Let's Work Together - Live [Live]

George Thorogood & The Destroyers, George Thorogood, George Thorogood And The Destroyers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 4, 1995)
• Original Release Date: April 4, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: EMI Records
• ASIN: B000002TVA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,678 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Recorded Live At Mississippi Nights, St Louis In December 1994. Features Contributions From Elvin Bishop & Johnny Johnson (Who Was Chuck Berry's Original Piano Player). --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now *this* is a live album!, June 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Let's Work Together - Live (Audio CD)

Of the three live albums George has put out this one is easily the best. why? Because it actually sounds like you're at the concert. The crowd is intense and the band is just taring up the joint. You can practically feel the sweat pouring off of their bodies as they play. The song selection is great. I know some people wished that Bad to the bone or One Bourbon were on this cd, but they were already on his first live album so they didn't need to be on this one. Hearing tunes like ride On Josephine and Cocaine Blues and No Particular Place to go performed live is what makes this cd special to me. There is only one downfall that this cd has and that is that for some ridiculous reason Johnny B. goode just fades out at the end of the cd. why? There is still room on the disc. why not let it play out? Here you've got a killer live album going. The band is in top form and the production makes you feel like you're in the audience. You're all pumped up from the tunes and then the damned thing fades out? Makes no sense to me. Either way this cd is one of my favorite george cds and definitely one of the best live albums ever released. Pick it up and crank it up!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sound is the problem., June 26, 2001

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J. Carroll "Jack" (Island Heights,NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Work Together - Live (Audio CD)

Let's Work Together documents Thorogood live in 1995. By opening and closing with Chuck Berry ("No Particular Place To Go" "Johnny B. Goode")Thorogood let's the listener know this is a night of pure rock and roll. Racing through a mix of old and newer songs, George and the Destroyers put on a solid show. The main problem is it sounds like a good bootleg. The music is muddy and the crowd, while there, sounds very far away. This is a real problem for what is otherwise a good selection of Thorogood where he's best: Live.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MOTHER OF ALL LIVE ALBUMS !!!, January 2, 2004

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Keith B. Morgan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lets Work Together (Audio CD)

I purchased this album 2nd hand about 7 years ago and have since acquired all of George's albums on cd (20 at last count).Although they are all great,this one stands out as my favourite.As I write,I have just finished listening to it again and it confirms in my mind that this is not only Thorogood's best ever album,but (and this is a BIG statement) the BEST LIVE ALBUM,BAR NONE,ever released by anyone,and I include the Stones,Zeppelin,AC/DC,etc in that. Seriously, this is the Mother (with a capital M)of all live albums. Recorded in Atlanta and St.Louis,the scene is set right from the start with the expectant crowd chanting "George,George" before the Destroyers rip into a raucous rendition of "No Particularlar Place To Go". "Ride On Josephine" is a ball-tearing tribute to Bo Diddley and that's followed by a gutsy version of the Beatles' "Bad Boy". "Cocaine Blues" is delivered with a kind of hard rockin' country style before "the show starts" with that wake-up call to all those dull,boring chicks that we've all had at one time or another, "If You Don't Start Drinkin'". "I'm Ready" follows (that's the one from "Haircut" not the earlier,different song) before George takes some refreshment - "You can't do the blues without the booze" and launches into a poignant version of "I'll Change My Style". The album picks up momentum again with "Get A Haircut", a blistering version of "Gear Jammer","Move It On Over" and "You Talk Too Much". The best is saved till the end with the encores. Guitar legend Elvin Bishop joins the band on "Let's Work Together" which is delivered in an almost evangelistic way with George blessing the "congregation" in the leadup to the song.Johnny Johnson makes an appearance on this and also on "St.Louis Blues" which in my opinion is the pinnacle of a set in which it is difficult to pick a highlight,such is the quality of this record.Finally, "the rock'n'roll national anthem" - "Johnny B.Goode" is probably the best and ballsiest version I've heard - "Let's shake the roof off this mother tonight!" My only complaint is that the song fades out before the end,but this in no way detracts from the impact of the album. My advice,get this album,get your mates round,have a few beers and play this record LOUD !!