1. Georgia On A Fast Train
2. Ramblin' Fever
3. Shotgun Willie
4. Rainin' In My Heart
5. Stormy Weather
6. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
7. Still Is Still Moving To Me
8. Midnight Rider
9. Pressure Drop
10. I'll Never Be Free
11. Opportunity To Cry
12. Pancho And Lefty
13. Overtime
14. Mama Tried
15. Comes Love
16. We Had It All
17. Whole Lotta Shakin Going On
18. I'll Fly Away
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How much fun can Willie have on stage? How hard can he rock? Only as much and as hard as the party warrants, and this audio souvenir of his third USA Network TV special is some kind of party. Despite some jarring editing--guest announcements intrude and Kid Rock's corny cameo lurches into Al Green's moaning pentecost--the star-spangled pageantry rarely overwhelms the loose, joyful collaborations. The killer house band, with Jim Keltner on drums and Nils Lofgren on guitar, shifts from swing to reggae to boogie rock, and leaves the Nelson Family Band, fine as they are, in the dust. Ol' Willie may go froggy on an otherwise gorgeous duet with a Carole King, he may be a no-show on Toots Hibbert's frenetic "Pressure Drop," and he probably should have thought twice about letting Los Lonely Boys suck the funk from War's "Cisco Kid," but he still slings some signature Trigger riffs alongside the Holmes Brothers and matches Lucinda Williams' slow-burn emotion, phrase for soulful phrase. --Roy Kasten
Album Description
The new live album from Willie's 3rd USA Network Special features Willie performing with some of his closest friends and biggest legends making music today including Los Lonely Boys, Keith Richards, Merle Haggard, Toby Keith, Lucinda Williams, Al Green, Shelby Lynne, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben Harper, Kid Rock and many more!
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Willie Nelson & Friends: Outlaws & Angels
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2004-09-21)
- Publisher: Lost Highway
- Label: Lost Highway
- Format: Live
- Studio: Lost Highway
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #15799
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Willie fan 2005-06-10
Comment: Great, great album. A great variety of music. Willie can sing with the best. By far, the best of his Friends compiliations.
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Summary: All that talent under one roof..........AMAZING!!! 2005-04-03
Comment: Willie just keeps kicking out those Fantastic concerts...big names and great tunes. Keith Richards, Kid Rock, Jerry Lee Lewis...absolutely worth every penny. I play this cd every single day!!!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: UNPOLISHED GEM 2005-02-26
Comment: Yes the announcer's voice should have been edited out but on the other hand it puts the concert into context and keeps you reminded that you're hearing an unpolished gem of a recording.
If you're a fan of Willie - and I am becoming one - you'll love the entire album. If you're a little more discriminating there are some tracks that you should forgive and forget but decide on those for yourself.
The highlights are the Carole King duet on Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, the beautiful Lucinda Williams duet on Overtime,Pancho and Lefty and Mama Tried with Merle Haggard, Stormy Weather with Shelby Lynne, We Had It All with Keith Richards, I'll Never Be Free with Lee Anne Womack and the last two all-band tracks that are just plain good fun.
Another reviewer commented on the house-band and it truly smokes, moving into and out of every style with no effort. If you want a good fun album this is hard to beat even if forgivably flawed.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Tonight You're Mine 2005-02-16
Comment: This live outing from Willie Nelson & friends is a good set. To a great extent, I found the announcer's introductions over the music to be irritating with repeated listenings. I'd rather just hear the music and look @ the insert to see who's playing. However, the music is great! Toby Keith & Willie smoke on the openers, "Georgia On A Fast Train" & "Ramblin' Fever" with Joe Walsh on guitar. Willie gets soulfully blusey with Al Green's somewhat over-enthusiastic exclamations on "Rainin' In My Heart." Shelby Lynn is a talented artist who does a great croon on Willie's western swing version of "Stormy Weather." Pop icon Carole King joins Willie for the classic melody "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow." This track was the reason I picked up the CD & did not disappoint as these two musical veterans blend lovingly onstage. Lee Ann Womack (whose new CD "There's More Where That Came From" is great!) does a lively job with Willie that makes it seem that they're having great fun together. Townes Van Zandt's often-covered tune "Pancho & Lefty" is given a great reading with Willie, Merle Haggard & Toby Keith. Willie joins Lucinda Williams on "Overtime," a song she recorded for her stunning "World Without Tears" CD. Their voices blend seamlessly, expressing great longing. "Comes Love" is a great standard that's been recorded from everyone from Toni Price to Peter Cincotti. Here, Rickie Lee Jones' jazzy swagger joins Willie Nelson for a spirited version of this classic standard. This live set is interesting to see how Willie blends with a diverse group of artists. Enjoy!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: The CD's kind of like Texas weather.... 2005-01-11
Comment: If you don't like the song, just wait and the wind will change. This CD is not only a tribute to Nelson's versatility, but his friends in the music business as well. Those of you who thought he just did country---think again! He swings into reggae with Toots from Toots and the Maytalls, the blues with the Holmes Brothers, and hard-bitten folk rock in a rare cut with Lucinda Williams. Whatever type of music you like, you're going to find something here that appeals to you.
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