Classic Albums Live (CAL) is a very talented group of musicians who recreate classic albums on stage.  Many of the albums, such as from the Beatles, were studio masterpieces and never performed in concert by the original groups, so this is quite an achievement.  Over the past three plus years, we have seen them present 13 different albums in Ocala and The Villages and had tickets to several more shows before the pandemic shut them down. 

Their shows normally consist of members from their home base in Toronto, plus others who live down here in the USA, including some in Florida.  We were finally able to see them live again a few weeks ago at the Reilly Arts Center in Ocala.   

The Canadian members have been held as “prisoners” in their country for the past several months and unable to cross the border.  As many musicians have been doing since this pandemic shut down normal live music venues, for the past few months they have been performing a weekly show in an empty or limited audience theater and streaming the show over the internet.  The shows are free to watch, but voluntary tips are welcomed.

After performing a number of Led Zeppelin albums, they are now in the midst of several Beatles records.  This past Wednesday night, they finally got around to Revolver from 1966, the opening track of which is George Harrison’s “TaxMan” which has been my theme song and phone ring tone for decades.

Here is that first track from that concert on December 2, 2020 at the Empire Theatre in Belleville, Ontario.

You can also stream the entire show via their Vimeo link.  Besides the entire Revolver album, there are several other great Beatles songs, which is how they normally structure their in-person shows.