Jerry Reed Live Still

Jerry Reed | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: R2k Records
• ASIN: B00081U650
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #270,120 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Out of Steam, May 17, 2005

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M. Frost "JohnnyCashFan" (Alexandria, Va) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Reed Live Still (Audio CD)

I have been buying Jerry Reed LPs, 8-Tracks and CDs since the 1960s. This CD is for people like me: completists. If you want to own everything by the man, get this one. But, if you're looking for a place to start, or round out, your Jerry Reed collection, this isn't the place. No surprise, after decades of singing and smoking, Reed's voice is pretty well depleted. Evidence of this is clear on the song "Brand New Me" -- a new original number which is quite good, but on which Reed has to trot out vocal assistance to finish. The other songs are lethargic shadows of the original. The recording is sloppy -- the first track starts with Reed talking in mid-sentence, and the applause track is clumsily added in a couple of places. If you want to discover what made Jerry Reed great -- and as a songwriter and guitarist he had few peers -- consider picking up one of the other fine CDs available here.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Alive!, August 21, 2005

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Gail (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jerry Reed Live Still (Audio CD)

Perhaps one has to make quite a few trips around the sun to appreciate performers who have done the same. Yes, Jerry doesn't sound like he did 30 years ago, but who does? Does this album having a driving beat? You betcha. The tempos on old favorites are the same as earlier recordings. Does Jerry sound like he's having fun? Yes, that hallmark orneriness still shines through. Does he share the spotlight on a gospel number? Certainly. Gospel music almost always features a tenor and bass as well as a baritone. Is there a little nostalgia thrown in? Yes, but Jerry has earned the right. The only mar is an intro edit that certainly shouldn't have found its way into the finished product. Nevertheless, I can't get enough of this album -- its beat, guitar licks, Jerry's way with a lyric, the humor and the history it represents. This compilation from a live performance warms my heart the way Rosemary Clooney's last albums did. Some performers mellow with age and reach right out and grab you. Jerry is one of those in my book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sounding Live Performance, April 24, 2005

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Lee "Lee" (Smyrna, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jerry Reed Live Still (Audio CD)

This is an awesome CD !!!! Jerry blows me away with his hits, and the sound of the recording is great. This is a CD you can just put in a drive for miles riding high on light hearted songs with great guitar work..