Live from Cleburne, Texas [Live]

1. Letter from Home

2. Wooden Leg

3. Slop!

4. Coon on de Log

5. Azlee and Clovis

6. Udell and the Reverend

7. Definition of a Cow

8. Tater Rides the Moped

9. Turnip Greens

10. Patch of Peas

11. Who's the Boss

12. Zeal

13. Gathering Votes

14. Last Day of School

15. Attitude

Live from Cleburne, Texas,Jerry Clower,Mca,Country & Western,Country Comedy,Pop,Spoken / Comedy / Radio Shows

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Average customer rating: Great Gig Commander Cody at His Best Should have been a double live... Good Rockin Tonight Superb live album of hippie-country-rock-swing

Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Western Swing | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Rock General | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: We've Got a Live One Here Lost in the Ozone Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen Bar Room Classsics Tales from the Ozone ASIN: B000002NWU Release Date: 1990-04-11

Tracks:

1. Armadillo Stomp
2. Good Rockin' Tonight
3. I'm Coming Home
4. DownTo Seeds And Stems Again Blues
5. Sunset On The Sage
6. Little Sally Walker
7. Git It
8. Oh Momma Momma
9. Crying Time
10. Diggy Liggy Lo
11. Riot In Cell Block #9
12. Too Much Fun
13. Mean Woman Blues

Customer Reviews:

Great Gig.......2007-04-04

The Commander and his Airmen were my favourite rockin' country band of the 70's and this album shows them at their very best. Since there is no definitive Commander "Best Of" album out there, (the "Too Much Fun" album is probably the best but still less than satisfactory), Cody fans should just go out and get all their early albums (i.e. those albums released prior to 1976). Start with "Lost in the Ozone", "Hot Licks, Cold Steel and Trucker's Favourites", this Armadillo live album (and its companion piece "Sleazy Roadhouse Stories" - the rest of the Armadillo concert) and then go from there. The Airmen were not just a bunch of stoned, drunk musos but instrumentalists (and songwriters) of the highest quality. Many are still making a living from music over 30 years later. They may seem rough and ready on the albums but that was the effect they sought. Listen closely and you will hear superb musicianship, arranging, singing and songwriting (including inspired selection of covers).

CCAHLPA burned hot and bright for a short time and this live album is the pinnacle of their recorded work.

Commander Cody at His Best.......2006-06-25

These are all of the Commader Cody songs that have made him a legend. Highly recomended for any one into Rock-a-billy or Texas Rock.

Should have been a double live..........2005-12-08

...And it almost was a double live...the commander wanted it that way, record company said no...what do record companies know? Not much, sadly, becuase there WAS a WHOLE LOT more music from this concert at the world-famous Armadillo World Headquarters...the rest of this concert can be found on one of three albums...Sleazy Roadside Stories, Bar Room Classics, or Texas Roadhouse Favorites...the third mentioned is hard to find, apperantly a UK only release. Sleazy Roadside Stories has two tracks missing from the other two, but any of those are good if you want the rest of the concert. This is a great album, it has, arguably, the BEST version of "Riot In Cell Block #9" ever recorded...was that July 27 1973 or 1963? Hmmmm Anyway, crank this one up, crack open a lone star, and drift away to 525 and 1/2 Barton Springs Road in Austin, TX...in 1973, was there a better place to see the greatest progressive country band in history?

Good Rockin Tonight.......2005-08-19

There were a lot of groups that I enjoyed in my wilder 20's and 30's. Asleep at the Wheel was my favorite until I discovered Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. These guys could really rock and roll. Their early albums showed them finding their style and they kept getting better. Unfortunately, when they had really hit their stride, the real talent of the group went elsewhere and we were left with the Commander and a new group. He may have put the group together and his name at the front but Commander Cody was not the heart and soul of this group.

"Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas" is one of those great later albums when the group had found their sound and wasn't afraid to show it. My favorite cuts are "Sunset on the Sage", "Git It", "Diggy Liggy Lo", "Mean Woman Blues", and "Too Much Fun". They show that they can do ballads, rock and roll, and out of control rockabilly. I thing what gives them their special sound is the liberal use of the pedal steel guitar and the fiddle. It gives their sound a sort of "take off" to a higher level.

I saw Asleep at the Wheel live on several occassions (including the original cast) but I never had an opportunity to see Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen. There's nothing I can do to fill the void except continue to listen to their live albums. If you can't get excited about this album, you're on too much medication.

Superb live album of hippie-country-rock-swing.......2003-08-06

Following a third album that didn't shine as inventively as their first two, the Airmen returned with an absolutely brilliant document of all that their music meant. Recorded live at Austin, Texas' "World Armadillo Headquarters," the Airmen sound like the Buckaroos in their prime: relaxed, confident, and deadly across a wide variety of inter-related musical genres. They even cover Owens' "Crying Time," much to the crowd's delight.

The band swings effortlessly from the opening fiddle-driven instrumental into a rousing take of Elvis' "Good Rockin' Tonight." They cruise along with Johnny Horton's trucker themed "I'm Coming Home" only to plow headlong into the misery of the band's signature "Seeds and Stems (Again)." They harmonize with equal beauty for the cowboy tune, "Sunset on the Sage," and the doo-wop "Git It."

The Commander gets his boogie-woogie slot on the band-penned "Oh Momma," and his spoken-vocal leads a guitar-and-sax heavy take of Leiber & Stoller's "Riot in Cell Block #9. The Cajun-influenced "Diggy Liggy Lo" bursts with incredible, manic energy, and the band's "Too Much Fun" shows what a fine dance-combo they were, as does the rousing closer, "Mean Woman Blues."

This would be the last record the band would make before jumping to Warner Brothers, and it's a pitch-perfect document of all they created in their time at Paramount. All that's missing from this album is the dancer's sweat and a cold Shiner Bock -- the good times are preserved here for all to hear.

Average customer rating: Tex-Mex At it's Best !! Impossible to find something better than this!!

Live from Austin, TX Texas Tornados Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tejano | Latin Music | Styles | Music Conjunto | Latin Music | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: 4 Aces Texas Tornados - Live From Austin Tx Hangin' on by a Thread Texas Tornados Zone of Our Own ASIN: B000BD1LIG Release Date: 2005-11-01

Tracks:

1. Soy De San Luis
2. A Man Can Cry
3. (Hey Baby) Que Paso
4. Laredo Rose
5. Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio
6. Cancion Mixteca
7. Dinero
8. Mathilda
9. Adios Mexico
10. She Never Spoke Spanish To Me
11. Only One
12. Mendocino
13. Wasted Days and Wasted Nights
14. Baby What Do You Want Me To Do
15. If That's What You're Thinking
16. Who Were You Thinkin' Of
17. Before The Next Teardrop Falls
18. She's About A Mover
19. 96 Tears

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As the ebullient ringleader of this all-star Lone Star quartet, Doug Sahm tells this 1990 Austin City Limits crowd that "it's rock and roll conjunto time!" Such a description barely hints at the raucous vitality of the band's bilingual, Tex-Mex border music. The set (also available on DVD) finds Freddy Fender resurrecting his country smashes "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" and "Before the Next Teardrop Falls," while the tremulous vocals of some of his earlier, regional hits suggest that he is to Tejano music what Aaron Neville is to New Orleans soul. Conjunto accordion kingpin Flaco Jimenez provides rollicking instrumental accents throughout, while singing with Fender on some of the Spanish-language material. From the rock and roll side, Sahm and keyboardist Augie Meyers reprise their hits from the Sir Douglas Quintet's 1960s heyday, with "She's About a Mover" and "Mendocino" steeped in the same musical roots they share with Fender and Jimenez. Such raucous, festive interplay plainly enjoys a home-field advantage in Austin, where the performance finds the foursome hailed as conquering heroes. (The release serves as a memorial to Sahm, who died in 1999 and to whom the album is dedicated.) --Don McLeese

Album Description

The Texas Tormadoes' amazing 1990 Austin City Limits performance is now available on DVD., Featuring Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez, the Texas Tornadoes Live From Austin, Texas features songs that were not included in the original broadcast. Includes the classic songs "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", "She's About A Mover" and "Before The Next Teardrop Falls".

Customer Reviews:

Tex-Mex At it's Best !!.......2007-03-27

This is my all time favorite "cheer-me-up" album. As soon as the music starts, I just start smiling. I love the enthusiasm and the great talent that is displayed. The mingling of voices from both north and south of the border is a tribute to our southern society, showing that we all can and do get along wonderfully when we put our minds to it.

Impossible to find something better than this!!.......2006-12-30

I already wrote a review on this incredible musical event after watching
the show on DVD so my opinion on the CD version cannot be different.
The only sad thing about this is that both Doug and Freddy are not with
us anymore but we have their wonderful 1990 Austin Texas concert and
we can either listen to it or watch the incredible musical abilities
of this foursome. The best Conjunto Tex-Mex rock & roll gathering ever!!!

Average customer rating: Live from Austin Texas Live from Austin - Kris at his best -J. from WA Kristofferson live and at his singin/songwritin' best!

Live from Austin, Texas Kris Kristofferson Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: This Old Road Live From Austin Texas Live from Austin, Texas Live from Austin, TX Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco ASIN: B000FC2EXO Release Date: 2006-05-30

Tracks:

1. Star-Crossed
2. You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)/Stranger
3. Here Comes That Raibow Again
4. Help Me Make It Through The Night
5. Me And Bobby McGee
6. Magdalene
7. Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore
8. Darby's Castle
9. Casy's Last Ride
10. The Pilgrim
11. For The Good Times
12. Loving Her Was Easier (Then Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
13. Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
14. Silver Tongued Devil
15. Smile At Me Again
16. Why Me

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With the aging of Kris Kristofferson into a venerable icon, it's been easier to appreciate his voice as weathered, whereas the younger troubadour more often heard his vocal style dismissed as wooden. No matter--as confirmed by this 1981 taping for Austin City Limits, Kristofferson's artistry has long owed more to the emotional range, depth, and conviction of his material than to his vocal range. And whatever he lacks in the latter is offset by the harmonies and instrumental support from a crack band including Stephen Bruton on guitar and mandolin, "Funky" Donnie Fritts on keyboards, and the great Billy Swan as utility man. Among the revelations are a surprisingly hard-rocking "Me and Bobby McGee," a rollicking arrangement of "The Pilgrim," and a tender "For the Good Times." Of the later and lesser-known fare, both "Darby's Castle" and "Casey's Last Ride" show Kristofferson shifting from confessional intimacy into more of a narrative mode reminiscent of John Prine, while "Magdalene" and the hymn-like closer, "Why Me," extend his thematic artistry into spiritual inquiry. As is typical with the Austin series, a responsive audience coaxes a particularly spirited performance, with the artist gushing more than once that there's no place he'd rather be. --Don McLeese

Album Description

The latest release from the highly acclaimed Live From Austin, Texas series is an amazing performance from Kris Kristofferson. Shot in September of 1981, this Austin City Limits performance includes many of Kris's classic songs. Me And Bobby McGee, For The Good Times, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down are all available on this incredible live performance from this legendary songwriter. Kris Kristofferson is truly an American treasure to be enjoyed by all generations of music fans! Also available on DVD

Customer Reviews:

Live from Austin Texas.......2007-05-13

An earlier Kristofferson recording. It arrived on time and in the condition advertised.

Live from Austin - Kris at his best -J. from WA.......2006-08-03

This is a marvelous rendition of many of my favorites.
I am a dedicated fan and have been for his entire career.

Kristofferson live and at his singin/songwritin' best!.......2006-05-31

Performed in '81, this concert takes us back to the days when Kristofferson was still a "contemporary" songwriter...i.e., he was still having chart success as a writer. He has since become a legend (hell, he was a legend somewhere around the time his first song got recorded), and is an influence to songwriters of every genre, from country to rock, from folk to R&B. Ironically enough, all of those genres find their way onto this stellar live CD.

It's the concert that almost never was...the night of the scheduled show, a rat chewed through some wires, sending the studio into a blackout. Kristofferson returned the next night invigorated (and armed with a new rat joke) and ready to play the whole night through. These sixteen songs are among his best...from the opening rocker "Star Crossed" to the closing gospel ballad "Why Me." Upbeat, rockin' versions of "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Loving Her Was Easier" parallel the Waylon Jennings covers, yet sound as if they were written to be rocked out. Kristofferson gets controversial on "Magdalene" and sentimental on "For the Good Times" and reflective on "The Pilgrim" and stoned on "Sunday Morning Coming Down." The over-all effect of LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX is this: Kris Kristofferson at his performance peak. He's still the best dang singer/songwriter out there, and if you have any doubts in your head about that, just pick up a copy of this album and LISTEN. Listen with your heart and soul, because that's where this music is going to hit you hardest.

Average customer rating: A great CD! THIS MUSIC SUCKS A fun album! What was that guy thinking? typical Buffet cover band dribble

Reef Madness Hanna's Reef Manufacturer: Sail Away Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Deja View Land Of No Mondays Thongs In The Key Of Life, Vol. 3 Long Boards And Short Stories Freaky Tiki Faces ASIN: B00007J5U9 Release Date: 2002-12-15

Tracks:

1. Gulf Coast Day
2. Pencil Thin Mustache
3. Let the Good Times Roll
4. Come Down to Paradise
5. Beach People, Beach Music
6. Sunday Morning in New Orleans
7. Brown Eyed Girl
8. I Dreamed of Jeannie
9. Grapefruit Juicy Fruit
10. Ten To Twenty
11. We'll Get By
12. Living Well
13. One Particular Harbor

Album Description

A live recording from the beach resort of Crystal Beach, Texas. Recorded on Labor Day weekend, 2002, the album features the "live" sound of the band inter-acting with a very rowdy, very drunk, crowd of beach-loving, beach-music fans. This is a "party" album, full of in-between song banter, and plenty of crowd participation. This album is perfect for playing at your pool party, crawfish boil, or other fun gathering of party people.

Customer Reviews:

A great CD!.......2004-05-25

This CD, "Reef Madness", is one of the liveliest, fun albums I've heard in a while. It reminds me a lot of Jimmy Buffett's, "You Had to be There" CD from 1979. The band Hanna's Reef performs several of their own original songs here, as well as a few Buffett cover tunes. Their original music, is catchy, and every bit as good as the cover songs that are on the album.

As for the review directly before this one, I don't think that guy has even heard this CD. He couldn't have. First of all, he mentions that the band Hanna's Reef sounds like a garage band trying to play Buffett. Well, there's not a whole lot of Buffett here, and what they do cover is excellent. I've heard that another band out there called "Key West-the Band" used to be comprised of several of the members of Hanna's Reef. Rumor has it that KWTB is so childish that they write reviews of Hanna's Reef CD's, (anonymously)and put down their album. I don't know if that's true or not, but I don't see how anyone would rate this album a 1, on a scale of 1-5. For the record, I do have a copy of the one CD from Key West-the Band that is available here on amazon, called "Americana". It's really hard to review, since almost all of the songs on it are cover tunes. Why put out an album to sell to the public, if it's mainly just remakes of songs by other artists?

Regardless, this is my review of the Hanna's Reef album, so I'll not digress again. This CD has some great tropical stuff on it, including my favorite track, "Beach People, Beach Music". An equally fun song is "Let the Good Times Roll", with a great Cajun beat to it. And the cover of Buffett's "One Particular Harbor" is the best I've heard by anyone other than the Coral Reefer Band. I saw these guys live at the Shrimp Festival in Gulf Shores in 2002. They were as good live (and in person) as they are on this album!

THIS MUSIC SUCKS.......2004-04-21

THE WORST CD I'VE EVER BOUGHT.

I BOUGHT THIS CD BASED ON ALL OF THESE RAVING REVIEWS THAT YOU'LL READ BELOW.

I TRIED TO DOWNLOAD THE MP3 SAMPLES, BUT PROBLEMS WITH HARDWARE/SOFTWARE/AMAZON/AOL OR ALL OF THE ABOVE KEPT ME FROM FROM SAMPLING THIS PURCHASE.

IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING.

SOUNDS LIKE MY SONS GARAGE BAND TRYING TO PLAY BUFFETT SONGS.

A fun album!.......2004-02-04

This album is like having a party in your CD player! It is a live CD, recorded at some "beach bar" in Texas. I had never heard of this band, Hanna's Reef, until a recent trip to New Orleans, for a party there. These guys were awesome. They have great original material, and their covers of Jimmy Buffett songs are the best I've ever heard.

If you are in the mood for a fun album, this fits the ticket. About the only "serious" song on here is "Sunday Morning in New Orleans". It is excellent. And so is the rest of the album.

What was that guy thinking?.......2004-01-26

I don't normally take the time to write reviews, but after reading the one before this one, I just had to. I bought a copy of this album, "Reef Madness", and frankly, I am very pleased with it. I heard Hanna's Reef in Key West, Florida last November, when they played at the Meeting of the Minds party down there. I was so impressed with their live show that I bought a copy of their album. They do an excellent job on the 4 cover tunes thay have here on the album. But more than that, their original songs are extremely good. They really seem to have captured the "Texas beach sound" that they talk about in the liner notes.
As for their claim that they are the original members of "Key West - the band", I only have one comment. I saw Key West the band years ago in Pensacola, and it seems like these guys actually are exactly the same ones that were onstage with the band then. Ironically, when I recently saw the band Key West (in Key West, Florida), I didn't recognize a single member except the bass player. I don't really know what's going on with that situation, but frankly, I don't care. I really like this album from Hanna's Reef, and I can't wait to hear their new material.
As for the current ensemble of Key West the band, I don't really care for them too much. They play a lot heavier music now, and they all look like they just got out of jail. I think I'll pass on them...next time.

typical Buffet cover band dribble.......2003-09-26

This group bills it's self as the original Key West the Band so I tried it out because I like that group.
No contest!
If I were Key West the Band I would sue for misrepresentation!
I tried listening to this music but it was tough to make it all the way thru.Bad, clique lyrics and songs.The singer is good but can't make up for the horrible songs and grainy recording techniques.
Maybe next time -- but I doubt it.

Average customer rating: Classic Domino Show Captured On DVD

Live from Austin, Texas Fats Domino Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Piano | Blues | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live From Austin Tx [Region 2] Live From Austin TX Live from Austin, Texas Blue Monday: Fats Domino and the Lost Dawn of Rock 'n' Roll Merle Haggard - Live from Austin, TX ASIN: B000G7PO2G Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

1. Im Walkin
2. My Blue Heaven
3. Blue Monday
4. Im Ready
5. My Girl Josephine
6. I Want To Walk You Home
7. Im In Love Again
8. Let The Four Winds Blow
9. Poor Me
10. Walkin To New Orleans
11. Shake, Rattle And Roll
12. Aint That A Shame
13. I Hear You Knockin
14. Blueberry Hill
15. Your Cheatin Heart
16. Three Nights A Week
17. All By Myself

Album Description

The Live From Austin, Texas series gets a taste of New Orleans on it latest release. Fats Domino, synonymous with New Orleans, rips it up on the Austin City Limits stage during this amazing performance. This Live From Austin, Texas performance includes all his classic songs from Blueberry Hill to I'm Walking and Ain't That a Shame. Also avalable on DVD

Customer Reviews:

Classic Domino Show Captured On DVD.......2006-08-10

Originally broadcast on PBS-TV's Austin City Limits in 1987, this performance is among Domino's finest on film, a 17-track fast-paced romp through his biggest hits and several seldom-heard classics. The sound and video transfer is excellent and Domino is in fine voice throughout. The band, including Dave Bartholomew, Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, and the great, underrated bass Erving Charles, is the same dynamic lineup that toured extensively with Fats in the 1980s.
Four songs have been added to the original lineup that was broadcast on TV- "I'm In Love Again"/"Honey Chile", "Three Nights A Week", "All By Myself", and "Let The Four Winds Blow" where the singer-pianist uncharacteristically blows the opening lyric lines. Two minor issues keep this from getting 5 stars. The compilers decided to move "Blueberry Hill" from second to 14th in the running order, but in doing so they leave Fats saying "I'm going to stick with songs starting with B" after "I'm Walkin'". It's trivial- but sloppy. Also, inexplicably, this DVD, at 50 minutes, does not include three songs from the original TV broadcast- "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday", the frantic instrumental "Swanee River Hop", and the 11-minute "When The Saints Go Marchin' In"/"Sentimental Journey" finale that closed all of Domino's shows. The material could have easily fit onto the disc. Still, these minor quibbles should not stop fans from picking up this DVD as a fine example of Fats Domino and his band in concert.

Average customer rating:

Live from Austin, Texas David Byrne Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Experimental Rock | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Twelve ASIN: B000RHRG4Y Release Date: 2008-01-08

Average customer rating: great songs, poor recording Great Music!!

Live From The Limo, Vol. 1 Texas Tornados Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary Country | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Alt Country & Americana | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Tejano | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Hangin' on by a Thread Zone of Our Own 4 Aces Texas Tornados Live from Austin, TX ASIN: B00000JJNP Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

1. Hey Baby Kep-Pa-So
2. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)
3. Soy De San Luis
4. I Don't Want To Be Lonely
5. Dinero
6. Eighteen Yellow Roses
7. La Mucura/A Mover El Bote
8. Adios Mexico
9. Marina
10. Laredo Rose
11. Nitty Gritty
12. Wasted Days, Wasted Nights
13. Mendocino
14. Who Were You Thinkin' Of?

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Supergroup live albums are rare things; rarer still are those that work strictly on musical terms, rather than star fascination. This first volume of Texas Tornados concert recordings surpasses expectations partly because, after nine years together, the Tornados are no longer an uber-collaboration but instead are a road-wizened ensemble. Part Texas bar-band deluxe (as on the shout-along "Hey Baby Kep-Pa-So"), part keepers of the conjunto flame (as on Flaco Jimenez's scale-scorching accordion showcase "La Múcura/A Mover el Bote"), the Tornados have developed a swaggering on-stage personality without ever devolving into Tex-Mex jam-band territory. Blending together performances from two December '98 shows in Austin, the album lacks the thrill of a single hot night on stage (some tracks fade in and out awkwardly) but compensates with fairly gutty song selection. Familiar Tornados tunes are matched with classics by Freddy Fender ("Wasted Days") and Sir Douglas ("Mendocino"), plus a few surprises including a stirring waltz through "Eighteen Yellow Roses" and the Gene Autry warhorse "South of the Border." Jimenez, Fender, Doug Sahm, and Augie Meyers are backed by a faultless rhythm section, some R&B-style horns, and, best of all, some savory pedal steel work, all of which helps to lift these performances above the mere rehash category. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

great songs, poor recording.......2000-08-04

This would have been a great show to have witnessed. Very few live recordings have the quality of sound that we are so accustomed to these days and this is no exception. This recording does convey the spirit of the event and the sheer enjoyment of the musicians in performing. Hopefully their studio recordings have the same good qualities and good recording as well. That is what I am purchasing next and advising whoever reads this to do.

Great Music!!.......1999-07-16

Since I live in Austin, Texas, I was one of the lucky ones that was able to attend both shows from which this album was recorded. As with most live CDs, the recording cannot meausre up to the live show, but the music on this CD is great.

I agree with Amazon's review that it tends to skip around too much. I don't understand why they don't just put the songs in the order the band played them. (Nothing was better than them opening the show with the "tornado" sound and "Hey Baby Que Paso?" but here it is the last track). However, this is the only fault I can find with the CD and I will listen to it for years to come.

My only other hope is that there is a Volume 2 on the way!!

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Live from Austin, Texas Willie Nelson Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live from Austin, Texas Live from Austin, TX You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Outlaw Country - Live From Austin Tx (Dig) Live from Austin, TX ASIN: B000F3AAZ2 Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Whiskey River
2. Stay All Night
3. Good-Hearted Woman
4. Medley (Ain't It Funny How Time Slips Away, Crazy, Night Life)
5. If You've Got The Money, Honey
6. There's Nothing I Can Do About It Now
7. Help Me Make It Through The Night
8. Me & Bobby McGee
9. Lovin' Her Was Easier Then Anything I'll Ever Do Again
10. Bloody Mary Morning
11. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
12. On The Road Again
13. Always On My Mind
14. Still Is Still Moving To Me w/Shelby Lynne
15. Milk Cow Blues w/Shelby Lynne

Amazon.com

While much of Willie Nelson's band and setlist have changed so little over the decades that some find his performances as predictable (and perhaps as comforting) as a religious ritual, this 1990 taping from Austin City Limits (also available on DVD) offers a few surprises. The revival of the vintage "Bloody Mary Morning" turns into an extended interplay between Nelson's guitar and Mickey Raphael's harmonica, suggesting that Nelson and Family were the quintessential jam band long before that term was in vogue, while the conversational phrasing he brings to Kris Kristofferson's "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" shows the spirit of a jazz singer. Of the newer material, "Still Is Still Moving to Me" is pure Texas Zen. Only the closing duet with Shelby Lynne on "Milk Cow Blues" misfires, as she takes a brassy turn on a verse from James Taylor's "Steamroller Blues," her overkill at odds with Nelson's characteristic understatement. He plainly feels at home within the studio of Austin City Limits (a series he helped launch), where the close confines accentuate the musical intimacy. --Don McLeese

Album Description

The legendary Willie Nelson is in fantastic form on this 1990 Austin City Limits performance. The CD includes his classic songs, Whiskey River, On The Road Again, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain and Always On My Mind. The CD also features a couple of duets with Shelby Lynne. This CD includes performances that have not been available until now. Also available on DVD.

Average customer rating: The Backyard Barbecue Test Excellent Tex-Mex from Sir Doug!

Live from Austin, Texas The Sir Douglas Quintet Manufacturer: New West Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Live From Austin Texas Live from Austin, TX Live at the Fillmore East Groover's Paradise Mendocino ASIN: B000F3AAZC Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

1. Mendocino
2. 96 Tears
3. Rains Came
4. Down On The Border
5. It Was Fun While It Lasted
6. I Keep Wishing For You
7. Groover's Paradise
8. Goin' Down To Mexico
9. Who Were You Thinking Of?
10. Who'll Be The Next In Line
11. Tonight, Tonight
12. Old Habits Die Hard
13. At The Crossroads
14. (Is Anybody Goin' To) San Antone
15. Ya No LLores/Chicano
16. You're Gonna Miss Me
17. She's About A Mover

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Few 1960s garage-band rockers enjoyed a more eclectic and enduring career than the late Doug Sahm. After his Sir Douglas Quintet recorded a string of hits, including "She's About a Mover" and "Mendocino," Sahm released both country and blues albums as a solo artist and subsequently formed the Texas Tornados as a Tex-Mex, Grammy-winning supergroup. This 1981 Quintet reunion performance, recorded for the Austin City Limits series (also available on DVD) finds Sahm and band touching all those musical bases, with Augie Meyers (also Sahm's partner in the Tornados) providing the signature, telegraph-key organ and Alvin Crow serving as a vocal and instrumental foil for Sahm. Highlights range from a cover of Charlie Pride's hit "(Is Anybody Goin' to) San Antone" in medley with Sahm's "Texas Tornado" to revivals from the '60s songbooks of the Kinks ("Who'll Be the Next in Line?"), ? and the Mysterians ("96 Tears"), and legendary Texas ravers the 13th Floor Elevators ("You're Gonna Miss Me"). Though Sahm introduces "Groover's Paradise" as the Austin version of the national anthem, it's "At the Crossroads" that should be. Throughout the performance, Sahm, band, and the Texas audience are all plainly having a ball. --Don McLeese

Album Description

Another classic Live From Austin, Texas CD pulled from the vaults of the award winning Austin City Limits TV show. The Sir Douglas Quintet featuring the amazing Doug Sahm rock the house with their classic hits Mendocino, 96 Tears and She's About A Mover. Also available on DVD.

Customer Reviews:

The Backyard Barbecue Test.......2007-05-04

Try this:

1) Come to a peaceful point in your life where, at least for the moment, all is well with your world.

2) Fire up the backyard grill and prepare some burgers, steaks, chops, whatever you want.

3) Pour yourself a big drink (I recommend a margarita or a big ol' Dos Equis, something with a Tex-Mex flavor)

4) While the fire is going, put on Live from Austin, Texas by the Sir Douglas Quintet

5) If you're not in the best mood you've ever been in your life by the time "(Is Anybody Goin' To) San Antone" comes on, you may very well be dead.

I promise you, by the time you get to "Ya No Llores," you will know the meaning of pure bliss.

Excellent Tex-Mex from Sir Doug!.......2006-08-15

Recorded for the Austin City Limits televion show in 1981, this CD is an expanded edition of that show. Doug Sahm is joined by Augie Myers and original Quintet drummer John Perez, along with son Shawn Sahm on rhytm guitar, Speedy Sparks on bass, and Alvin Crow on guitar. This is just a fantastic CD for several reasons. For one thing, there aren't many available live releases by Doug Sahm or the Sir Douglas Quintet and this fills that void; they play the hits and more - including material from the out-of-print album "Border Wave," and this CD sounds fantastic! Doug and Augie and the rest of the band sound great and the tune selection from early hits "She's About a Mover" and Mendocino" to later songs like "San Antone" and "It Was Fun While It Lasted" is wonderful. It's not a reissue, so I don't know what to call it, but if you're a fan of roots rock and/or Doug Sahm you should get it. Let's hope more great music will come from the Austin City Limits vaults.

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Texas Songwriters Various Artists Manufacturer: Silverwolf ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Folk | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00004X0LO Release Date: 2000-10-03

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2. Walking Back Home - Eric Taylor
3. Indifference - Denice Franke
4. Shores Of Ireland - Betty Elders
5. Dust Of The Chase - Ray Wylie Hubbard
6. Hey Jimmy - Christine Albert/Chris Gage
7. Amelia Earhart's Last Flight - Kinky Friedman
8. Texas Home - Kimberly M'Carver
9. Gringo Pistolero - Allen Damron
10. Stupid Song About Texas - Austin Lounge Lizards
11. Take Me With You - Sara Hickman
12. White Rabbit - Karen Abrahams/Austin Lounge Lizards

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