Lyle Lovett Live In Texas | 
 enlarge | Creator: Lyle Lovett
Label: MCA
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 26140
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 11964
UPC: 008811196424
EAN: 0008811196424
ASIN: B00000JFIT
Release Date: June 29, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Penguins | | • | I've Been to Memphis | | • | That's Right (You're Not From Texas) | | • | Nobody Knows Me | | • | If I Had A Boat | | • | North Dakota | | • | She's No Lady | | • | Here I Am | | • | What Do You Do | | • | Wild Women Don't Get The Blues | | • | M-O-N-E-Y | | • | You Can't Resist It | | • | Church | | • | Closing Time |
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One decade's oddity is the next decade's institution. Or at least that's been the case with Lyle Lovett. The Lone Star eccentric emerged in the 1980s ostensibly as a country artist, but it became clear pretty quickly that a Southern accent and a pair of cowboy boots does not a Nashville favorite make. In time, however, Lovett's free-range brand of swing, blues, gospel, folk, and whatever has been embraced by a coterie of fans who have as little interest in genres as their hero. Live in Texas is something of a valentine to them--as well as an in-concert 13-year career summary for the uninitiated. Rife with live staples ("That's Right," "If I Had a Boat," "She's No Lady," and "North Dakota," which features an appearance by Rickie Lee Jones), the 14-track showcase certifies what loyalists have known for years: Lovett is one of the best bandleaders around. He and his crack crew get big and get small as needed, punching up uptempo numbers with brass or stripping down to the bare essentials for ballads. Taking it all in, one can't help concluding there's absolutely nothing odd about that. --Steven Stolder
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 Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! June 3, 2008
Lyle Lovett, to the casual observer, is considered a country-singer. To the more-than-casual observer, he is considered an alternative-country-singer. To the hardcore followers, our description is as follows: "He's a little bit of everything." He definetely has roots in country, but he also has roots and the love for the blues, jazz, and folk-music.
And this live record serves as proof. If you listen to the songs, such as "Here I Am", you can easily see that, despite the big-band arrangement, it could still very well be done in a true-blue country format if he wanted to.
Some take joy in makming fun of Lovett, calling him a "hipster country/cowboy wannabe". Except for the "wannabe" part, I believe Lovett should be referred - in a good way, mind you - as a cowboy/country hipster. In this live album, as well as his studio albums, he is basically saying, "Hey, I love country-music. But what would happen if we took a country-song and turned it into a jazz-number? A blues-number?"
If we're completely honest, Lovett's incorporation of jazz, blues, and big-band has helped attract people to country-music who might not pay heed to it in the first place.
I know I'm rambling, but, if you take a listen to this live album, everything I've written here will make sense.
Peace and God bless.
Lyle leads a great band June 18, 2007
This is a great live album. Lovett has a fantastic band of about 16-18 people, and this album really showcases the talent that he has surrounded himself with.
The recording is top-notch, and the songs are all good. I have seen him live, and this is an excellent representation of what you'll get... You won't be disappointed.
Great live recording November 10, 2006
If you've been to one of the concerts, you'll love this live recording. A great companion to Lyle Lovett and His Large Band studio album (I still have that on cassette)
CD t hat makes you smile! August 25, 2006
What a great CD. A talented artist with intelligent,funny lyrics at his best LIVE!
Captures Great Energy of LIVE Peformance :) July 31, 2006
After seeing Lyle in Oshkosh, Wisconsin last month, I find that I have been playing LL's live album in the car over and over remembering what a professional performance I saw at Leach Amphitheatre. It was a warm night,with temps in the high 80's with a half-moon rising over the nearby river, much like a Texas night. Lyle played for two and a-half hours. It was a great and relaxing time for my wife Debbie and I. A perfect evening. WOW!
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