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Live & Undead

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The King of Country Western Troubadours absolutely slays his Halloween Live Show in North Carolina, alternating between lightning-fast guitar solos and country ballads. I've never been much of a country music fan, but Hinson's bizarre persona and music has made me a believer. BUY THIS RACORD! Open yer winders, drank party liquor, and invite the womern over for one helluva good time! WOOOOOOO! (BANG)

My husband is a big fan so I purchased this for him for his birthday. He couldn't have been happier!

Fun set from the Unknown One, apparently recorded on a Halloween Night a few years ago. Peace, Love and Hard Liquor is probably my favorite tune from this CD. For those familiar with Unknown form YouTube, there is a bit less guitar work on this set than I would have expected, but there is enough to satisfy.

Widow's Peak. Dark Clothing. Side arm, side-burns and fangs. Guitar. The image of Unknown Hinson is freaky and funny. By contrast, his musical delivery is deadly serious.
In between his lyrical references to all things white trash, he plays electric blues as good as any rock god that you may worship. The arrangements to his country and western numbers are as tight and twangy as anything out of 1950's Nashville. He knowingly winks at the listener with his knowledge of the rock guitar idiom.
Aside from the music, Unknown comes ready with his own mythology, which is chronicled throughout his lyrics and interviews. In the song `UNDEAD BLUES' he details his vamp origins: "...been pickin' and singin' for eternity...well, at least o' couple o' centuries...'cause I made out with a vampire gal...it felt real good, but look at me now..."
In interviews, Unknown vehemently denies being a vampire. Further, he claims to only be writing and performing rock music as a way to lead its fans to the salvation of country music. He is the self-proclaimed King of Country Western Troubadours, and in `Rock N Roll Is Straight From Hell' he laments that while initially critics thought rock was "just the latest ninety-day sensation...it's lasted more than forty-years..." and that "...we don't know what name it will take on...maybe the Beatles, maybe Elvis, maybe Satan...and all the records will go straight to number one...this is Beelzebub's genderation [sic]..." This rock history lesson is the sort of thing that is appealing about Unknown because it harkens back to a time when rock music was dangerous, before commercialism rotted it from within.
His discography is a fistful of sonic pleasures, including a concert recording entitled LIVE & UNDEAD, which is as good an experience as Live At Leeds or Kick Out The Jams. Believe it, Hoss.

This release is the latest one for Unknown Hinson and contains all live perfomances. Lots of energy - the audience must have been having a blast.
Every song is a winner! No fluff here, just great, funny lyrics and blazing guitar licks.
My purchase came with a signed ticket from 1999 and several Unknown Hinson stickers. Hate that I missed this show!!!!!!