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共14首歌曲
by William Ruhlmann
At age 63, Waylon Jennings may have reached the point that he is commercially marginal, but his long hit-filled career gives him a repertoire that can make for a powerful concert set, and on this album, recorded at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in January 2000, he demonstrates that he remains able to turn in a performance to match. This is a special show, with frequent guest-star appearances from Jennings' acolytes -- John Anderson (&Waymore's Blues&), Montgomery Gentry (&[I'm A] Ramblin' Man&), Travis Tritt (&I've Always Been Crazy&) -- as well as his wife, Jessi Colter, who gets a solo spot with her hit &I'm Not Lisa& and duets with Jennings on their hit &Storms Never Last.& In addition to the familiar material, Jennings mixes in songs from his little-heard late-'90s albums, such as the title track from his 1998 collection, Closing In on the Fire, and covers the pop hits &Drift Away& and &Never Been to Spain.& He makes an engaging host, joking with his guests and talking to the audience, but what matters most is that his bass baritone remains sturdy, while his veteran band (which earns a co-billing) still plays his songs with authority. Jennings vows that he is &Goin' Down Rockin',& and if so, that's appropriate, but this album suggests there's still plenty of life in him.