Texas Tornados, Live From The Limo, Vol. 1 - 55m 52s

Tracks & Durations

1. Hey Baby Kep-Pa So	4:11
2. South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)	4:19
3. Soy De San Luis	4:01
4. I Don't Want To Be Lonely	5:09
5. Dinero	2:48
6. Eighteen Yellow Roses	4:59
7. La Mucura - A Mover El Bote	6:48
8. Adios Mexico	3:13
9. Marina	3:08
10. Laredo Rose	2:57
11. Nitty Gritty	2:37
12. Wasted Days, Wasted Nights	2:50
13. Mendocino	5:15
14. Who Were You Thinking Of?	3:27

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Review

Supergroup live albums are rare things; rarer still are those that work strictly on musical terms, rather than star fascination. This first volume of Texas Tornados concert recordings surpasses expectations partly because, after nine years together, the Tornados are no longer an uber-collaboration but instead are a road-wizened ensemble. Part Texas bar-band deluxe (as on the shout-along "Hey Baby Kep-Pa-So"), part keepers of the conjunto flame (as on Flaco Jimenez's scale-scorching accordion showcase "La Múcura/A Mover el Bote"), the Tornados have developed a swaggering on-stage personality without ever devolving into Tex-Mex jam-band territory. Blending together performances from two December '98 shows in Austin, the album lacks the thrill of a single hot night on stage (some tracks fade in and out awkwardly) but compensates with fairly gutty song selection. Familiar Tornados tunes are matched with classics by Freddy Fender ("Wasted Days") and Sir Douglas ("Mendocino"), plus a few surprises including a stirring waltz through "Eighteen Yellow Roses" and the Gene Autry warhorse "South of the Border." Jimenez, Fender, Doug Sahm, and Augie Meyers are backed by a faultless rhythm section, some R&B-style horns, and, best of all, some savory pedal steel work, all of which helps to lift these performances above the mere rehash category. --Roy Kasten

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