What people search:
 | Title : Willie Nelson & Friends: Live & Kickin
Author : Nelson, Willie
Release Date : 20030624
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
Amazon.com Price : $13.49
(29
%)
VISIT AMAZON.COM'S PAGE |
Editorial Reviews :
The great Willie Nelson tends to either thrill or sorely disappoint, depending on the kinds of projects he takes on--and his decision to be either a musician or a celebrity. This live recording, culled from his 2003 USA Network concert event, unfortunately falls into the latter category, and Nelson sounds as if he arrived just before show time and plunged in without rehearsing. On the album’s opener, 'I Didn't Come Here (And I Ain't Leavin'),' almost everything is wrong--the chorines, the overwhelming bigness of the production, and most troublesome, Nelson's apparent indifference. Thereafter, the program pairs him with such natural duet partners as Toby Keith and Ray Price, and such utterly unfathomable ones as Steven Tyler and Wyclef Jean, who prove, by turns, unlistenable and insufferable. While Diana Krall and Elvis Costello help give 'Crazy' an odd and new kind of charm, Nelson's off-beat phrasing is just to quirky to work with Paul Simon's laconic musings ('Homeward Bound'), while the outing with Ray Charles and Leon Russell ('A Song for You') sounds like a cat-drowning ceremony. Weirdly, the best songs are those on which Nelson simply gets out of the way (John Mellencamp's bottleneck romp through 'I Couldn't Believe It Was True,' Kenny Chesney's soulful treatment of 'Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning'). Thank God it's only a single disc. --Alanna Nash
Buyer Reviews :
I saw Willie play in Aberdeen (Scotland) recently and have to say that concert was streets ahead of this one. There are one or two decent tracks on here. Shania Twain makes a good effort at 'Blue Eyes' despite missing the intro. Toby Keith rocks on 'Beer For My Horses'. But that's about it. I've seen Clapton play twice now, and I really wanted to hear Eric and Willie play 'Night Life'. This is one of my favourite songs, but alas Willie blows it by coming in way early ... and this sets the tone for the rest of the album. Willie is drowned out by ZZ Top, whoever thought Wyclef Jean and Wilie should be on stage together needs their head examined, and as for Tyler's caterwauling at the end? Terrible. Save your money, and buy the collaboration with Ray Price. Or if you want a live album, get 'Stars and Guitars'.
(by Kenny Duthie)
back
What people search:
|
|
