John Hiatt - Live From Austin Tx (Dig)
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Artist: John HiattBrand: PBS
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2005-11-01
Music Label: New West Records
Soundtracks:
- Icy Blue Heart
- Loving A Hurricane
- When You Hold Me Tight
- Your Dad Did
- Straight Outta Time
- Memphis In The Meantime
- Something Wild
- Have A Little Faith In Me
- Buffalo River Home
- Thing Called Love
- Angel
- Tennessee Plates
- Slow Turning
- Perfectly Good Guitar
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Free Music Review: Why isn't he a superstar?
Hit: 5 Stars
OK, I have been a fan of John Hiatt now for about 20 years, ever since I read a review in "Rolling Stone" that said his album "Slow Turning" was likely to be the best album that no one would hear. I have seen him 6 times, from full band to solo acoustic efforts, and I will never give a bad review to any of his releases. He is truly one the all time greatest song writers in the rock n roll era.
That being said, let me give you my (biased)review. From the opening notes of "Icy Blue Heart" to the last reverberation of "Perfectly Good Guitar" I had a smile on my face. He is in great voice, clearly having fun with the audience and totally engaged. The song selection runs very heavily towards the new release at the time "Perfectly Good Guitar" which was an extremely strong overall release. Also, hearing some of the songs from "Slow Turning" (especially the title track) is always a treat. Heck, all the songs were strong, there really was no weak one. The energy level is incredible; his rootsy influences combined with the rock and jam sensibilities of his back up band make for an absolutely breathtaking ride through this song collection.
The only quibble I have with this album is the tone of lead guitarist Michael Ward. After hearing the albums and seeing him live with guitarists like Ry Cooder and Sonny Landreath, I expected more. The sound of michael's guitar was a little weak; the playing was excellent, it was just the tone that was a little off to me. As I said, though, that is a minor quibble. I loved this disc.
Support this man, buy his catalogue, see him live whenever you can. Honest, intelligent writers and singers seem to be an endangered species today. I mean, how can you not support an artist whose songs have been covered by Bonnie Raitt, Iggy Pop, Rosanne Cash, Eric Clapton and B.B. King among others?
Buy this one, then go out and buy "Slow Turning", "Bring the Family", Perfectly Good Guitar", 'Walk On", "The Tiki Bar is Open", "Crossing Muddy Waters", "Master of Disaster", and "Stolen Moments". Get em, put em in your player and listen to one of the true treasures in music today.
Live From Austin Tx (Dig) Poster
Available for the first time, John Hiatt's outstanding 1993 performance on the Austin City Limits TV show. This CD contains songs that weren't included in the original TV broadcast. A must-have for all John Hiatt fans!Live performance transforms the edgy, soulful songwriting of John Hiatt into full-blown psychodrama, as this 1993 performance on the venerable Austin City Limits series attests. For the tour in the wake of his hit "Perfectly Good Guitar," Hiatt recruited a younger, alt-rock trio--guitarist Michael Ward from School of Fish and the rhythm section from Cracker--instead of the rootsier bands with blues and country roots he typically favors. The results have a pedal-to-the-metal urgency to them, as highlights such as "Your Dad Did," "Tennessee Plates," and "Slow Turning" leave the studio recordings of those songs in the dust. Few songwriters have seen their material covered by a range of artists from Bonnie Raitt ("Thing Called Love") to Iggy Pop ("Something Wild"), yet Hiatt's signature intensity reclaims such songs as his own. For all the firepower that the brand brings, the stripped-down renditions of "Icy Blue Heart" and "Have a Little Faith in Me" distill his artistry to its bare-bones essence. --Don McLeese
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