Jerry Lee Lewis - The Killer Live - 1964 To 1970 [3CD] (2012)

Tracklist

CD1
01. Mean Woman Blues (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
02. High School Confidential (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
03. Money (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
04. Matchbox (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
05. What'd I Say (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
06. Great Balls Of Fire (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
07. Good Golly, Miss Molly (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
08. Lewis Boogie (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
09. Your Cheating Heart (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
10. Hound Dog (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
11. Long, Tall Sally (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
12. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
13. Down The Line (Live At The Star-Club, Hamburg, Germany/1964)
14. Jenny Jenny (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
15. Who Will The Next Fool Be (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
16. Memphis (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
17. Hound Dog (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
18. Mean Woman Blues (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
19. High Heel Sneakers (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
20. No Particular Place To Go (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
21. Together Again (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
22. Long Tall Sally (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)
23. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Live At The Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, Alabama/1964)

CD2
01. Introduction (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
02. Little Queenie (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
03. How's My Ex Treating You (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
04. Johnny B. Goode (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
05. Green Green Grass Of Home (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
06. What'd I Say (Pt. 2/Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
07. You Win Again (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
08. I'll Sail My Ship Alone (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
09. Cryin' Time (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
10. Money (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
11. Roll Over Beethoven (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
12. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
13. Jambalaya (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
14. She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left Of Me) (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
15. Drinkin' Champagne (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
16. San Antonio Rose (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
17. Once More With Feeling (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
18. Band Introduction (Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
19. When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
20. Take These Chains From My Heart (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
21. The Ballad Of Forty Dollars (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
22. Flip, Flop and Fly (Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)

CD3
01. Blue Suede Shoes (Outtake-Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
02. Crazy Arms (Outtake-Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
03. Lovin' Up A Storm (Outtake-Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
04. Mean Woman Blues (Outtake-Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
05. What'd I Say, Parts 1 & 2 (Outtake-Live At Panther Hall, Fort Worth, TX/1966)
06. Down The Line / I'm Movin' On (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
07. Shoeshine Man (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
08. Invitation To Your Party (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
09. San Antonio Rose (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
10. Homecoming (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
11. Once More With Feeling (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
12. Stagger Lee (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
13. Got You On My Mind Again (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
14. Great Balls Of Fire (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)
15. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (Outtake-Live At The International, Las Vegas/1970)

Hip-O Select's triple-disc 2012 set The Killer Live (1964-1970) fills a bit of a gap in Jerry Lee's archival discography by rounding up his four officially released live albums for Smash and Mercury: Live at the Star Club, Hamburg and The Greatest Live Show on Earth, both released in 1964; By Request: More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth from 1966; and Live at the International, Las Vegas in 1970. The Killer Live expands these four LP by adding 16 bonus tracks, ten of which are previously unreleased, all of which are equally as good as the finished albums - and that means they're terrific, as good as rock & roll music gets. That is particularly true of Live at the Star Club, by many measures a serious contender for the best live album ever made, and if the other three records aren't quite as galvanizing as this furious set - so heated that the Killer berates his backing band the Nashville Teens for not quite keeping up - well, that's an unfair comparison as so few sets could measure up. The two Greatest Live Show on Earth LPs and Live at the International showcases are different affairs. The Greatest Live Show LPs are a shade less frenzied but in a similar vein to Star Club - they're hard rock & roll albums tempered with a bit of R&B and country. Conversely, the Vegas LP appropriately showcases a Killer with a bit more showbiz pizzazz, rooted in country - his big hits are bypassed in favor of his honky tonk late-'60s hits and his covers, both classic ("San Antonio Rose") and contemporary (Tom T. Hall's "The Ballad of Forty Dollars"), are country - but given a slightly splashy rocking spin, all sounding unmistakably like Jerry Lee, just like the harder-rocking boogie of a few years earlier does. There's not a bad performance here - it's all on a sliding scale from great to transcendent, so don't let the transportive stuff let you overlook the merely excellent music. Just bask in the glory of the Killer and enjoy every precious note on this superb set.

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