Totally Live at the Whiskey a Go Go [LIVE]

Johnny Rivers

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 30, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 25, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002TX1
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,737 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Live Rivers Rocks...., August 10, 2000

By	Fred & Sharey Ingman (Eugene, Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

I'm not usually a fan of live rock performances, but Rivers club performances are much more fun and infectious than massive stadium concerts. There's not much here in the way original material. However, Johnny's treatments of Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, and even Beatles standards are a great listen!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Go, J.R.!, November 7, 2004

By	Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This is a reissue of Johnny Rivers' first and second albums (At the Whiskey a Go Go and Here We a Go Go Again!). Both albums were recorded live at the Whiskey a Go Go, where Johnny and his sidemen were the "house band" at the time. Johnny Rivers may not have been the most original rocker around, but he played with an infecious enthusiasm that was quite enjoyable. It should be pointed out that all but two of the songs here are cover versions of other people's material. The two original songs here are Johnny's composition "John Lee Hooker" (mistitled "Whiskey a Go Go"), and "Walk Myself on Home" which was written by his bass player and his drummer. Although Johnny's cover versions are almost never as good as the original performers versions, the songs still have a fun, intimate, small club feel to them. Don't go looking for much originality in this CD, but if you are a fan of Johnny Rivers, you will enjoy it.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An album you'll have fun listening to, May 20, 2003

By	Nancy Sherburne (Tucson, Arizona, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have had this on a record album for sooo long it will be fantastic to get it on a CD. His Memphis hit is well known, as well as Brown-Eyed Handsome Man and Lawdy Miss Clawdy. His music sparkles and the beat will get you moving. It Wouldn't Happen With Me had better get you laughing. Whether you enjoy rock, folk, country or pop, his enthusiasm and humor will grab hold of you.