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One of the flagship bands of the '90s alt-country scene, the Old 97's never quite achieved the godhead status of Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, et al., possibly because their brand of roots-rock always bore more growl than twang. Though their eventual bid at major-label success and leader Rhett Miller's grab for the Ryan Adams solo-artist brass ring both fell short, they went on to perfect their craft even further, as exemplified by ALIVE & WIRED. This 2005 live record finds the band's brash mix of punky energy, sharp songwriting, and plaintive Americana at its most fully realized, before an enthusiastic audience in the highly appropriate venue of Texas's legendary Gruene Hall.
Audio Mixer: Chet Himes.
Liner Note Author: Ken Bethea.
Recording information: ASM Studios Mobile.
Photographer: Traci Goudie.
Old 97's: Murry Hammond (bass guitar); Ken Bethea, Philip Peeples, Rhett Miller.
Personnel: Ken Bethea, Rhett Miller (vocals, guitar); Murry Hammond (vocals); Philip Peeples (drums).
Alive & Wired Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Not as good as the live DVD
This is a bargain at 2 cd's for one low price, but I think that the live DVD rocks harder. They are definately worth seeing live.
Submitted by teacher-leader (Louisville, KY USA) 
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 High Energy
The Old 97's are a great band, especially live. Their songs are just fun, with intriguing lyrics, and lots of energy. If you have seen them perform, you can picture this live album. All four of the Old 97's are fantastic musicians.
Submitted by lmoneal (Austin, TX)
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better live impression that DVD
There is something off on the sound & production on the live DVD, but the CD gets it right.. best live show of the band available to date.. officially that is
Submitted by pepe (chicago)
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i was lucky enough to be at one of the shows in gruene, and this cd brings it all back. i love these guys.
Submitted by carrie (houston, tx)
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great songs great sound
Having heard all pervious recording and being at this show. This recording catches much of the engery of that hot summer night when you crank up the volume. I cann't think of another band that can release a double CD and after a few listens you can sing along with nearly every song.
Submitted by Tom (Houston, Tx USA)
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Purchase Alive & Wired CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Neil Young On The Beach CD (1974) Remastered
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After working his way through loss and chaos on the brilliant TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT (recorded in 1973, but not released until 1975), Neil Young deftly exorcised any lingering demons with 1974's ON THE BEACH. The album opens with the saunter of the aptly titled "Walk On," followed by the utterly gorgeous, Wurlitzer-tinged "See the Sky about to Rain."
The set also features a trio of scathing songs--"Revolution Blues," "Vampire Blues," and "Ambulance Blues"--that address issues important to Young, both social and personal. It is good to hear Young back with such bite and vitriol, especially after the broken desperation ...
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THE WIND won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album. "Keep Me in Your Heart" was nominated for Song Of The Year and for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. "Disorder in the House" won for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and was also nominated for Best Rock Song.
With the specter of a terminal lung cancer diagnosis hanging over his head, Warren Zevon responded by rallying to make THE WIND, an album that found him working with longtime collaborator and friend Jorge Calderon, shortly after getting the news. The result is a tight group of 11 songs wrapped up in a year, despite a diagnosis that only gave Zevon three months to live. Along the way, plenty of famous names--both friends and fans--pitched in, including Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam and Don Henley. Allusions to his situation are naturally sprinkled throughout, ...
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In 2002, guitarist Tom Parr dropped out of the Bottle Rockets while they were touring in support of their Doug Sahm tribute disc, Songs of Sahm, and while their rough-hewn roadhouse rock & roll (with a country twang around the edges) had been the focal point of previous albums, their first set as a three-piece, Blue Sky, finds Brian Henneman and his pals turning down the amps and aiming for a quieter, more rootsy sound. With Henneman handling the guitar duties by his lonesome on most cuts (co-producer and Gov't Mule frontman Warren Haynes pitches in on a few songs, as does former Blood Oranges axeman Mark Spencer), Blue Sky aims for a laid-back vibe that's much more country than rock, and with a bit more polish, it's not hard to imagine easygoing tunes like "Men & Women," "Man of Constant Anxiety," or the title cut finding a happy home on country radio with their simple hooks and regular-guy philosophy. But that's not to say Henneman's gone soft, or that Blue Sky is meek or toothless; "Lucky Break"'s tale of a guy who's finally getting a vacation ...
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In his own inimitable fashion, Billy Joel has crafted some of the catchiest pop hits of the '80s and '90s, and most of them--17, to be exact--are on this disc. The jaunty, nostalgic "Keeping the Faith" opens things up, and we cruise right down memory lane with Billy: through the pop-soul of "A Matter of Trust," the brash, rocking "I Go to Extremes" and "All About Soul" (remixed here to good effect). Joel has grown over the course of his long career, and you can trace his maturity as an artist through these later songs. The
Recorded at Right Track and Sony Studios, New York City, New York; Andora, Capitol and Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Engineers include: Jim Boyer, Jay Healy, Niko Bolas, Joe Nicolo, Phil Nicolo.
Personnel: Billy Joel (vocals, harmonica, accordion, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, Clavinet, keyboards, synthesizer, percussion, background vocals); Ray Charles (vocals, piano); Color Me Badd (vocals); Danny Kortchmar (guitar, drums); Dann Huff, Mike Tyler, Dean Parks, Thomas V. Byrnes, Philip Nowlam, Joey Hunting, Dave Brown , Thomas V. Bynes, T.M. Stevens, Bob Mann, Russell Javors (guitar); Mac McAnally (acoustic guitar); Clint Black (harmonica); Dominic Cortese (accordion); Ed Cherney, Gary Tole , George Massenburg, Leanne Ungar, Niko Bolas (recorder); Everette Harp (saxophone); Mark Rivera (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); Michael Brecker ...
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