Jerry Lee Lewis - Last Man Standing - The Duets
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Artist: Jerry Lee LewisEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Music Label: Artist First
Soundtracks:
- Rock and Roll feat. Jimmy Page
- Before The Night Is Over feat. BB King
- Pink Cadillac feat. Bruce Springsteen
- Evening Gown feat. Mick Jagger & Ronnie Wood
- You Don't Have To Go feat. Neil Young
- Twilight feat Robbie Robertson
- Travelin' Band feat. John Fogerty
- That Kind Of Fool feat. Keith Richards
- Sweet Little Sixteen feat. Ringo Starr
- Just A Bummin' Around feat. Merle Haggard
- Honky Tonk Woman feat. Kid Rock
- What's Made Milwaukee Famous feat. Rod Stewart
- Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age feat. George Jones
- Couple More Years feat. Willie Nelson
- Ol' Glory feat. Toby Keith
- Trouble In Mind feat. Eric Clapton
- I Saw Her Standing There feat. Little Richard
- Lost Highway feat. Delaney Bramlett
- Hadacol Boogie feat. Buddy Guy
- What Makes The Irish Heart Beat feat. Don Henley
- The Pilgrim feat. Kris Kristofferson
Free Music Notes for Last Man Standing - The Duets
Free Music Review: A Stunner
Hit: 5 Stars
When I first saw this thing in the store I've got to admit that I wasn't sure I was going to buy it. Sure, it stars the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis, and sure there are a number of legendary stars that play with him, but you know, he hasn't been heard of much in a while, and worse, tribute albums like this are often sloppily put together, jokey mush-fests. Happily, my curiosity overrode my skepticism because this is some kind of a great album.
The first and most important thing you need to know is that it is NOT sloppily put together. All of the songs are carefully arranged so that it is the song that comes first, not the leering, drunken lout who showed up for twenty minutes to slap down some awful-sounding guitar lick. No, each of these songs works on its own as a little treasure, and to my great joy and happiness, the music stars that showed up to play on them sublimated their egos to make it that way.
Of course, this is something I should have guessed, having known and appreciated these guys for most of my life. Indeed, "stars," is not even the right word. "Musicians," would be better, and, "brilliant musicians," would be the best, because the guys who are playing and singing here--practically every single one of them--are absolute masters of their craft. Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, B. B. King; my goodness, these guys aren't just great guitar players, they are among the greatest guitar players who ever lived. And man, I'm here to tell you, sublimated ego or no, they came to play.
It almost seems unfair to list the highlights because practically every song exhibits something delightful, but some of my favorites are: the slashing, dual attack of Page's guitar and Jerry Lee's piano in the first track, "Rock and Roll;" B. B. King's guitar in the second cut--is there any guitar on the planet that sounds like this?; Rod Stewart's touching vocal harmony in the usually cornball, "What Made Milwaukee Famous;" the lovely steel guitar work of Ron Wood in, "Evening Gown;" the gentle guitar and vocal of Willie Nelson in, "A Couple More Years," and finally the wistful vocal of both Jerry Lee and Kris Kristofferson in, "The Pilgrim," the song that rounds out the set. There is so much more to mention. Except for Kid Rock, who shouldn't have been let in the room, and Little Richard, who isn't showcased enough, everyone contributes splendidly.
But the great revelation to me, troglodyte that I obviously am, is the absolutely unbelievable piano work of ole Jerry Lee. Although I always liked him, I must confess that I thought he was a bit of a novelty act, pounding on the bass keys with his feet and standing on the piano stool. God Almighty, was I ever wrong. This piano he exhibits in this album is as consistently exciting as any piano I've ever heard on any album in my life.
He does everything: rock, boogie-woogie, blues and country. He plays gently on the slow ballads and fiercely, crazily, on the rockers. He does melody, rhythm, and "lead," (I can't think of a better word). He's great when he's out in front and he's great when he's in the background, and as fast and crazy as his right hand is, the left hand is right behind it. It is a virtuoso performance. (And he's a pretty good singer, too.)
There is really nothing left to say. If you like music, know music, understand high quality musicianship, appreciate the song as an art form and most of all dig high energy . . . man, you will love this.
Last Man Standing - The Duets Poster
Twenty-two rock and country legends duet with Jerry Lee Lewis on this incredible package, celebrating The Killer's impact on American music. Among the luminaries igniting these all-new recordings of seminal rock 'n' roll are Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, Little Richard, Merle Haggard, Neil Young, and more.How do you drum up interest in a Jerry Lee Lewis record, since the Ferriday Fireball is 71 and hasn't put out an album since 1996? First, you pair him with 22 of the biggest stars of rock (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards), country (Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard), and blues (Buddy Guy, B.B. King), to show how he put his stamp on nearly every genre. Then, you hire the dean of music chroniclers, Peter Guralnick, to give the liner notes heft. And--oh, yes, you also make sure the piano-pounding pioneer displays the best finger form he's shown in 25 years. Throughout, the Killer crows, struts, and self-mythologizes with the brio of youth, and who could resist him? At times, one may question the wisdom of turning an obvious guitar tune (Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll") into a piano-dominated performance, just as it seems odd to not make the best use of such guests as Toby Keith or Delaney Bramlett. But Lewis never yields the throne for a second, even surrounded by the likes of Robbie Robertson, Neil Young, and Eric Clapton. For that reason, most of these aren't true duets--the star instrumentalists take their solos, and the harmonies of some of the most legendary vocalists (Don Henley, Little Richard) stay too far in the background. But when things really work--as they do with Bruce Springsteen (the rave-up "Pink Cadillac"), Neil Young (a crackling rendition of "You Don't Have To Go"), Kid Rock (an even blacker "Honky Tonk Woman"), George Jones (the novelty-framed "Don't Be Ashamed of Your Age"), and Kris Kristofferson (an especially poignant take on "The Pilgrim: Chapter 33"), the rock of ages cleaves for thee and me. Last Man Standing refers to the famous cover of Million Dollar Quartet, on which he's pictured with fellow Sun artists Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Carl Perkins, all now jamming in the great beyond. Yet in a spoken-word reprise at the end of the Kristofferson song--"From the rocking of the cradle / To the rolling of the hearse / The going up was worth the coming down"--the Last Man seems to suggest his own fine epitaph. It's hard to argue with a hellraiser extraordinaire. --Alanna Nash
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