Johnny Cash - Live from Austin TX

Title: Live from Austin TX Artist: Johnny Cash Release Date: 11/1/2005 Re-Released On: 0/0/2005 Label: New West Records, Inc. Album Type(s): Greatest Hits, live UPC: 607396609420 Genre: Country Styles: Rock & Roll, Traditional Country, Progressive Country, Country-Pop, Rockabilly, Outlaw Country Moods: Boisterous, Brash, Bravado, Freewheeling, Gutsy, Organic, Rambunctious, Rebellious, Rollicking, Rousing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bright, Confident, Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Lively, Melancholy, Reflective, Reverent, Rowdy, Searching, Swaggering, Warm, Yearning, Bittersweet, Energetic, Fiery, Fun, Messy, Playful, Poignant, Restrained, Summery, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Whiskey River
2. Stay a Little Longer
3. Good-Hearted Woman
4. Funny
5. Crazy
6. Night Life
7. If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time
8. Nothing I Can Do About It Now
9. Help Me Make It Through the Night
10. Me and Bobby McGee
11. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
12. Bloody Mary Morning
13. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
14. On the Road Again
15. Always on My Mind
16. Still Is Still Moving to Me
17. Mil Cow Blues

Year Type Label Catalog # 1990 CD New West Records, Inc. 6094

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This date from 1990 features Willie Nelson and the Family Band in fine form. Live from Austin, Texas reflects so many of the audience and band favorites in such a hometown setting, it would be hard to imagine it not working like a charm. According to Austin City Limits producer Terry Lickona's brief liner notes, Nelson was the first-ever guest on the Public Television syndicated program back in 1974 for its pilot episode. It wouldn't matter if Nelson sang nursery rhymes in front of this audience. But it's tight and well-rehearsed, yet there's more than a degree of spontaneity here in tracks like "Stay a Little Longer," with a killer Nelson guitar break and a tough rock & roll riff in the bridge. Then there's the medley of "Funny," "Crazy," and "Night Life" that's mercurial, slippery, and a tiny bit ragged. The reading of "Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)," here is choice, as is the live version of "Always on My Mind," a song that, remarkably, still has a lot of life in it despite its being performed countless thousands of times. The only drawback here is the sound. It's actually a bit disheartening considering how fine the performance is. One would have imagined that the sonics would have been fairly top-notch by 1990, but not so here. It's a bit flat and lifeless, kept alive only by the fiery performance of the band. Too bad. Though this is not one to recommend to someone getting started with Nelson, or a casual fan, hardcore fans will have to have this despite the shortcomings of fidelity. It's a good 'un. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bee Spears Bass Billy Gene English Percussion Bobbie Nelson Piano Cameron Strang Producer, Executive Producer Chet Himes Mixing Chris Parker Music Clearance Clare Surgeson Project Coordinator Gary Briggs Mixing, Producer Grady Martin Guitar Jerry Tubb Mastering Jody Payne Vocals, Guitar Katherine Delaney Package Design Mary Jurey Project Coordinator Mickey Raphael Harmonica Paul English Drums Scott Newton Photography Shelby Lynne Vocals Terry Lickona Liner Notes Willie Nelson Vocals, Guitar