Live From Austin [Live]

Delbert McClinton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Alligator Records
• ASIN: B0000009Z8
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,741 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #68 in Music > Indie Music > Blues > Contemporary Blues

Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

Augmented by three horns, the Texas singer/harpist and his band pound out their late-1980s show, which includes several unctuous originals and McClinton's 1980 pop hit "Givin' It Up for Your Love." His shellacked smooth-and-easy combination of country and western, R&B, blues, and soul gives no sign of his roadhouse tutelage under Sonny Boy Williamson and Howlin' Wolf way back when. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Energetic R&B/Soul & Blues, August 27, 2000

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jekyllnhyde "jekyllnhyde" (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live From Austin (Audio CD)

This is an outstanding set of soulful R&B and blues, powered by a great five-piece horn section. Delbert's vocals and harmonica playing are in fine form, as is the entire band. Among the many highlights are "Maybe Someday Baby", the funky "Standing on Shaky Ground" and "B Movie Boxcar Blues", "Let Me Be Your Lover" (featuring some great guitar), "Back to Louisiana", "You Are My Sunshine" (with a cool organ solo), and "Givin' It Up For Your Love". One of the few changes of pace in a very uptempo set is a nice version of Otis Redding's ballad, "I've Got Dreams to Remember". Nobody does this style of music any better than Delbert.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best live pop music recordings ever!, August 24, 1999

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T. Barnes "Saxman" (Olean, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live From Austin (Audio CD)

Recorded live at Austin City Limits, with a minimally-rehearsed horn section, it comes off as a very high energy, very tight performance. I own 3 CD copies of it (1 autographed), and it definitely makes my desert island top 10 list. Check the tenor fills on "Standing on Shaky Ground" and the soulful rendering of Otis Redding's "Dreams to Remember." There isn't a loser cut on this CD. If you're a Delbert fan, you owe it to yourself to purchase this LIVE recording of the studio songs you've been grooving to. "The white James Brown." Delbert, don't stay away so long!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McClinton Rocks Austin City Limits, February 16, 2002

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[e-mail] (Baton Rouge, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live From Austin (Audio CD)

For lovers of good clean rock and roll with a bluesy flair, this album is one of the best buys around. Backed up by a terrific band, including a fabulous horn section, McClinton runs through his own classics like "Givin' It Up For Your Love",and "Back To Louisiana" as well as covers like Otis Redding's "I've Got Dreams To Remember". McClinton's raunchy voice and energetic style prove that he sets the standard for live perfomances. The album's only drawback is that at less than 40 minutes in length, the party is over before you are ready for the fun to end. Nonetheless, it remains one of my favorite albums, bar none. An absolute must have for any rock and roll fan.