Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 explained

Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988
Type:live
Artist:Keith Richards and The X-Pensive Winos
Cover:LiveKeithRichards.jpg
Released:10 December 1991
Recorded:15 December 1988
Venue:Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, United States
Genre:Rock and roll
Length:67:30
Label:Virgin
Chronology:Keith Richards
Prev Title:Talk Is Cheap
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:Main Offender
Next Year:1992

Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 is a live album by Keith Richards and was released on 10 December 1991 in the United States, and 24 February 1992 in the United Kingdom. Recorded during a brief American tour, the only leg of shows, in support of Talk Is Cheap in late 1988, Richards is supported by a set of musicians and friends dubbed "The X-Pensive Winos". The Winos included Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Ivan Neville, and Sarah Dash. Longtime Rolling Stones contributor Bobby Keys also plays saxophone.

At the end of the opening song that the Palladium's "a stage I've been thrown off many times"; Richards was referring to Chuck Berry's concert there on January 21, 1972, when he tried to perform with his idol, but was purportedly kicked off for playing too loudly, though Berry later claimed he had not recognized Richards.[1]

Richards' set during the tour was composed primarily of material from his solo debut album – he played nine of the eleven songs from the record – and also included many of his Rolling Stones lead vocal appearances, with "Too Rude", "Happy", and "Connection", along with "Time Is on My Side" featuring Sarah Dash on lead vocals. "Before They Make Me Run" and "Little T&A" turned up on bootlegs such as L.A. Connection.

Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 was recorded, videotaped, and ultimately released as an album at the suggestion of Jane Rose, Richards tenured manager. Officially credited as executive producer, she encouraged Richards to consider the official release after showing the reluctant star bootlegs of inferior audio quality.[2] The album was released in North America during the Christmas season, in the wake of the Stones live album Flashpoint, and before the recording of Richards' second solo studio album Main Offender.

Track listing

All songs by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan, except where noted.

  1. "Take It So Hard" – 4:27
  2. "How I Wish" – 4:05
  3. "I Could Have Stood You Up" – 4:30
  4. "Too Rude" (Lindon Roberts, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare) – 7:46
  5. "Make No Mistake" – 6:30
  6. "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) – 4:32
  7. "Big Enough" – 3:46
  8. "Whip It Up" – 5:35
  9. "Locked Away" – 5:49
  10. "Struggle" – 4:35
  11. "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:08
  12. "Connection" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:33
  13. "Rockawhile" – 6:16

Personnel

The X-Pensive Winos

Charts

Chart (2020)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 169

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wawzenek . Bryan. When Chuck Berry Kicked Keith Richards Off His Stage . 2023-04-09 . Ultimate Classic Rock . en.
  2. Loder, Kurt. "Liner Notes". Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988. Virgin Records. 1991.
  3. Web site: Live at the Hollywood Palladium (December 15, 1988) - Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Keith Richards | Credits | AllMusic . 16 May 2021 . AllMusic.
  4. Web site: Keith Richards ARIA chart history to 2024. ARIA. Imgur.com. 21 July 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

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