Sometimes Live albums are better than "greatest hits" albums. It's true in JT's case. This is an old double album my parents used to have. Some really great stuff here like the lead-off track, "Sweet Baby James", which is a personal favorite. The country classic George Jones-penned "She Thinks I Still Care" glides along with depth and experience and a funny twist that is apparent upon onset. "Slap Leather" is sort of a JT-style honky-tonk blues song in the finger-pointing/list style of "We Didn't Start the Fire" or "It's the End of the World (and we know it)" ahead of it's time, apposing the Gulf War (I mean the first one) and discussing the phenomenon of phone sex. "Steam Roller Blues" is essential James Taylor and show his breadth and culture-crossing authenticity. It's a bad-ass song with intensity and sexual energy. Each song here is a better version than the studio recordings, which, for JT have always been a little stale unitl the mid 90s.Humor. Depth. Breadth. Range. and a beautiful voice.
and Amoeba is selling em used for like $6.
"I'm a duh-duh-duh-d-d-d-d-demolition derby boy, baby."
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one of those things your mate likes that you dislike. main problem: i don't like that handyman song. and i think that steamroller song is gross.
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