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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0076732091920 Format: Live Label: Mca Nashville Manufacturer: Mca Nashville MPN: 919 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Mca Nashville Release Date: April 11, 1990 Studio: Mca Nashville Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: It's no accident that among the great albums Jerry Jeff Walker has made, most of them have been recorded in front of a live audience. If you want to get the feel of the rowdy Texas music scene of the early to-mid-'70s, look no further than ¡Viva Terlingua!, a rowdy, goat-ropin' classic of sing-along mayhem recorded in the tiny town of Lukenbach in the summer of 1973. Walker marshals his Lost Gonzo Band through a number of tunes that went on to become classics, including Guy Clark's "Desperados Waiting for the Train," Ray Wiley Hubbard's anthemic "Up Against the Wall Redneck," and his own "Sangria Wine" and "Gettin' By." The highlight, though, is an extended take on Gary Nunn's "London Homesick Blues," better known to casual Jerry Jeff fans as the theme song for the long-running PBS show Austin City Limits. --Daniel Durchholz Average Rating:
 Rating:  - For Hardcore TexansJerry Jeff Walker was a favorite when I was in college many years ago. It is wonderful to share this with my college age kids. Rating: - The Essence of TexasAround the time that I was discovering bluegrass and country music (and making my first, furtive attempts at covering said material in a band), one of my bandmates suggested (actually, pretty much insisted) that I listen to "Viva Terlingua." Happily, this was one of the best pieces of advice I've ever received. Jerry Jeff's rich and gravely baritone is the perfect delivery vessel of this wonderful mix of his own material and the songs of Guy Clark, Gary P. Nunn, Michael Murphy, and the immortal Ray ... Read More Rating:  - where are you VivaI am looking forward to being able to review my most recent purchase however after 5 weeks since despatch I am still waiting to recieve it. Can anyone out there tell me where it is??? Rating: - TAKES ME BACKTakes me back to my highschool days when I first heard it on vinyl. Love it. Rating: - jerry jeff walker think of austin texas in the 70's...cool longneck beer and tubing down the comal river...this album was popular than and now..classics such as up against the wall redneck mother are still fun...a must for third coast music lovers |
