Live at 25
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| Live album by Huey Lewis & the News | ||||
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June 27, 2005 |
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14./15. December 2004 |
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| Label (s) | Rhino Records | |||
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skirt |
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16 |
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running time |
1:14:44 |
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Huey Lewis , Johnny Colla |
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Live at 25 is the first live album by the US rock band Huey Lewis & the News , released in 2005 . It was also released in a more-song version on DVD-Video and as the last album the band recorded with saxophonist Ron Stallings , who passed away in 2009.
background
Huey Lewis & The News was formed in 1979 through the merger of members of the groups Clover and Soundhole and was originally called Huey Lewis and the American Express . When the group signed a record deal with Chrysalis Records , the record company insisted on a name change, so that the band operated as Huey Lewis & The News from that point on.
On the occasion of their 25th anniversary, the nine-member group recorded two concerts in the "Big Room" of the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico on December 14th and 15th, 2004 in order to publish a live album for the first time. The production took Huey Lewis along with Johnny Colla .
Live at 25 was released on June 27, 2005 (USA: May 17, 2005) on CD .
reception
Michael Edele wrote for laut.de that songs like The Heart Of Rock'n'Roll , I Want A New Drug , Power Of Love or (Too) Hip To Be Square had "a few years under their belt," a real classic "But time has never hurt", and that's exactly how it is here. He criticizes that “the ten-man ensemble is cuddling too much” through his songs, but the setlist of the album really reads “like a best-of list.” “Despite or perhaps because of the extremely differentiated mixed sounds” But sometimes there is a lack of the "last, decisive kick that would breathe new life into the songs". “Really cool” are the (semi-) a cappella numbers It's Alright and Bad Is Bad. All in all, Live At 25 exudes a “cozy bar atmosphere that could have used a little more freshness”, but the audience on site was probably satisfied. However, Huey Lewis still has charm and the phrase "Cool is a rule" still applies "to Huey Lewis & The News today."
Thomas Müller, editor at the radio station SWR3 , said that Huey (Lewis) had "almost the same power, the same mischievous grin and the distinctive smoky-scratched voice" as at the band's wedding in the 1980s. The front man seems “amazingly fresh, also because he has a certain motto in life”: “Those who work less have more fun in life”. Lewis invested "no time in new studio productions", but rather stood "live on stage with his best-of program." On Live at 25 , "the Californian presented almost all of his hits in an unbroken playful mood." The live sound sounds " very authentic ”and the audience is“ in a party mood ”.
Track list
| Live at 25 | ||
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| No. | title | length |
| 1. | The Heart of Rock & Roll | 5:02 |
| 2. | So little kindness | 4:48 |
| 3. | Thank you # 19 | 5:45 |
| 4th | I want a new drug / small world | 8:40 |
| 5. | If This Is It | 3:50 |
| 6th | The Power of Love | 5:22 |
| 7th | Do you believe in love | 4:29 |
| 8th. | Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later) | 4:02 |
| 9. | It's all right | 3:36 |
| 10. | Bad is bad | 4:01 |
| 11. | Heart and Soul | 4:32 |
| 12. | But it's alright | 3:34 |
| 13. | (Too) Hip to Be Square | 4:07 |
| 14th | We're not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time) | 4:55 |
| 15th | Back in time | 3:41 |
| 16. | Doing It All for My Baby | 4:20 |
| Overall length: | 1:14:44 | |
| Live at 25 (DVD-Video) | ||
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| No. | title | length |
| 1. | The Heart of Rock & Roll | |
| 2. | So little kindness | |
| 3. | Thank you # 19 | |
| 4th | I want a new drug / small world | |
| 5. | If This Is It | |
| 6th | The Power of Love | |
| 7th | Do you believe in love | |
| 8th. | Some of My Lies Are True (Sooner or Later) | |
| 9. | It's all right | |
| 10. | Bad is bad | |
| 11. | To, To, To, To, To, To | |
| 12. | Heart and Soul | |
| 13. | But it's alright | |
| 14th | (Too) Hip to Be Square | |
| 15th | We're not Here for a Long Time (We're Here for a Good Time) | |
| 16. | Back in time | |
| 17th | Doing It All for My Baby | |
| 18th | Workin 'For A Livin' | |
| 19th | The Rhythm Ranch | |
| 20th | Trouble in Paradise | |
| 21st | Stuck with you | |
| 22nd | Buzz Buzz Buzz | |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Huey Lewis biography on hln.org ( Memento from May 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Huey's saying "Cool is a rule" is still valid today. Review of Michael Edele's DVD video on Laut.de , accessed on May 13, 2016
- ↑ Musik-Check - Huey Lewis & The News live: "Live at 25" , review by Thomas Müller from August 7, 2007 on SWR3.de , accessed on May 13, 2016