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 Where You Tip Your Hat to the Ladies.. Aug 27, 2008
..and the rose of San Antone..One of the best country live shows ever recorded,1976,by the slow movin' outlaw Waylon Jennings opening with the high voltage,Jimmy Rodgers',T FOR TEXAS,playing in front of an rowdy,enthusiastic audience with Jennings' band,The Waylors,featuring the legend Ralph Mooney on steel,cracking down one tune after another,Waylon singing his signature,I'M A RAMBLIN' MAN,the two chord up-tempo,RAINY DAY WOMAN,the Jennings self-penned tribute to Bob Wills,BOB WILLS IS STILL THE KING,the soulful ballad,THE LAST LETTER,and the intensity of Jennings' version of,HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN,- mesmerizing,this 1999 Buddha recording is remastered and also extended of the entire original concert,the original album (Lp} was cut and consisted of only ten songs,hard to believe, - Lonesome,Onry,and Mean,was actually left out ,a Waylon Jennings essential.
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 SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WAYLON JENNINGS WAS ALL ABOUT ? (Waylon Live is essential) Apr 04, 2008
Waylon Jennings is a country music legend. He was a member of Buddy Holly's band (Waylon gave up his seat on Holly's doomed plane to The Big Bopper), the narrator for TV's The Dukes Of Hazzard (he also sang the theme song, Good 'Ol Boys), a country music outlaw and a damn good guitar picker and singer.
Waylon Live (1976) captures "Hoss" in his home state of Texas at the peak of his career and at the height of the "outlaw" era of country music. If I had to choose one album that defines who Waylon Jennings was, it would be Waylon Live. He's clearly in his element here, singing with everything he's got and joking with the crowd.
"Is it true that everybody in Texas thinks they're going to Willie's house when they die?"
"Here's a song I wrote five years ago. Six years ago. I don't even remember which wife it was about!"
The album starts with a solid rocking version of Jimmie Rodgers' T For Texas. I'm A Ramblin' Man, Bob Wills Is Still The King and Willie Nelson's Me And Paul all get the outlaw treatment, and sound rough, rugged and on-the-road rowdy. The Last Letter is slow and sad, and includes an outstanding cry-in-your-beer pedal steel guitar solo. The song, as sung here by Waylon, is heartbreaking.
I can't offer you diamonds or mansions so fine
I can't buy you the clothes your young body craves
But if you'll love me and say that you'll always be mine
Think of the heartaches, the sorrow, and teardrops you'll save
I really like this slow, weighty version of The House Of The Rising Sun, too. Waylon sounds completely convincing as a man who has lived his life in "sin and misery". This is a good version of Kris Kristofferson's Me And Bobby McGee, too, and he closes the album with a rowdy version of his own "if things aren't better this time I'm outta here" outlaw love song, This Time.
This Time...
If I should feel unwanted I won't stay
Each tomorrow will depend on the love you give today
It's all up to you but keep in mind
This Time...
Will be the last time
The great thing about this Buddha reissue of Waylon Live is that it has been expanded to double the the number of songs from the original album (which I still own on vinyl). Waylon Live was planned and recorded as a double LP, but wound up being condensed and released as a single album. The unreleased songs are placed in the middle of the song order, so the album begins and ends with the same songs as the original did (good idea). And these songs sound as good as the originals, too.
If you really want to hear the essence of Waylon Jennings, Waylon Live is the way to go. He's clearly and confidently at the top of his game, and most of his biggest "outlaw" hits are covered. Waylon Jennings was the real thing, a man who stood on his own two feet and fought the establishment...and won.
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Waylon takes no prisoners!!!!!! Aug 29, 2002
Only one of the best LIVE albums ever created,period. When I finally heard the remastered version with the extra songs put back in it was totally incredible!!! Ramblin Man,Lonesome,Ornery and Mean,This Time and Look into my Teardrops show the whole beautiful picture of Waylon Jennings as a singer,writer and artist. Changed country music and here's a good reason why!!!
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Essential Waylon Jun 21, 2002
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson made Texas the cultural center of the world back in the 1970s. (That's only half joking!) This is one of Waylon's best recordings from his early to mid-career days, a collection of 20 songs performed live in Dallas and Austin in 1974. In fact, if I had to pick one Waylon CD as a favorite this would be it. The sound of Waylon's band is interesting. It has a sort of high-pitched jingle-jangle sound with a lot of steel guitar, 12 string guitar, and harmonica. Its not honky tonk, or low down blues, it's a mixture of folk and rock and country. I could have listened to a little more jamming from the band on many tracks. My favorite song on the CD is the closer: "This Time." The band is at its funky best on this track. The band also excels on the rock song, "Never Been to Spain." Hell, I like all the songs -- straight forward, no-nonsense, no-frills, quality tunes, many of them written by Jennings or his buddy Willie. Waylon faded away a bit after the 1970s, but in his heyday there was nobody any better in the music business.
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What a find! Nov 26, 2001
I first saw Waylon perform live in 73, a year before this was recorded. This was in a high school gymnasium in Vernal Utah. He was about an hour and a half late and the audience was in a very non receptive mood by the time he arrived. His bus had encountered heavy snow traveling from Denver. At the beginning of the performance the audience was very cool. We were sitting in the first row and my daughter looked up at him and said " mommy, where's Waylon?" This got a big smile from him. From that moment, it seemed he was singing especially for us. He put on a very incredible performance. The audence soon forgave his late arrival. At the time, I wasn't very familiar with his music but from that evening's performance, I became a life long fan. I own more Waylon albums that any other performers. I also saw Waylon's Outlaw's tour and Are You Ready For The Country tours. they were very good , but none could compare to the first performance. This live collection captures much of that early magic and includes many more great songs than the original release. If you aren't a Waylon fan, get this one, you soon will be. Already a fan? This is a MUST !
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