The Joe Ely Band – Live Shots (VG+/VG) – LP, AU

Live Shots is an LP by The Joe Ely Band released on the MCA Records, Southcoast Records label.

About this album

Live Shots is a sharp, hard-driving document of The Joe Ely Band’s Texas country-rock strength. Recorded at the end of the 1970s and issued in 1980, it captures Ely and his group turning honky-tonk, rock & roll and country into a tougher, louder live statement without losing the songs’ melodic pull. With material such as Honky Tonk Masquerade, She Never Spoke Spanish To Me and Boxcars, the album shows why Ely became one of the key voices of outlaw country’s broader rock edge. Its live setting brings out the band’s bar-band muscle and the rough charm that defined Ely’s early reputation.

Genre: Pop & Rock