Live in London...England! [Live]

Dale Watson (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Audium Entertainment
• ASIN: B000066SFZ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,100 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Explicitly Hardcore Country Music.", August 16, 2002

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K. Coleman "Wildrider" (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in London...England! (Audio CD)

That's how Dale describes his own music. He further goes on to state, "The music in this show contains lyrics about honky tonks, truck driving men, drink', cheatin', and other topics considered to be too provocative for today's candy-... Country Music." He's right. This is REAL country music. This is the way country music is supposed to sound. Dale Watson isn't retro, he's not a throwback -- he's simply carrying on the fiery torch of pure country music as it was carried by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Merle Haggard. Dale is, of course, far too country for "country" radio; his first single release from this album, "Country My @$$," has been unilaterally turned down by them (wonder why?). But Dale is more than just a banner for the survival of real country music -- Dale is a powerhouse of talent, a thundering voice, a phenominal writer, and a heck of a great guitar player. His small frame packs country music skill so gigantic it absolutely dwarfs the "big names" doing their fireworks at arena shows, selling their teenybopper bubblegum with their pecks and abs. Dale doesn't need fireworks -- he entertains with TALENT. This album is a marvelous recording of two live nights in London (where, sadly, he's FAR more popular than he is here in the States). If you love real country music, buy this. You'll order all the rest of his albums before the final track finishes spinning.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, kickass country music!, September 5, 2002

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live in London...England! (Audio CD)

I once had the good fortune to see Dale Watson play a show in Glasgow, Scotland, and the intensity and devotion of that UK crowd is ably reflected in this concert album, where the London fans hoot, holler and sing along to a brace of oldies and a slew of new originals. This is Watson in fine form, stripped down and honkytonk as all hell. He takes advantage of the concert album tradition to get a little dirty and cuss some, but mostly this is about Dale and his high-test ... band, who don't mess around for even a note or two. Authenticity is Watson's watchword: he opens the set up with his hick music anthem, "A Real Country Song," reprises his version of the Jimmie Rodgers classic "In The Jailhouse Now" (which was also a highlight of a recent Webb Pierce tribute album), and thumbs his nose at Nashville with "Country My Ass..." He might not be subtle, but he sure is good. You can't hear solid country playing like this anywhere else but on a Dale Watson album. Highly recommended!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Country's is Back!, February 1, 2007

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Michel Angelo (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live in London...England! (Audio CD)

I only recently discovered Dale Watson when he played locally. What a pleasure to know there is still someone out there who is performing real country music! The music coming from Nashville these days just isn't my cup of tea any more. I quit listening to "country" stations about ten years ago, but my love for the sound of traditional country never died. When I discovered Dale Watson, I came alive again. This is my favorite of all his albums....I bought one of everything he had at the show. Every fan of traditional country needs to hear three songs: "C-M-A," "Nashville Rash," and "Mr. Deejay Please Play a Real Country Song." The good stuff is not coming from Nashville any more, it's coming from the Lonestar State!