Asleep at the Wheel

Asleep At The Wheel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 3, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000002QLR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars That good ol Texas Swing as performed by masters of the art., August 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Asleep at the Wheel (Audio CD)

Ray Benson and his various incarnations of Asleep at the Wheel have long been icons in Texas Music. I first encountered their music in the mid 70's while attending 48 Hours in Atoka, an outlaw fest of the Woodstock style, where their music was featured between the acts. I must have heard their version of "Take Me Back to Tulsa" more times that weekend than I saw naked drunk chicks running around.

Though they have lost a little of their edge since those days, and the humour may seem a little more camp, they are still an act to be reckoned with.

In this album you will hear a version of "Cotton-Eyed Joe", the perinial barroom dance song, as it was meant to be performed, complete with lyrics. Fiddle player Larry Franklin shows his skill on this number as well. Larry was a North Texas bar fav with his own band prior to joining Benson's Asleep at the Wheel, and his honky tonk time shows on this album.

Ray's voice flows beautifully in the version of "Across the Alley from the Alamo," which is performed here as well as one can ever expect it to be.

This is good, really good Texas swing. If you are a fan of the group and their music, then this is a must add to your collection. If you are unfamilar with Asleep at the Wheel, then don't expect this to be their best recorded effort ever made, but I still believe that you will find it a very enjoyable album to own.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, July 9, 2006

By 

Lily Winter "nickyspice" (Beautiful Northwoods) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Asleep at the Wheel (Audio CD)

The song the previous reviewer labels "vulgar" is my favorite cut on the album. Happy sophisticated gorgeous music!

4.0 out of 5 stars The new band kicks through a live set of classics, February 1, 2011

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Kurt Simmons (CO, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asleep At The Wheel (MP3 Download)

The three reviews below me are for a different album. This album appears to be Ray's current band running through a live set of classic Wheel and other songs. I am sad there is no official text for the album. The advantage of the live version is that you get to hear their longer improvisational versions of songs such as Cotton Eyed Joe or Under the Double Eagle. The recording quality is great and 20 songs for $5.49 is quite a deal! I have not listened to all the tracks yet but I like the few I have heard. And I am looking forward to all six minutes of Hot Rod Lincoln when I get the chance to crank it up.