Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 [Original recording remastered]

Kentucky Headhunters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 22, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mercury Nashville
• ASIN: B002JCMZ9G
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,809 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Honky Tonk Blues

2. Rag Top

3. Some Folks Like to Steal

4. Oh Lonesome Me

5. She's About a Mover

6. Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine

7. Rock 'N' Roll Angel

8. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

9. High Steppin' Daddy

10. Smooth

11. Dumas Walker

12. My Daddy Was a Milkman

13. Crossroads

14. Take Me Back/Old Kentucky Home

15. Wishin' Well

16. Spirit in the Sky

Editorial Reviews

Fans of rock and country got together at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland to see this inspired set on May 13, 1990. Their debut LP Pickin' on Nashville was just a year old when they played these songs off of it: Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine; Rock 'n' Roll Angel; High Steppin' Daddy; Dumas Walker; Ragtop , and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Headhunters live - Hearing and seeing is believing, September 28, 2009

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Richard J. Silverberg (Kew Gardens, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 (Audio CD)

I have seen the Kentucky Headhunters 7 times. The first time was a few months before this compact disc was recorded. They were third on the bill after headliner Steve Earle and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Steve played a wonderful solo acoustic set and Mary did her usual fine country/folk/rock set. Then the Heads came on and something very strange happened:they played and people walked out. The sheer volume and intensity of the performance and their physical appearance shocked the audience. I stayed until the end, then nervously asked a friend his opinion of them. He really didn't have an answer. Well, I then declared that they were great!

A couple of months later I bought "Picking On Nashville" and was really surprised that it was the Number One album on the "Country" music charts. The Headhunters are not a "Country" band: they mostly play rock and blues with a bit of country thrown in. And they can play!!! Lead guitarist Greg Martin and drummer Fred Young are highly regarded instrumentalists. I have read several articles in musician magazines, for example Guitar World, recognizing their chops.

This compact disc documents the Headhunters superb musicianship. The recording itself is very clear, punchy and detailed. The instruments and vocals are well separated in the mix. A great job of mixing and mastering! ( A couple of their previous compact discs, for example "Rave On" were poorly mixed and mastered}

Musical highlights include Robert Johnson's "Crossroads" which features a drum solo and several numbers from "Picking On Nashville"

Anyway if The Kentucky Headhunters come to your town - check them out - You will enjoy a evening of high energy musicmaking.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!, September 24, 2009

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RadioBabe "RadioBabe" (NORTHEAST USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 (Audio CD)

Finally a KYHH BootLeg! Love it! My only complaint about this cd would be, that I WASNT in Cleveland when it was recorded! Being at a KYHH concert is an amazing thing in itself, but to have an actual one recorded onto a cd is way overdue.

I do love their newer music, which obviously isn't found on this cd, but there is always room for another one, to showcase the beautiful solo sounds of Doug Phelps. I also love to hear Richard rock out on vocals with his own unique style.

Now...let's work on that live Bootleg DVD, featuring the current line-up!

GREAT CD!!! Worth every penny!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Heads at their Best ....Live!, September 23, 2009

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tecumseh dave - See all my reviews

This review is from: Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 (Audio CD)

It's a shame The Kentucky Headhunters didn't stay with this, their original line-up. The songs sound as fresh and as fun as the did back when their debut album came out. The "live" sound may not be as perfect as a lot of live albums before and since, but it's not all that bad either. The songs such as "Crossroads", "She's About A Mover" and "Dizzie Miss Lizzie" are an added bonus and fit right in with the entire set very well. If you're a KY Head fan or just enjoyed the hell out of the first few KY Head albums, this CD is a definite must!