Audio Cassette review:
Joe Ely - Live Shots

Joe Ely - Live Shots

Band: Joe Ely Title: Live Shots Rating: Release Date: 17 August, 1993 Media: Audio Cassette Tracks: 1: Fingernails 2: Midnight Shift 3: Honky Tonk Masquerade 4: Honky Tonkin' - Carlene Carter, Joe Ely, Joe Ely 5: Long Snake Moan 6: I Had My Hopes Up High 7: She Never Spoke Spanish to Me 8: Johnny's Blues 9: Fools Fall in Love 10: Boxcars 11: Crazy Lemon [*] 12: Not Fade Away [*] 13: Treat Me Like a Saturday Night [*] 14: Wishin' for You [*]

Editoral Review K. Recorded in the U. in 1980 when Ely was opening for The Clash, Live Shots is a frenzied shot of live rock & roll, west Texas style, with the fierce electric and pedal-(steel)-to-the-metal guitars of band members Jesse Taylor and Lloyd Maines. Although not as accomplished a live set as his later Live at Liberty Lunch, Live Shots remains the best document of Ely's rock-out phase; a driving, relentless cover of "Not Fade Away" particularly stands out. The quieter ballads are what'll bring you back, though, especially moving versions of Jimmie Dale Gilmore's "Treat Me Like A Saturday Night" and Ely's own "Honky Tonk Masquerade. " --David Cantwell .. You can see a complete list of all Joe Ely discography, or go back to the Joe Ely tabs