Wow! What can I say that hasn't been said before about Jerry Lee Lewis???
As a guy who grew up on 80's rock (both classic hard rock and "new wave"), I never had much time for this old boy. Of course, as I matured myself (wiser?) and started to learn more about him, my curiousity was peaked. I stumbled across this album one day, took it home, played it weeks later.....and was really blown away by it!! This ROCKS THE HOUSE from the word go, and doesn't let up until the house lights come up. Bottom line....if you are a fan of rock n' roll, and never heard this before, you owe it to yourself to check it out!!
Here's some reviews I found on-line today that pretty much capture my feelings:
1) "......but then "Mean Woman Blues" comes on, and Lewis plays the piano with such ferocity that it actually sounds digitally manipulated. NOW we're talking.
Live at the Star Club might just look like a run through of a few polite, mum-friendly rock'n'roll standards, but it rocks likes a bastard. The sheer power - it borders on the point of chaos at times - is enough for me to even overlook Jerry Lee's habit of putting his own name into his lyrics. Quite a few of these songs may be pretty badly dated, but energy and youth is timeless, and Lewis has got both by the bucketful. At times it's like listening to completely different songs rather than just cover versions.
This is the kind of album that could turn a rock'n'roll hater to the dark side. Essential."
2) "The KILLER in all his glory, proving to everybody that he wasn't washed up in the least! An utterly incredible performance - this is rock'n'roll 101, people. Anybody that starts a rock band nowadays should be forced to listen to this before recording anything or playing live - I would imagine that 99.9% of the so-called artists out there would throw away their instruments in disgrace, realizing that they had no right to try to rock! And can you say CHARISMA?"
Rock steady gang!
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