Live In Austin Texas Music Cd

Mavericks - Live In Austin Texas

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Live in Austin Texas      Artist : The Mavericks      List Price : $10.99 USD        Your Price : $10.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2004-09-28      Studio : Sanctuary Records      Label : Sanctuary Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (9 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Live In Austin Texas      Country's Top Band of the 90s Does Fantastic Live Show      Rating:      The Mavericks were my favorite country band of the '90s and the early '00s. Led by Raul Malo, the Mavericks defied genre-fication by playing a wide range of music, from traditional country to pop to Latin/Cuban-flavored music (strongly influenced by Malo's Cuban heritage) to crank out hit after hit. Unfortunately, these talented guys seem a bit restless, only performing together sporadically after their 1999 greatest hits album. Fortunately for everyone, they got together for a live show in Austin, Texas, and this album is the result. Largely playing their greatest hits ("Dance the Night Away," "I Want to Know," "What a Crying Shame," etc.), there are plenty of other seldom-heard songs on this album to make it worthwhile. My personal favorite is the gospel tune, "Save a Prayer," which has everyone asking why Malo hasn't cranked out a solo gospel album instead of yet-another album of cover/cocktail tunes. He could be the best gospel singer in the world. An ultimate party album, "Live" does this great band proud - a must for everyone who's forgotten that great country spans any genre and that The Eagles were once a mere "country" band.     Customer Reviews for Live In Austin Texas Cd      LACKLUSTER LIVE      Rating:      Very disappointed in this cd. For a "live" performance, the band didn't sound as energized as usual. Some good tracks, tho.