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Date First Available ‏ : ‎ May 23, 2019
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01KB2JI1I

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Walter Little

A classic!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2008

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This was my introduction to Joe Ely back in 1981. I'd read a review of Live Shots in Rolling Stone magazine which commented very favorably on the album and included an observation that it featured traditional country music instruments such as accordian and pedal steel guitar. I bought it without hearing a cut, figuring it was worth the punt. It sure was. Believe the other 5 star reviews, this is a ripping record and one of my all-time top 10.

I took it home, dropped the needle and was greeted with Reese Wynans' boogieing piano and 'Fingernails' opening line, "I keep my fingernails long so they click when I play the piano..." Joe's crack road band roars into life and one of the great live albums is off and rockin'.

I must have left the room at some point on side one, but then I heard something that made me go back to the stereo and start 'Long Snake Moan' all over. It was Lloyd Maines' steel guitar, played like I'd never heard it: overdriven and wailing, Duane Allman meets Buddy Emmons! His playing on that and several other cuts is not trad country, but it soars! Jesse Taylor on lead guitar takes great solos also and the guitar and steel harmony lines on 'Johnny's Blues' are electrifying.

The songs are great, the playing inspired and the live energy is palpable. I have most of Joe's releases, and there is not a dud among them, but this was my first experience of his music and it still sounds as dynamically fresh and vibrant as it did all those years ago.

If you like seriously rootsy, rocking country music, you will not be disappointed with 'Live Shots'.

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Michael S. Weidner

Alt Country At It's Best Live

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2010

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Although I never got to see Joe live or the Clash for that matter, it must've been an interesting pairing. I first saw Joe on the Austin City Limits back in the "Musta Notta Gotta Lotta" days, and became somewhat countryfied from there on. I never expected that could happen, being a rather hard rocker. Joe is a rocker's country boy that seems to always be surrounded by great musicians that can both rock out and tex mex or country it. He can even throw in the blues, and plenty of honky tonk for good measure. So if you're getting the idea that he's rather hard to classify, that's certainly true. That all being said, he rocks out on this one while staying true to the country. I'm surprised it worked with the Clash, but on this recording it seemed to. If you like Joe, give this one a nod, it is a complement to his other live recordings ("Live at Liberty Lunch", and "Live @ Antone's"). If you're dabbling in alt country, this is very good listen, give it a try. Above all, he's got a great voice, the band is rockin', and this is a good recording for a live show.

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J. Mitchell

Recording is great. Energy is through the roof

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2018

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This live album flat out rocks. Recording is great. Energy is through the roof. Great songs which span multiple genres, smoking solos, great vocals. My favorite Ely live by far.

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Felix Benavides

Great music from a Texas Legend

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2019

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Live recording sound great!

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2014

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No need for a lot of verbiage here. It's the music that matters. Simply and honestly put, this is one of the best live albums ever. So, what are you waiting for? Get it. Just get it.

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Ric

Joe Ely Live Shots

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2012

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Joe Ely's Live Shots is among the best live albums in the rock/country/alt rock genre (he's hard to pigeonhole). The energy of this recording is very much a reflection of the live performances. Don't listen while you're driving; you'll inevitably speed up!

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Joachim Becker

One of the great Live recordings in Rock history

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013

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This is one of the most underrated live recordings in Rock history - a wonderfully manic Tex Mex / Punk / Country / Rock spectacle of non stop great songs. Highly recommended!

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2014

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This ,James Brown Live At The Apollo and Jerry Lee Lewis Live At The Star Club are the best live albums ever.

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tomorrow music

Honky Tonkin'!

Reviewed in Germany on March 12, 2002

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"I keep my Fingernails long so they click when I play the piano".
Frage: Was macht ein Texas Cowboy in England? Antwort: Eine wahrlich elektrisierende Live-CD aufnehmen!
"Live Shots" wurde 1980 während einer England-Tournee mit den Clash (!) mitgeschnitten. Und diese Zusammenarbeit tat Ely hörbar gut! Denn die CD zeigt Ely 'at his best', angefangen beim Opener "Fingernails" über Hank Williams "Honky Tonkin'" und "I Had My Hopes Up High" bis zum grandiosen "Long Snake Moan" (J.L.Lewis läßt grüßen) und Buddy Hollys' "Not Fade Away". Und zwischendurch jagen sich Lloyd Maines (im Hauptberuf Vater von Dixie Chicks Sängerin Natalie) Pedal-Steel und Jesse Taylors E-Gitarre durch "Johnny's Blues"! Aber auch alle anderen Musiker, z.B. Ponty Bone am Akkordion oder der "nur" als Gast aufgeführte Micky Gallagher an den Keyboards sind hörbar in Spiellaune.
Fazit: Der ehemalige Flatlanders-Musiker Joe Ely, der sich auch hier bei seinen Flatlanders-Kollegen Butch Hancock und Jimmie Gilmore bedient, legt mit Live Shots" ein ungeschliffenes Juwel, ziemlich genau zwischen den Polen Country und Rock'n Roll, vor.
Übrigens profitierte nicht nur Ely von der Zusammenarbeit mit den englischen Punk-Rockern, umgedreht hatten diese ihren größten Hit mit einem weiteren Resultat dieses Aufeinander-Treffens, "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"!

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jackie l

Joe's THE man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 19, 2013

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I just love Joe Ely's live performances, this is not the best recording though.

If you want to hear Joe and the band really smoke buy "Live @ Antone's" the band are on fire! and it"s a really great recording,
the crowd are clearly having as good a time as the Joe and the boys. As shouted from the floor after Up on a Ridge "we love you Joe". Available at Amazon.

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