NRBQ Live from Mountain Stage

NRBQ Live from Mountain Stage

The Q, an institution on the live circuit, have been playing rootsy rock & roll for over 30 years and have put out many documents of their shows. This one is compiled from performances broadcast on the <I>Mountain Stage</I> radio program and captures the full range of their eclecticism. The disc contains classics and rarities, nine with songwriter and guitarist Al Anderson, the other four with his successor, Johnny Spampinato. The highlights include Anderson's perky pop confections "Little Floater" and "Crazy Like a Fox" and a cover of Carl Perkins's "Tennessee." The producers have also seen fit to include the ersatz cabaret of "Our Day Will Come." This and the stripper music of "What A Nice Way to Go" may have been funny on the night they were performed but will wear thin very quickly on repeated plays. <I>--Rob Stewart</I>