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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0011661317123 Format: Live Label: Rounder / Umgd Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd MPN: 613171 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Rounder / Umgd Release Date: June 06, 2000 Studio: Rounder / Umgd Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Joe Ely's self-titled (and currently out-of-print) 1977 solo debut, imbued with his stark, West Texas flatlands milieu, hit many like a Southwest tornado. Since then, Joe Ely has become an admired cult figure who epitomized alt country and Americana years before those terms existed. Each decade, he's been captured onstage, beginning with 1980's Live Shots and 1990's Live at Liberty Lunch, making 2000 the right time for number three. These muscular performances, recorded at Austin's famous roots-music club, show Ely's dauntless energy undiminished by time. Roaring performances of "Me and Billy the Kid," "Everybody Got Hammered," "All Just to Get to You," and his ebullient, gender-bent satire "Nacho Mama" make these old favorites seem new and fresh. Jimmie Dale Gilmore's "Dallas" revisits Ely's days in the Flatlanders with Gilmore and Butch Hancock, and his comparable good taste extends to his masterful interpretations of Tom Russell's cockfight epic "Gallo del Cielo" and Robert Earl Keen's "The Road Goes On Forever." Few artists with similar mileage can maintain their edge in the studio, much less onstage. It's no surprise Ely is one of that select group. --Rich Kienzle Average Rating:
 Rating:  - WowThis cd is absolutely awesome! Ely is the definitive Texas Troubadour. As with most live cd's, this captures Joe's energy much better than studio recordings. All of the songs are a joy to listen to. The guitar playing (Teyo on Flamingo, Jesse Taylor on Electric & Lloyd Maines on Steel) is superb. The back of the cd words it better than I can "...Ely's powerful & offbeat mix of rock, country, folk & Tex-Mex influences never fails to invigorate & surprise an audience." I dare you to see Ely live ... Read More Rating: - Best Live AlbumI won't try to top the other reviewers - they're right! I do believe this is the finest live album ever. For proof, just buy it and listen. After fifteen songs, you don't think it's possible to up the ante. But Joe and this amazing band do just that. After all the great songs and solos, after the abolutely brilliant second guitar solo, the last verse of Oh Boy! cranks it up one final time to the peak. Can't wait for 2010. Rating: - Not Enough Stars in the Universe to Rate this AlbumAs a son of the South Plains that was transplanted to VA, I grew up on stories of Joe and the Lubbock gang, Tornado Jams, Stubbs-the original, etc. Unfortunately chances to see Joe, to say nothing of Jesse or Lloyd, are always few and far between in these parts, but thankfully Live @ Antone's captures this group, along with Teye and the incredible Joel Guzman, at their very best. No studio accurately captures the energy and furry with which this group plays, and if this album doesn't give you chills ... Read More Rating: - Stunning CD!!!I've been a casual listener of Country music for the last decade or so. I've generally preferred artists like Dwight Yoakum and Mary Chapin Carpenter, "tweeners" that don't always get the airplay on today's country radio airwave stations (thankfully, satellite radio has solved that, with channels like XCountry on XM Radio). Every so often over the last few years I'd hear a song by Joe Ely and make a mental note to keep an ear out for more of his stuff. A few weeks back, I heard the live version of Gallo ... Read More Rating: - Ely is at his best live!I find Ely's live work to be his best. This album is outstanding, featuring a tight band. Some of these songs (Gallo del Cielo; Thousand Miles) will break your heart; others (Road Goes On Forever) will inspire you, and others will rock yer socks off. This album, along with Live at Liberty Lunch, are Ely's best. |
