Audio CD review:
Wet Willie - Left Coast Live

Wet Willie - Left Coast Live

Band: Wet Willie Title: Left Coast Live Rating: Release Date: 1999-06-22 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Shame, Shame, Shame - Wet Willie, Reed, Jimmy [1] 2: Baby Fat - Wet Willie, Hirsch, Ricky 3: Grits Ain't Groceries - Wet Willie, Turner, Titus 4: Everything That 'Cha Do (Will Come Back to You) - Wet Willie, Hirsch, Ricky 5: Teaser - Wet Willie, Duke, Michael 6: Jelly, Jelly - Wet Willie, Eckstine, Billy 7: Country Side of Life - Wet Willie, Hirsch, Ricky 8: Ring You Up - Wet Willie, Duke, Michael 9: Lucy Was in Trouble - Wet Willie, Hirsch, Ricky 10: Keep on Smilin' - Wet Willie, Hall, Jack 11: No No No - Wet Willie, Duke, Michael

Ricky Hirsch and Jimmy Hall Rockin' in L.A. Jelly-Jelly which is a twist on Macon Hambone Blues (from the Drippin' Wet LP), features Ricky Hirsch blistering that Les Paul and Jimmy Hall's barely-legal verbiage. Yup, this album (CD) rocks, but it is the blues that stands out here. I know a few chicks that took their panties off and willfully handed them over after hearing that song. And then Lucy Was In Trouble seals the deal with Jimmy and Ricky blending (vs. trading) licks with that sax and guitar. Both songs - very much the blues - ROCK! But to be fair, all the songs on the CD are great, while any one is worth the price of a standard CD. This price is a "collector's ransom" which, at the time of purchase, I was happy to pay. However, as great as this CD is, I gotta tell ya: Save some bucks and get it at iTunes for about one-fifth the price. Drippin' Wet too!. FLASH BACK THEY HAD JUST COME OUT WITH KEEP ON SMILING. I SAW WET WILLIE IN 1974 WITH GRANDFUNK AT THE PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER. i HAD TO BE HONEST WITH YOU FORGOTTEN ABOUT THEM. i WOULD HERE KEEP ON SMILING ON THE RADIO FROM TIME TO TIME AND SMILE WITH MEMORIES. WHEN I SAW THIS ON AMAZON, I JUST HAD TO BUY IT. I AM VERY HAPPY I DID. THESE GUYS ARE AWESOME. 33 YEARS LATER. I WISH THEY WOULD COME BACK EAST. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM AGAIN LIVE. BUY THIS YOU WILL BE HAPPY YOU DID . Wet Willie Wails! "Left Coast Live" is a classic -- the other live album they did --"Drippin' Wet" (recorded about 1970) is also a classic -- in fact, I like "Drippin'" better than "Left Coast Live" I listen to either one of them and I'm a kid in my 20's again -- lots of good memories. I saw Wet Willie live about a half dozen times back in the 70s - They are one of the best live acts I have ever seen -- they always used to put on a helluva show. "Left Coast Live" is good stuff. Buy it. hidden gem While not quite as strong as Dixie Rock or The Wetter the Better, the guys more than proved their ability to wander out of the studio and jam. This Wet Willie recording came along after several excellent studio recordings. They were definetly not your average southern rock band. No No No and Teaser which were staples from the Wetter lp still sound fresh and Grits Ain't Groceries was much funkier than other well known white soulsters. Everything That You Do is one song that never got its due although this overblown live version is not nearly as good as the studio version. This would certainly be a good overview for someone just discovering this band. Now if they will just release Mannorisms. You can see a complete list of all Wet Willie discography, or go back to the Wet Willie tabs