You Gotta Be Loose

Artist: NRBQ
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music

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Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 011661314825
EAN: 0011661314825
ASIN: B000007S81

Release Date: 1998-07-14

You Gotta Be Loose

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Tracks:

I Gotta Rocket In My Pocket
Be Here Now
Girl Scout Cookies
If I Don't Have You
Wacky Tobacky
Out The Windo
Over Your Head
Paris
Ain't No Free
The One And Only
Jump Man Jump
It's A Wild Weekend
Mule In The Corn
Time To Put That Guitar Down
You Gotta Be Loose

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This live album from the ageless Q(uartet) comes on solid and spooky, like DC Comics' old Haunted Tank, a New Orleans funeral marching band playing jubilee music on the way home from the graveyard only to find the dead man's ghost is prancing alongside them pressing fingers onto strings and horns. Maybe it's all the minor keys and jazzy changes or the ever-present resonance production that snuffs the applause and creates the ambiance of a not-quite-full-enough football stadium. But when you hear the mystery and sadness of life summed up in six notes under the six syllables "Gir-r-rl Scout / Coo-kies," it's a sure sign spiritual concerns are present. Recover your soul for real this time. --Andrew Hamlin

Customer Reviews:

GREAT CD AND FUN SET.......2007-01-15

First of all, no live cd is ever a substitute for seeing this band.

Secondly, this is a live set with the recent rendition of the band. It has Johnny on guitar, not Al. No big deal, Johnny fills in just fine ( I know that he is not as talented as Al but he is a fine substitute).

The song selection on this cd is what makes it so good. All teh songs are great but my favorites are;

"Girl Scout Cookies" the epitome of an NRBQ song. Fun, eccentric with great musicianship.

"Its a Wild Weekend" rocks.

"I got a rocket in my pocket" allows the band to extend themsleves so everybody solos.

"Be here now" is a great power pop work.

"If I don't have you" showcases the singing and harmonizing.

"Paris" is a french song where the horns are pulled out and become the dominant sound.

"You got to be Loose" works as a great encore number for this concert work.

This is a fun cd that can be played from start to finish and also captures a little of the magic of seeing them live.

I have all the NRBQ cds and this is one of the best. If your a fan, get this. If you are curious, then this acts as a fine introduction.

NRBQ keep rollin' along.......2000-12-05

This album is proof that NRBQ are still one of the finest bar/party bands around. While the previous "Tokyo" live CD included some good tracks, this disc contains a fantastic performance by the band. The addition of the horn section fills things out with some great playing. The guys still work magic. Highly recommended.

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