Amazon.com: Dwight Live, with its generous helping of 17 songs, provides a useful summary of Yoakam's career thus far. He's recorded all but one of the songs before, but the six numbers from the '80s are deepened by everything Yoakam and his terrific band have learned from their years on the road, and the six numbers from his '93 album, This Time, are liberated from their radio-ready studio arrangements to kick up a little dust. For example, the come-back-home plea of the '87 hit, 'Please, Please Baby,' takes on a new urgency as Yoakam and the band make the swing beat really jump. And the title tune of the '93 album has a new swagger to it. Dwight Live opens and closes with Elvis Presley songs, 'Little Sister' and 'Suspicious Minds,' a reminder of how Yoakam has infused hillbilly music with boisterous rhythms, much as the King once did. By contrast, Yoakam delivers 'Miner's Prayer' from his first album in an unplugged version and follows it with Bill Monroe's 'Rocky Road Blues,' the one song he hadn't recorded before. The indisputable highlight, however, is a six-minute version of 'Long White Cadillac,' Dave Alvin's immortal song about Hank Williams's last ride. Yoakam moans and wails like a man pursued by hellhounds, and Anderson's guitar notes sound like those snarling, yapping dogs themselves. --Geoffrey Himes
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Rating: - Rockin' Dwight
If you've ever seen Dwight live he puts on a fantastic show. I rarely like live albums, but I do this one. Well worth the money and adding to your collection. Some great cuts on a wide variety of songs, that showcase Dwight's talent.
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Rating: - Another must have......
Dwight's version of "Suspicious Minds" would even make the Big E proud.
Rating: - One of the 3 or 4 Dwight Yoakam albums you need to own
Even if you have his greatest hits, the Reprise box set, or albums containing the studio versions of these songs, this live album is STILL a MUST. The energy and musicianship, not mention Dwight's own incomparable vocals, are fantatsic. And there are great live versions of songs you can't find anywhere else, like Rocky Road Blues, Fast As You, Long White Cadillac, Two Doors Down and more. Whether you're just now catching on to the genius and talent of DY's music, or are already a fan with lots of his albums, this is one you won't regret owning. It'd certainly one of my top 3 favorites.
Rating: - Disappointing ...
This live album is a disappointment. Dwight Yoakam's best studio work has crystal clear sound (vocals and instruments) and lively energetic arrangements. Unfortunately, Dwight never seems to get in the groove during the concert[s] and his performance is lackluster. Another disappointment is that the sound quality is poor, even for a live album. The redeeming qualities are the choice of some of his best songs and his band is in good shape. Standouts are "Lonesome Roads" and "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere."
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