Live @ Antone's | 
| Artist: Joe Ely
Label: Rounder / Umgd
Category: Music
Buy New: $17.98
Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 20195
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 613171
UPC: 011661317123
EAN: 0011661317123
ASIN: B0000258R3
Release Date: June 6, 2000
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| Tracks:
| • | The Road Goes on Forever - Joe Ely, Keen, Robert Earl J | | • | All Just to Get to You | | • | Gallo del Cielo - Joe Ely, Russell, Tom | | • | Ranches and Rivers | | • | You're Workin' for the Man | | • | Me and Billy the Kid | | • | Up on the Ridge | | • | Rock, Salt and Nails - Joe Ely, Phillips, Bruce "Ut | | • | Nacho Mama | | • | Dallas - Joe Ely, Gilmore, Jimmie Dal | | • | Thousand Miles from Home | | • | Road Hawg - Joe Ely, Hancock, Butch | | • | Everybody Got Hammered | | • | My Eyes Got Lucky | | • | Oh, Boy! - Joe Ely, Petty, Norman |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Joe Ely's self-titled (and currently out-of-print) 1977 solo debut, imbued with his stark, West Texas flatlands milieu, hit many like a Southwest tornado. Since then, Joe Ely has become an admired cult figure who epitomized alt country and Americana years before those terms existed. Each decade, he's been captured onstage, beginning with 1980's Live Shots and 1990's Live at Liberty Lunch, making 2000 the right time for number three. These muscular performances, recorded at Austin's famous roots-music club, show Ely's dauntless energy undiminished by time. Roaring performances of "Me and Billy the Kid," "Everybody Got Hammered," "All Just to Get to You," and his ebullient, gender-bent satire "Nacho Mama" make these old favorites seem new and fresh. Jimmie Dale Gilmore's "Dallas" revisits Ely's days in the Flatlanders with Gilmore and Butch Hancock, and his comparable good taste extends to his masterful interpretations of Tom Russell's cockfight epic "Gallo del Cielo" and Robert Earl Keen's "The Road Goes On Forever." Few artists with similar mileage can maintain their edge in the studio, much less onstage. It's no surprise Ely is one of that select group. --Rich Kienzle
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 Wow March 26, 2008
Terry Berry (Midland, TX USA)
This cd is absolutely awesome! Ely is the definitive Texas Troubadour. As with most live cd's, this captures Joe's energy much better than studio recordings. All of the songs are a joy to listen to. The guitar playing (Teyo on Flamingo, Jesse Taylor on Electric & Lloyd Maines on Steel) is superb. The back of the cd words it better than I can "...Ely's powerful & offbeat mix of rock, country, folk & Tex-Mex influences never fails to invigorate & surprise an audience." I dare you to see Ely live & not have fun & come away wanting more. This is a great starter cd for new fans & a must-have for seasoned fans. Between tracks 7 & 8, we hear someone in the audience scream, "We love you Joe!!" Indeed we do.
Best Live Album May 16, 2005
Mark Little (Greenville, SC USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I won't try to top the other reviewers - they're right! I do believe this is the finest live album ever.
For proof, just buy it and listen. After fifteen songs, you don't think it's possible to up the ante. But Joe and this amazing band do just that. After all the great songs and solos, after the abolutely brilliant second guitar solo, the last verse of Oh Boy! cranks it up one final time to the peak.
Can't wait for 2010.
Not Enough Stars in the Universe to Rate this Album October 21, 2004
thisismyname (nowheresville, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a son of the South Plains that was transplanted to VA, I grew up on stories of Joe and the Lubbock gang, Tornado Jams, Stubbs-the original, etc. Unfortunately chances to see Joe, to say nothing of Jesse or Lloyd, are always few and far between in these parts, but thankfully Live @ Antone's captures this group, along with Teye and the incredible Joel Guzman, at their very best. No studio accurately captures the energy and furry with which this group plays, and if this album doesn't give you chills then you may want to check your pulse. Chances are that if you're reading this then the songs are familiar and there's no need to go into detail. All that really can be said is, BUY THIS ALBUM!
Stunning CD!!! April 1, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been a casual listener of Country music for the last decade or so. I've generally preferred artists like Dwight Yoakum and Mary Chapin Carpenter, "tweeners" that don't always get the airplay on today's country radio airwave stations (thankfully, satellite radio has solved that, with channels like XCountry on XM Radio). Every so often over the last few years I'd hear a song by Joe Ely and make a mental note to keep an ear out for more of his stuff. A few weeks back, I heard the live version of Gallo del Cielo on XM Radio ... it was the first time I'd ever heard the song and loved it. Literally the next day I got an e-mail from Amazon for Joe Ely's Millenium Collection (you know the old "based on your past purchases, we thought you might like this" e-mail). I bought that CD and, after reading several of the reviews here, rolled the dice and bought Live at Antone's. I can't recall ever buying two CDs at once for an artist I was previously unfamiliar with. It was an excellent move!!! I've probably listened to the Live at Antone's 30+ times already, and it gets better and better. From the opening song on, this album flat-out impresses. Gallo del Cielo is a classic "crank the volume and sing along and I don't care what the people in the car next to me think" song. Ranches and Rivers, Road Goes on Forever, All Just to Get to You, Me and Billie the Kid, Up on the Ridge, Everybody got Hammered ... they're all wonderful songs, perfect for his voice, and accompanied by a top-notch band. If you like to roll the dice every once in a while and take a reach on a new (to you) artist, start with this CD.
Ely is at his best live! December 5, 2002
R. Vosik (Omaha, NE USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I find Ely's live work to be his best. This album is outstanding, featuring a tight band. Some of these songs (Gallo del Cielo; Thousand Miles) will break your heart; others (Road Goes On Forever) will inspire you, and others will rock yer socks off.This album, along with Live at Liberty Lunch, are Ely's best.
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