Live on

Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 12, 1999)
• Original Release Date: October 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Giant Records / Wea
• ASIN: B00001U03X
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,065 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #79 in Music > Blues > Chicago Blues

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: SHEPHERD,KENNY WAYNE BAND
Title: LIVE ON
Street Release Date: 10/12/1999
Domestic
Genre: ROCK/POP

Customer Reviews

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31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars His Best Yet, October 12, 1999

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

This review is from: Live on (Audio CD)

To hear Kenny Wayne Shepherd's new single, "In 2 Deep", as well as "Them Changes", you might think he had abandoned his blues roots altogether. These are two smoking hard-rock tracks, bordering on metal. But there is plenty of blues on "Live On", his best, most consistent release so far. Of course there are the standard blues shuffles in "Shotgun Blues" and "Losing Kind." "Last Goodbye" is a mid-tempo blues tune reminiscent of the lighter side of the Allman Bros. "Never Mind" and "You Should Know Better" are up-tempo blues with the familiar KWS swagger, and then there's the scorching cover of Peter Green's classic, "Oh Well." Ex-Allman Warren Haynes adds some slide guitar to "Every Time It Rains." The mood mellows considerably toward the end,and this is where "Live On" shines the brightest. The title track is an anthemic blues ballad with a gospel feel. The track features great background vocals by Stephanie Spruil and Pat Hodges. "Where Was I?" is a brisk soft-rock tune punctuated by Shepherd's bluesy soloing. The cd closes with the appropriately titled instrumental, "Electric Lullaby." A new addition to the KWS Band is bassist Keith Christopher, who plays on several albums by the hard-edged country-rock band Shaver. ("Unshaven:Live" is a great 5-star cd worth checking out.) Unfortunately missing from the KWS band is keyboardist Jimmy Wallace, who contributed greatly to the band's first two releases.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, April 9, 2000

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Chris Morris (Tampa Bay, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live on (Audio CD)

If you're a fan of guitar music, especially electric guitar, this album is a must-have.

Kenny's guitar playing is hautingly similar to Stevie Ray Vaughn's and the vocals are a perfect match for the bluesy sound. The sound is very professional, but not sterile like a lot of studio recordings, it has a very "live" feel.

This album features a remake of the Jimi Hedrix tune Changes (named Them Changes on this album) off the Band of Gypsys album. I was skeptical at first, but man it rocks!

If you are a fan of the blues you must buy this album!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars more good ol' smokin licks, November 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Live on (Audio CD)

Kenny Wayne Shepherd has truly earned his spot in the blues world as a player and songsmith. HOT HOT playing, and slamming riffs make Shepherd shine on this record... let's see more Kenny, but let's move away from Albert King and SRV licks - start melding your own blues.... then you'd have something revolutionary and 5 starred.