Live is a live album by American guitarist Leo Kottke, released in 1995. It includes two of Kottke's signature monologues ("Combat", "Roy Autry"), giving a small taste of the complete concert experience. A previously unreleased song "Flattened Brain" is also included.
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| Released | October 1995 | |||
| Recorded | April 1995 | |||
| Venue | Fox Theater, Boulder, CO | |||
| Length | 60:02 | |||
| Label | On The Spot, Private Music (0100582132-2) | |||
| Producer | Leo Kottke, Paul duGre | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Murrday Fisher wrote of the album "... as is characteristic of his style, it's his instrumental work on cuts like "Peg Leg," "Little Martha," and a mellow version of the old classic "Twilight Time" that show the artist in peak form... Definitely recommended."[1]
Track listing
editAll songs by Leo Kottke except as noted.
- "William Powell" – 5:32
- "The Room at the Top of the Stairs" (Randall Hylton) – 2:47
- "Airproofing" – 4:50
- "Jack Gets Up" – 4:49
- "Combat" - 6:05
- "Peg Leg" – 2:21
- "Twilight Time" (Buck Ram, Morty Nevins, Al Nevins) – 2:27
- "Bean Time" – 1:40
- "Roy Autry" – 6:25
- "Parade" – 4:11
- "I Yell at Traffic" – 5:40
- "Flattened Brain" – 3:45
- "Little Martha" (Duane Allman) – 2:04
- "Oddball" – 3:18
- "Arms of Mary" (Ian Sutherland) – 4:08
Many of the track timings are incorrect—here and on the actual album. The most egregious example is "Roy Autry," which is only 0:49, not 6:25. The total album time is 53:14, not 60:02.[3]
Personnel
edit- Leo Kottke - acoustic guitar, vocals
Production notes:
- Produced by Leo Kottke & Paul duGre
References
edit- ^ a b Fisher, Murrday. "Live > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ This information is gleaned from track timings on two different CD players.