Live from Austin, TX (Susan Tedeschi album) explained

Live from Austin TX
Type:Live album
Artist:Susan Tedeschi
Cover:Susan Tedeschi - Live From Austin TX.jpg
Released:2 November 2004
Recorded:June 17, 2003, Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
Genre:Blues
Length:77:06
Label:New West
Producer:Gary Briggs, Cameron Strang
Prev Title:Wait for Me
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Hope and Desire
Next Year:2005

Live from Austin TX is the fourth album and the first live album by American blues artist Susan Tedeschi, released in 2004.

Reception

In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek called the album "a nice collection of material... performed with a wonderful balance of passion and finesse," and stated that it "doesn't replace her studio outings in any way, but it complements them nicely."

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings praised Tedeschi's performance of Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right", which she "claims as her own with an intimate rendition."

Hank Kalet of PopMatters described Tedeschi as "a tremendous vocal stylist" who "finds the emotional core at the center of each song and allows her voice to wrap around it."[1]

Regarding Tedeschi's guitar work, The Washington Posts Mike Joyce stated that she "contributes a few concise and expressive solos that get the job done," although "she can always get by on vocal talent alone."[2]

Track listing

  1. "You Can Make It If You Try" (Sylvester Stewart) – 2:16
  2. "The Feeling Music Brings" (Kofi Burbridge, Tedeschi, Derek Trucks) – 5:20
  3. "Alone" (Tommy Sims) – 3:49
  4. "Wait for Me" (Felix Reyes) – 5:58
  5. "Hampmotized" (Jason Crosby, Ron Perry, Jeff Sipe, Tedeschi) – 7:41
  6. "Love's in Need of Love Today" (Stevie Wonder) – 4:16
  7. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) – 4:34
  8. "Voodoo Woman" (Koko Taylor) – 5:36
  9. "In the Garden" (Tommy Shannon, Tedeschi) – 3:51
  10. "Gonna Move" (Paul Pena) – 4:56
  11. "Wrapped in the Arms of Another" (Tedeschi) – 3:06
  12. "It Hurt So Bad" (Tom Hambridge) – 6:01
  13. "Lost Lover Blues" (Don Robey) – 8:24
  14. "I Fell in Love" (Hambridge, Tedeschi) – 4:45
  15. "Angel from Montgomery" (John Prine) – 6:33

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Flatlanders / Susan Tedeschi / Robert Earle Keen / Steve Earle: Live From Austin TX . Hank . Kalet . November 1, 2004 . PopMatters . April 1, 2023.
  2. News: A Quick Spin . Mike . Joyce . December 5, 2004 . The Washington Post . April 1, 2023.
  3. Web site: Live from Austin TX - Susan Tedeschi | Credits. May 21, 2021. AllMusic.