Jack Ingram - Live at Billy Bob's Texas [LIVE]

Jack Ingram

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2003)
• Original Release Date: October 14, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Smith Music Group
• ASIN: B0000D9PIC
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #168,880 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

• This item is part of The Live at Billy Bob's Texas Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Jack Ingram is a Dallas-based singer-songwriter who mixes a subtle background of country and folk with a hefty dose of roots rock. Backed by his faithful Beat Up Ford Band, on Jack Ingram Live At Billy Bob's Texas you will hear why they continue to broaden their audience from both mainstream and alt-country fans. Ingram is an old soul with strong emotions infusing each lyric. He writes or co-writes almost all of the songs he performs and his songs are simple and startlingly honest. His influences include Springsteen, The Stones, The Beatles, Willie, Waylon, Merle and Steve Earle. He is harder edged and more introspective than his previous Texas troubadour torch-bearers like Robert Earl Keen and Townes Van Zandt. Jack Ingram Live At Billy Bob's Texas includes the honky-tonkin' "We're All In This Together," the percussion and bass-driven "Keep On Keepin' On," the all-out rocker "I Won't Go With Her," the radio familiar "A Little Bit," and wraps it all up with the tried-and-true "Goodnight Moon."

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maybe It's Just Me, November 11, 2003

By	Jeff J (Dripping Springs, TX United States) - See all my reviews

Jack Ingram & the Beat-Up Ford Band hit on all cylinders on this live album recorded at Ft. Worth's legendary Billy Bob's, earlier this year. This is a great collection of many of Jack's concert favorites which draws from 7 of his previous cds and also includes the live favorite "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"? . My personal favorites include:"Are You Sure Hank...?", "I Won't Go With Her" and "Keep On Keeping On". My only gripe about the song selection is the inclusion of "Flutter". Does the world really need another version of a song that has already been recorded by Jack on at least 3 other occasions?
So...why only 4 stars instead of 5? I've only had the cd for a couple of days but something has been bugging me about the sound of the disc. I have yet to put my finger on what it is, but I have a couple of ideas. One, being the possibility of a heavy handed production, evident by editing of Jack's language in a couple of places and the complete removal of Jack's "late night at Denny's / State of modern country music rant, during "Hank...". Also to me the band sounds a bit restrained on several of the songs...this could be either due to the band playing to the crowd/room or again a poor producer. I am an 8 year veteran fan and have seen the band countless times all over Texas and I have seen the them with the same line-up as recently as 3 weeks ago, so I am pretty familiar with their sound and something just don't sound right. But maybe it's just me and my hypercritical ear.
All in all...this is a decent cd and should complement Jack's upcoming "Live at Gruene Hall" nicely, since according to his website there should be little to no song duplication, between the two. Go out and buy this cd and go see Jack when he comes to your town. And don't forget...Keep On Keeping On!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, March 17, 2006

By	J. Cummins - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Jack Ingram is spectacular. The Live at Billy Bob's CD is one of his best. A sure favorite

4.0 out of 5 stars Starts slow, but goes out with a MAJOR bang..., July 6, 2005

By	Frank Garon (Breinigsville, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

First 9 songs are ok - I like most of Jacks' stuff. But nothing earth-shaking in that part of the set, as compared to the last 3rd.

However, track 10 to 15 freaking ROCK OUT big time. Especially 12 & 13 - I think I'm on my 5th play in a row here...

Anyway, I'd say this one is well worth the money - especially for the way it wraps up. Very energetic finish to a really enjoyable CD . Now to go see Jack live at Gruene Hall sometime!