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The Bottom Line

Roger Creager live in concert is where he is at his best and this album captures that energy perfectly.



Pros

• "Mother's A Redneck Too"
• "Late Night Case Of The Blues"
• "Having Fun All Wrong"

Cons

• None.

Description

• Roger's first live album.
• Liner notes feature commentary by Roger Creager.
• Recorded at four different places around Texas.

Guide Review - Roger Creager - Live Across Texas

After Doug Moreland introduces Roger, listeners are off to the races to hear great concert moments taken from four venues in Texas - all on one release.

Recorded at Hurricane Harry's (College Station), The Mucky Duck (Houston), The Firehouse Saloon (Houston), and Gruene Hall (Gruene), the focus is on Roger and the band instead of having the crowd drown out the performances.

Nobody's perfect, as Roger states in his liner notes, because in "Things Look Good Around Here" he messed up the last chorus a little bit but is able to laugh about it. That's the joy of live music. "Mother's A Redneck, Too" has always been a favorite of mine & it sounds great right before "Shreveport To New Orleans." You can only imagine the storyline line in such songs as "Having Fun All Wrong" & the funny "The Everclear Song." Let's just say the latter mentions a preacher declaring a party as the best he's ever been to - totally unaware that the drinks were spiked with the clear alcohol.

Roger says that "Late Night Case of the Blues" is his best & I have to agree. Bits and pieces of nights out on the road were his inspiration & I feel the lyrics were put together quite beautifully.

"Ranche Grande" features Roger's dad, Bill, singing along to the Tejano inspired tune while "Love" sounds like rock & country mixed together. At the end of the album, Roger covers Jimmy Buffett's "A Pirate Looks at Forty" & then the last track features outtakes from the performance at The Mucky Duck.