Tony Joe White - That On The Road Look (Live) (2010)

Tracklist

01. Roosevelt and Ira Lee (Night of the Mossacin) (Live Version)
02. A Night in the Life of a Swamp Fox (Live Version)
03. Rainy Night in Georgia (Live Version)
04. Mississippi River (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 27/28 September 1971)
05. Lustful Earl and the Married Woman (Live Version)
06. Willie and Laura Mae Jones (Live Version)
07. Back to the Country (Live Version)
08. Band Introduction (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 27/28 September 1971)
09. Traveling Bone (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 27/28 September 1971)
10. Stormy Monday (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 27/28 September 1971)
11. My Kind of Woman (Live Version)
12. Polk Salad Annie (Live at Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 27/28 September 1971)
13. That on the Road Look (Live Version)


Existing only as rumors for decades, Tony Joe White’s 1971 live album That on the Road Look finally surfaced as a Rhino Handmade release in the summer of 2010. Specifics about this performance are not known - they were unable to pinpoint where it was recorded, although White maintains it could have come from an opening spot for Creedence Clearwater Revival at Royal Albert Hall -- but details don’t quite matter in this case because the music is excellent: thick, sweaty swamp-rock that digs deep and jams long - “Polk Salad Annie” runs 10 minutes - but remains compelling as White works his funky grooves. Sometimes he does this with no more than an acoustic guitar -- there’s a stretch in the middle where he performs “Lustful Earl and the Married Woman” and “Willi and Laura Mae Jones” on his own - but the record really cooks when he’s supported by his entire band, turning in hotter performances than he got in the studio. To be sure, this is something of a subtle difference -- the arrangements are no different and those studio recordings are pretty funky in their own right - but for those that can’t get enough of Tony Joe White at his peak, this is necessary.

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