Live at Rockpalast

When Mother€s Finest opened the second Rockpalast Night on 4 March 1978 at the Grugahalle in Essen, they were completely unknown in Europe. That evening, however, they achieved cult status €“ a status they have kept until today. Mother€s Finest overwhelmed the unsuspecting audience with songs typical for their style: €œGive You All The Love€ (1977), €œBaby Love€ (1977) and €œMickey€s Monkey€ (1978), the last a cover of the Holland/Dozier/Holland song which Smokey Robinson & The Miracles made popular in 1969. It is played at every concert of Mother€s Finest and shows the band€s deep roots in that kind of black music, which was mainly released by Tamla-Motown at that time. Years full of changes followed. In 1984 the band split up. Joyce Kennedy went on to a successful solo career. 25 years after their legendary conquest of Europe, Mother€s Finest once again performed at Rockpalast €“ and almost with the same line up. On July, 20th 2003 they played a concert at Satzvey Castle which included classics as well as exiting new numbers. Both of these concerts are presented here in full. M.I.G. Music 2012.