Live at the Philharmonic [LIVE]

Kris Kristofferson

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1992
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
• ASIN: B0012GMWWA
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,312 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant review Kris in his prime, September 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Live at the Philharmonic (Audio CD)

I first began my interest in Kristopherson because my mother enjoyed his music. I found a tape of Me and Bobby Mcgee in her Volvo while driving around town in high school, and for a while, that was all I listened to. There was something about his voice and execution that just interested me. About ten years later now, I have bought nearly every CD that I could find, and of course, there are others in folk, country, rock and blues who interest me as much as he does. But Kris was the first; so after having bought so many of his albums to come across Live at the Philharmonic was a real treat. He teams up with Larry Gatlin, Rita Coolridge and Willie Nelson here in 1974 (the year I was born) when Nelson was not terribly well known by the public at large. Nelson sings Mountain Dew, and Nightlife, both just fantastic. Nelson also sings his song "Me and Paul" which he recently (late 1998) covered in a album. Gatlin and Kris sing "Help Me" together, which I have found inspirational in my own times of frustration. My favorite recordings on the album are "Whiskey, Whiskey" (origionally written by someone who's name escapes me) which I love to sing myself, and Funky Donny Fritz's (an old friend of Kris's mentioned in the begining of his famous recording, "The Pigrim") "Rainbow Road". Anyone listening to this album who has lived and breathed the '70s as days of their lives certainly will gain a little nostalgic remembrance listening to this album. I wish I had the authority to claim that myself. Being only 24 years old I cannot. Don Was said "Kris is one of the smartest people I have met." Believe it, and listen carefully.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The legend live!, August 1, 2004

By	DanD - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Live at the Philharmonic (Audio CD)

This 1972 concert may seem a bit outdated, technologically speaking. However, to any fan of good country music, it still seems as alive and vivid as the night it was recorded.

Kris Kristofferson tears through such classics as "Jesus Was a Capricorn," "Nobody Wins," "Loving Her was Easier (than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)", "Sugar Man," "For the Good Times," "Sunday Morning Coming Down," and "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33." However, he also covers some other people's songs: John Prine's "Late John Garfield Blues," the Hag's "Okie From Muskogee," and his own keyboardist's beautiful "Rainbow Road."

There are a few surprises, of course. Guest appearances include future-superstars Willie Nelson (Kristofferson actually turns the stage over to Willie for four songs, to the crowd's delight) and Larry Gatlin (he sings his own "Help Me," along with Kristofferson). Kristofferson's wife, Rita Coolidge, helps close out the album on such classics as "It Sure Was (Love)" and "Me and Bobby McGee."

LIVE AT THE PHILHARMONIC is a must for Kristofferson fans. Whether you're a long-time fan (in which case, you already have this album) or are new (like me), this is one you've got to hear. If you like stellar songwriting and a down-home voice, this is also a must-have. Kris Kristofferson is without a doubt a legendary performer; this album helps show us why.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the best, January 4, 2007

By	serena forrest-meinhold (North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Live at the Philharmonic (Audio CD)

This is my favourite Kristofferson by far and has the best version of 'Sunday Mornin Coming Down' I've ever heard. Some of the other songs on this are really good too. Somehow, you can feel an emotion and a strength that are just sooooooo lacking in other (non-live) incarnations.
Between this and Billy Holiday's Jazz at the Philharmonic, I get a pretty good impression of that old hall.