Gary Clark Jr. Live Explained

Gary Clark Jr. Live
Type:live
Artist:Gary Clark Jr.
Cover:File:Gary Clark Jr. - Gary Clark Jr. Live (2014) cover art.jpg
Recorded:2013–2014
Genre:Blues rock
Length:96:24
Label:Warner
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Gary Clark Jr. Live, or simply Live,[1] is a live double album by American musician Gary Clark Jr., released by Warner Records on September 23, 2014. The tracks featured on the album were recorded over the course of an 18-month-long tour from 2013 to 2014.

Gary Clark Jr. Live was ranked 47 on Rolling Stones list of the "50 Best Albums of 2014".[2]

Reception

AllMusic's Steve Leggett called Gary Clark Jr. Live "a wonderful introduction to a fine young guitar player, songwriter, and singer", complimenting Clark's guitar playing as well as the sound quality. David Fricke of Rolling Stone praised the album as an improvement on Clark's 2012 studio effort Blak and Blu, writing that his extended solos in Gary Clark Jr. Live "show his clear, personal spin on the more recent precedents of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan". Michael Haskoor of Diffuser.fm also praised the album, calling it "simply great from front to back. [...] Gary Clark Jr. Live is not only an album, it's an experience."[3]

Rolling Stone ranked Gary Clark Jr. Live 47 on their list of the "50 Best Albums of 2014". In 2016, Troy L. Smith of Cleveland.com included Gary Clark Jr. Live on his list of "35 amazing live albums from the past 25 years", writing that it "showcases [Clark's] uncanny ability to ride a solo to chill-inducing levels. It also highlights his underrated falsetto."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gary Clark Jr., except where noted.

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Gary Clark Jr. Band
Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Clark Jr. Live Review. Leggett. Steve. AllMusic. February 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: 50 Best Albums of 2014. December 1, 2014. Rolling Stone. February 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200903005240/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-best-albums-of-2014-143954/gary-clark-jr-gary-clark-jr-live-179442/. September 3, 2020. live.
  3. Web site: Gary Clark Jr., 'Gary Clark Jr. Live' – Album Review. September 24, 2014. Diffuser.fm. February 12, 2023.
  4. Web site: 35 amazing live albums from the past 25 years. Smith. Troy L.. February 18, 2016. Cleveland.com. February 12, 2023.
  5. From the album's liner notes.