1. Little Sister - Dwight Yoakam, Pomus, Doc
2. It Only Hurts When I Cry
3. The Heart That You Own
4. This Time
5. Streets of Bakersfield - Dwight Yoakam, Joy, Homer
6. Little Ways
7. Please, Please Baby
8. Nothing's Changed Here
9. Lonesome Roads
10. Thousand Miles from Nowhere
11. Wild Ride
12. Two Doors Down
13. Fast as You
14. Long White Cadillac - Dwight Yoakam, Alvin, Dave [1]
15. Miner's Prayer
16. Rocky Road Blues - Dwight Yoakam, Monroe, Bill [1]
17. Suspicious Minds - Dwight Yoakam, James, Mark
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Dwight Live, with its generous helping of 17 songs, provides a useful summary of Yoakam's career thus far. He's recorded all but one of the songs before, but the six numbers from the '80s are deepened by everything Yoakam and his terrific band have learned from their years on the road, and the six numbers from his '93 album, This Time, are liberated from their radio-ready studio arrangements to kick up a little dust. For example, the come-back-home plea of the '87 hit, "Please, Please Baby," takes on a new urgency as Yoakam and the band make the swing beat really jump. And the title tune of the '93 album has a new swagger to it. Dwight Live opens and closes with Elvis Presley songs, "Little Sister" and "Suspicious Minds," a reminder of how Yoakam has infused hillbilly music with boisterous rhythms, much as the King once did. By contrast, Yoakam delivers "Miner's Prayer" from his first album in an unplugged version and follows it with Bill Monroe's "Rocky Road Blues," the one song he hadn't recorded before. The indisputable highlight, however, is a six-minute version of "Long White Cadillac," Dave Alvin's immortal song about Hank Williams's last ride. Yoakam moans and wails like a man pursued by hellhounds, and Anderson's guitar notes sound like those snarling, yapping dogs themselves. --Geoffrey Himes
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Dwight Live
- Audio CD: 0 pages (1995-05-23)
- Publisher: Reprise / Wea
- Label: Reprise / Wea
- Format: Live
- Studio: Reprise / Wea
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 15 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #6225
Avg. Customer Review:
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Customer Rating: 
Summary: Rockin' Dwight 2007-04-04
Comment: If you've ever seen Dwight live he puts on a fantastic show. I rarely like live albums, but I do this one. Well worth the money and adding to your collection. Some great cuts on a wide variety of songs, that showcase Dwight's talent.
The Mean Eyed Cat
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Another must have...... 2006-12-27
Comment: Dwight's version of "Suspicious Minds" would even make the Big E proud.
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Summary: One of the 3 or 4 Dwight Yoakam albums you need to own 2006-08-28
Comment: Even if you have his greatest hits, the Reprise box set, or albums containing the studio versions of these songs, this live album is STILL a MUST. The energy and musicianship, not mention Dwight's own incomparable vocals, are fantatsic. And there are great live versions of songs you can't find anywhere else, like Rocky Road Blues, Fast As You, Long White Cadillac, Two Doors Down and more. Whether you're just now catching on to the genius and talent of DY's music, or are already a fan with lots of his albums, this is one you won't regret owning. It'd certainly one of my top 3 favorites.
0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Disappointing ... 2002-12-12
Comment: This live album is a disappointment. Dwight Yoakam's
best studio work has crystal clear sound (vocals and
instruments) and lively energetic arrangements.
Unfortunately, Dwight never seems to get in the
groove during the concert[s] and his performance
is lackluster. Another disappointment is that the
sound quality is poor, even for a live album. The
redeeming qualities are the choice of some of his
best songs and his band is in good shape. Standouts
are "Lonesome Roads" and "A Thousand Miles From
Nowhere."
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Straight Soulful 2002-04-03
Comment: Dwight Yoakam may be the most underappreciated of contemporary artists. He has, from day one, been catergorized as a country artist, but whether he's doing country, western, bluegrass, blues, soul, or just good ole rock and roll, it's just pure Dwight. He has an ability to merge musical styles and make things his own, like that of a Ray Charles or an Otis Redding. And music aside, he may be the best lyric writer in any genre'. Unlike most country artists, whose live outings seem to be packaged, over produced, virtual replicas of their recordings, Yoakam does as great soul artists do. He takes his songs and his great band to inspiring new heights. His version of "Lonesome Roads" oozes soul, far outdoing the original, and has brilliant work by the extremely underrated guitarist, Pete Anderson and fiddle wonder, Scott Joss. The band's tight work on "Long White Cadillac" becomes an orgasmic jam with all the excitement of a Booker T. & the MGs workout. At first listen, a casual Yoakam fan may not appreciate its greatness. But this may be, aside from perhaps either of his two greatest hits collections, the quintessential Dwight Yoakam album.
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