.

dan peek moved to the cayman islands and the other two record a live album there without him, seems petty

The guys perform well on this cd with guitars and a little piano...It's not the full band but you hear them provide a more vulnerable side of the music and they pull it off very well. I could listen to them sing A-Cappella...nice job guys...

Crisp sound and nice guitar. Some of the voices are not the same as I've come to love after hundreds of plays of America's Greatest Hits Album. And so some of the harmony feels like it's missing; but then this is a comparison to the earlier album, not a negative criticism of this rendition. "Sister Golden Hair" is THE song that affectionately reminds me of my wife; and this album has destroyed it! In the original, the percussion line with it's syncopated rhythm as it leads into the chorus was wonderful; but it is totaly absent (this must be a "two man show" concert album). Sounds like Weird Al Yankovich singing, no kidding. Horrible. Irritating to listen to. At one point it almost sounds like a native Japanese speaker singing in English as the words get slightly strangled - but mostly sounds like Al Yankovich. They should have named this version "Chick Yellow Mop Head" or something just to avoid any association with the original. One star for this song alone.