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I don't recall the podcast I was listening to, but several years ago there was a discussion about Jerry Lee Lewis's album "Live At the Star-Club" as one of the

by tcbawo 4y ago

I don't recall the podcast I was listening to, but several years ago there was a discussion about Jerry Lee Lewis's album "Live At the Star-Club" as one of the best live albums ever recorded. It's a snapshot of a unique time and place in popular music and highlights Jerry Lee Lewis's controversial, but unique talent. The energy captured on the album (described by some as amphetamine-fueled) is remarkable. I recommend giving it a listen.

mgkimsal 4y ago
Sounds pretty clear and clean to me. Shame we couldn't have gotten as nice a recording of the Beatles at the Star Club just bit earlier :) FWIW, it's a nice live album, but doesn't strike me as one of the great live albums of all times. Unless there's some other bootleg with more. The only one I've found is... 8 songs. Tame audience (or they just weren't recorded?)
- psweber 4y ago
  There is some kind of legal issue with the recording. I didn't look too deep. There were sixteen tracks recorded. Thirteen were on the real album, and one that had a recording fault was released later. Here's the songs on the original release: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRKTcRs-Xs7RqWKl8hqt9wPn7GWpt8K7 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRKTcRs-Xs7RqWKl8hqt...
- gumby 4y ago
  > Tame audience (or they just weren't recorded?) If you can find a boot of Led Zeppelin's '69 recordings for the BBC you'll have the same impression: after each song the audience claps politely, as if they'd just heard some chamber music. I had an image of them all in short hair, dressed up, and sitting politely in wooden chairs or folding chairs. Perhaps they new the recording was for BBC broadcast (was it broadcast?) or perhaps that's just how things were in those days. OTOH, I visited London as a small child in 67 or 68 and my memories, even now, are of a pretty swinging place.
ZoomZoomZoom 4y ago
> highlights Jerry Lee Lewis's controversial, but unique talent His morals were controversial, but his talent was anything but.
- justinator 4y ago
  He's accused of killing two of his wives.
  - NateEag 4y ago
    Yes, and that would be the aforementioned controversial morals. While that shows absolutely reprehensible morals if true, it does not relate to his musical skills.

by tcbawo 4y ago

mgkimsal 4y ago

Sounds pretty clear and clean to me. Shame we couldn't have gotten as nice a recording of the Beatles at the Star Club just bit earlier :) FWIW, it's a nice live album, but doesn't strike me as one of the great live albums of all times. Unless there's some other bootleg with more. The only one I've found is... 8 songs. Tame audience (or they just weren't recorded?)

psweber 4y ago
There is some kind of legal issue with the recording. I didn't look too deep. There were sixteen tracks recorded. Thirteen were on the real album, and one that had a recording fault was released later. Here's the songs on the original release: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRKTcRs-Xs7RqWKl8hqt9wPn7GWpt8K7 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXRKTcRs-Xs7RqWKl8hqt...
gumby 4y ago
> Tame audience (or they just weren't recorded?) If you can find a boot of Led Zeppelin's '69 recordings for the BBC you'll have the same impression: after each song the audience claps politely, as if they'd just heard some chamber music. I had an image of them all in short hair, dressed up, and sitting politely in wooden chairs or folding chairs. Perhaps they new the recording was for BBC broadcast (was it broadcast?) or perhaps that's just how things were in those days. OTOH, I visited London as a small child in 67 or 68 and my memories, even now, are of a pretty swinging place.

ZoomZoomZoom 4y ago

> highlights Jerry Lee Lewis's controversial, but unique talent His morals were controversial, but his talent was anything but.

justinator 4y ago
He's accused of killing two of his wives.
- NateEag 4y ago
  Yes, and that would be the aforementioned controversial morals. While that shows absolutely reprehensible morals if true, it does not relate to his musical skills.