Live at Red Rocks

Live at Red Rocks Artist: Rickie Lee Jones
Label: Artemis Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 699675110123
EAN: 0699675110123
ASIN: B00005RIKB


Release Date: 2001-12-04

Live at Red Rocks


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Tracks:

  1. Rodeo Girl
  2. Satellites
  3. We Belong Together
  4. Coolsville
  5. Weasel and the White Boys Cool
  6. Chuck E.'s in Love
  7. Just My Baby
  8. Flying Cowboys
  9. Youngblood
  10. Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying
  11. Love Is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive
  12. Gloria

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Amazon.com

Time was when Rickie Lee Jones and Tom Waits were fellow travelers with a shared neo-boho, singer-songwriter style, the self-conscious musical equivalent of characters from an Edward Hopper tableau. But unlike Waits, who got in touch with his inner Beefheart and embraced a more avant-garde approach, Jones has largely stayed the cocktail crooner course, refining her melodic sensibility and continuing to inject generous doses of folk, jazz, R&B, and world music influences into her itinerant hipster shtick. (Strains of reggae, zydeco, and Dixieland, along with a vocal assist from Lyle Lovett, find their way into this album's version of "Love Is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive.") Compared to <I>Naked Songs</I>, her 1994 plunge into the realm of the unplugged, this live outing is more representative of the full range of Jones's strengths, with gloriously polished yet vital renditions of favorites such as "Rodeo Girl," "Satellites," "Coolsville," and the obligatory "Chuck E.'s in Love." Along the way, Jones serves up memorable covers of "Gloria" and "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying," dispenses onstage parental advice, and, inspired by exceptional vocal and instrumental arrangements throughout, generally sings up a storm. Like Joni Mitchell before her and Sophie B. Hawkins after, Jones may no longer be the commercial flavor of the month, but this live recording serves as an engaging testament to her steadfast artistry. <I>--Bill Forman</I>

Album Description

Rickie Lee Jones' new live album 'Live At Red Rocks' features everything from 'Chuck E's In Love' to Van Morrison's 'Gloria' to a duet with Lyle Lovett on 'Love Is Gonna Bring Us Back Alive'. Artemis Records.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Appealing Addition.......2007-03-11

I found this Rickie Lee in the budget bin of a local retailer clearing slow-moving titles. "Live @ Red Rocks" never got to the top of my priority list with so many musical choices; however, I'm VERY pleased to have this live disc. Rickie Lee's sound pops at this Colorado venue. "Satellites" jumps alive with her band's backing vocals and Tony Morales' drums stomping out the rhythm. "Coolsville" has Rickie's vocals that sounds offhand & casual but gains intensity as she punches the lyric with Michael Stewart's trumpet squealing with appeal, "You stick it here, you stick it over there, but it never fits." "Chuck E's in Love," "Flying Cowboys" & "Rodeo Girl" cast strong sparks in the live versions. "Youngblood" rocks out with lots of fun. Rickie recasts Gerry & the Pacemakers' 1960's hit with her wistful voice and swaying rhythm fitting the classic melody like a glove. The set ends with Van Morrison's "Gloria" where Rickie Lee rocks joyfully. There is a lot of crowd noise on the recording, which shows how much the crowd was with her. Overall, this is an appealing addition to those for whom Rickie Lee Jones is a special artist. Enjoy!

3 out of 5 stars Great performance, poor recording.......2003-03-28

This must have been a great show. The band is tight. It's wonderful to hear Rickie in a live ensemble setting. Her voice is strong and lovely. This would be a favorite CD of mine if not for the quality of the recording itself.

I enjoy "raw" live recordings like those from bands like moe. But this CD could have used a scrubbing in post-production. It sounds like a bootleg. And that would be okay, too, but for the too frequent dropouts in the left or right channel (really noticeable with headphones), and the subtle but all too present hum of the amplifiers in the background.

My advice is to check out this recording for yourself before buying it. You may love it. But it left me feeling a bit annoyed and disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Not like the live stuff from her Web site.......2001-12-19

If you like Rickie Lee, make sure you visit her web site where
she sells MP3 live recordings, direct to you. There you will
find the opposite of this one: quieter, looser, quirkier. The
offerings there (www.rickieleejones.com) are also often complete
shows. This one *is* as the other reviews suggest: (high-)
powered, poppy, punchy. The thing is, I don't know Rickie Lee
and neither do you (and neither do these other reviewers). So
who can comment on her wishes, and who knows but what she wants
all of these sides of her performance persona exposed. In this
performance, she took pains to put together a *very* slick band,
complete with muted trumpet ornaments, multi-part harmonies,
etc. And it rocks. And if you feel like complaining about the
slick production, save your breath and your time, go to her
website, and download the quiet sensitive stuff until your
fingers go numb. That stuff is great, too!

5 out of 5 stars Maybe You Had To Be There?.......2001-12-12

I saw this show. It was a beautiful night and a great concert.
Lyle Lovett opened for RLJ; and was really good too. I highly recommend this cd to RLJ fans. If you like Rickie Lee; and live cds you will appreciate this; the energy comes through!

2 out of 5 stars the label must have made her..........2001-12-12

This is rock star Rickie. Loud crowd noise. Overproduced pop hits.

If you want the radio version of Rickie Lee Jones, by all means, be my guest. But if you've bought her last five CDs and prefer the introspective, thoughtful, clever and occasionally disturbing Rickie Lee, then you really need her acoustic live CD.

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