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  • Kris Kristofferson – Live At Gilley’s - Pasadena, TX: September 15, 1981 (CD) - Front
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  • Kris Kristofferson – Live At Gilley’s - Pasadena, TX: September 15, 1981 (CD) - Front
  • Kris Kristofferson – Live At Gilley’s - Pasadena, TX: September 15, 1981 (CD) - Back

Kris Kristofferson – Live At Gilley’s - Pasadena, TX: September 15, 1981 (CD)

$ 19.95
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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Review

It's the next-best thing to a time machine for music lovers. It is Kris Kristofferson's Live at Gilley's – Pasadena, TX: September 15, 1981, a new LP capturing the one-time Highwayman with a full band behind him and an exuberant audience in front of him, wrapping his 1981 tour at the famed Texas venue. Fans who weren't there in 1981 will feel like they are in 2022 as the partial-show release has just enough crowd noise to capture the excitement of the evening and the music proves Kristofferson was one of the rare artists not to fall victim to 1980s production and arrangement values. Kristofferson and band – acoustic and electric guitars, keys, rhythm section and occasional mandolin – stand at the crossroads of country, rock and folk music while playing stone classics such as "Me and Bobby McGee," "The Pilgrim," "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and 12 others. Though he could never really sing 'em, Kristofferson sure could write 'em – "You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine)," "For the Good Times" and "Why Me" are among the other tracks – and his '81 band sure could play 'em.

— Kristopher Weiss, jambands.com

Product Details

Kris Kristofferson arrived at Gilley's already carrying one of the heaviest songwriting catalogs in American music, a body of work that had put artists like Johnny Cash, Janis Joplin, and Roger Miller on the charts before he ever stepped in front of a crowd himself. Caught here in the thick of his touring years, this is the rare document that lets the songs breathe in the setting they were built for: a Texas honky-tonk, live and loud.

Recorded live on September 15, 1981, Live At Gilley's captures Kris Kristofferson at a time in his career where he and his band were firing on all cylinders. Kristofferson was with a full band out of the road that featured Stephen Bruton, Donnie Fritts and Billy Swan. On this night, the band stopped by Gilley's Honkytonk in Pasadena, Texas to deliver a one in a lifetime performance featuring the hits, "Me And Bobby McGee", "The Pilgrim" and "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down."

Tracklist
1. Me And Bobby McGee
2. Here Comes That Rainbow Again
3. Casey's Last Ride
4. You Show Me Yours (And I'll Show You Mine) / Stranger
5. Nobody Love's Anybody Anymore
6. Darby's Castle
7. If It's All The Same To You
8. The Pilgrim
9. For The Good Times
10. Sunday Mornin' Coming Down
11. The Silver Tongued Devil And I
12. Smile At Me Again
13. Same Old Song
14. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)
15. Why Me

UPC: 607396653324
Label: New West Records
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD