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(7 customer reviews) 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Headhunters live - Hearing and seeing is believing,
September 28, 2009 Richard J. Silverberg (Kew Gardens, New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 (Audio CD)
I have seen the Kentucky Headhunters 7 times. The first time was a few months before this compact disc was recorded. They were third on the bill after headliner Steve Earle and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Steve played a wonderful solo acoustic set and Mary did her usual fine country/folk/rock set. Then the Heads came on and something very strange happened:they played and people walked out. The sheer volume and intensity of the performance and their physical appearance shocked the audience. I stayed until the end, then nervously asked a friend his opinion of them. He really didn't have an answer. Well, I then declared that they were great!
A couple of months later I bought "Picking On Nashville" and was really surprised that it was the Number One album on the "Country" music charts. The Headhunters are not a "Country" band: they mostly play rock and blues with a bit of country thrown in. And they can play!!! Lead guitarist Greg Martin and drummer Fred Young are highly regarded...Read more
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Finally!,
September 24, 2009 RadioBabe "RadioBabe" (NORTHEAST USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 (Audio CD)
Finally a KYHH BootLeg! Love it! My only complaint about this cd would be, that I WASNT in Cleveland when it was recorded! Being at a KYHH concert is an amazing thing in itself, but to have an actual one recorded onto a cd is way overdue.
I do love their newer music, which obviously isn't found on this cd, but there is always room for another one, to showcase the beautiful solo sounds of Doug Phelps. I also love to hear Richard rock out on vocals with his own unique style.
Now...let's work on that live Bootleg DVD, featuring the current line-up!
GREAT CD!!! Worth every penny!!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The Heads at their Best ....Live!,
September 23, 2009 tecumseh dave - See all my reviews
This review is from: Authorized Bootleg: Live - Agara Ballroom - Cleveland, Ohio May - 13 1990 (Audio CD)
It's a shame The Kentucky Headhunters didn't stay with this, their original line-up. The songs sound as fresh and as fun as the did back when their debut album came out. The "live" sound may not be as perfect as a lot of live albums before and since, but it's not all that bad either. The songs such as "Crossroads", "She's About A Mover" and "Dizzie Miss Lizzie" are an added bonus and fit right in with the entire set very well. If you're a KY Head fan or just enjoyed the hell out of the first few KY Head albums, this CD is a definite must!
