Live Mutha [Live]

Black Oak Arkansas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 23, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Wounded Bird Records
• ASIN: B000056PSB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,883 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Jim Dandy

2. Fancy Nancy

3. Lord Have Mercy On My Soul

4. Cryin' Shame

5. Fever In My Mind

6. Hey Ya'll

7. Rebel

8. Taxman

9. Hot And Nasty

Editorial Reviews

Live! Mutha hit the charts in 1976, it was their second live album release. 9 tracks total including, 'Jim Dandy', 'Fancy Nancy' and 'Hot And Nasty'. Recorded live on Mother's Day at the Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA. Standard jewel case. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars We're gonna make Mother's Day a real Mutha!, March 10, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Live Mutha (Audio CD)

Let me begin with a disclaimer - I have not heard this album on CD, only vinyl. I say that because another reviewer focused on what he considered to be poor sound quality - I on the other hand have always felt this album is the cleanest, clearest live album I've ever heard, and I've heard plenty! Perhaps something was lost in the transition. Anyway, on to the music. If you're looking for good, Southern - flavored rock 'n' roll, this is it! BOA's studio albums generally show a strong bluegrass/Southern gospel influence, whereas the two live albums show off their ability to raunch and roll with the best of 'em. If you're a bass fan, Pat Daugherty's work on "Taxman" is worth the price of the CD alone! Why only 4 stars? We didn't need a second, and slightly inferior, dose of "Hot and Nasty" when there are several other great choices I'm sure could have been included. I personally would have loved to hear how they treated "Dixie" live. I'm sure it would have fit in perfectly.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Black Oak Arkansas At Their Peak, March 19, 2005

By 

Rick Christensen (Santee, Ca.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live Mutha (Audio CD)

I actually was at the Long Beach Arena where this concert was recorded on Mother's Day 1975. I remember it fondly as one of the best live shows I ever saw. The crowd couldn't get enough of them and brought them back for multiple encores. This, in my opinion, could have easily been a double album or CD. This was when this band was at it's peak and was one of the top party bands going during the 70's. They could have played all night or until they ran out of songs before anybody had left. The 70's were the time of all the great hard rock and long hair bands and Black Oak Arkansas had to definitely be included among the best of their time. If you would like to hear only a sample of what this band could produce live on stage this is the Cd to listen to.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MUTHALOAD, November 28, 2004

By 

Unlucky Frank (Lalaland, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live Mutha (Audio CD)

If you have a house full of sh*tkickers, and your beer is disappearing from the fridge, and they're starting to make bathtub gin in the outhouse, and your next door neighbor is with the County Sheriff's Department, don't put this CD on the stereo. You'll never get 'em to leave. And granny will tan your hide in the woodshed with a switch.

Hmmmm... ON SECOND THOUGHT, TURN THIS UP REAL LOUD, SO'S THE NEIGHBORS WILL COMPLAIN, YA'LL.

THIS IS HILLBILLY GRUNGE AT IT'S FINEST.