Waylon Live [The Expanded Edition]

Disc 1
1	T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1) 4:01
2	Stop the World (And Let Me Off) previously unreleased 2:13
3	Lonesome, On'ry and Mean 3:23
4	You Asked Me To previously unreleased 2:34
5	Louisiana Women previously unreleased 3:46
6	I'm a Ramblin' Man 2:45
7	Me and Paul 3:40
8	It's Not Supposed to Be That Way previously unreleased 2:41
9	Slow Rollin' Low previously unreleased 3:15
10	Rainy Day Woman 2:39
11	Good Hearted Woman 3:04
12	Mental Revenge previously unreleased 2:12
13	Amanda previously unreleased 2:41
14	This Time 4:03
15	Laid Back Country Picker previously unreleased 2:57
16	The Last Letter 3:56
17	Honky Tonk Heroes previously unreleased 2:56
18	Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me previously unreleased 2:36
19	Donna on My Mind previously unreleased 2:21
20	We Had It All previously unreleased 3:01
Disc 2
1	Ladies Love Outlaws previously unreleased 1:55
2	Big Ball in Cowtown 2:40
3	Just to Satisfy You previously unreleased 2:04
4	Anita, You're Dreaming previously unreleased 2:40
5	Big, Big Love previously unreleased 2:28
6	Me and Bobby McGee 4:47
7	If You Could Touch Her at All previously unreleased 3:01
8	Bob Wills Is Still the King 3:19
9	Look into My Teardrops 2:41
10	Long Way from Home previously unreleased 3:36
11	The Taker 2:17
12	Mississippi Woman 2:02
13	Mona 3:19
14	Never Been to Spain 5:13
15	Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line previously unreleased 2:32
16	Freedom to Stay previously unreleased 4:01
17	Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) 4:05
18	Pick Up the Tempo 3:36
19	Ain't No God in Mexico previously unreleased 2:04
20	House of the Rising Sun 3:43
21	Band Intros previously unreleased 2:18
22	You Can Have Her previously unreleased 2:10

Barnes & Noble

Waylon Jennings's 1976 live album, Waylon Live, is a certifiable outlaw classic, and this expanded, double-disc set adds 22 previously unreleased tracks, compounding the goodness multifold. Recorded over three nights in September 1974 at venues in Dallas and Austin, Waylon Live captured Jennings and his formidable band of Waylors at an absolute peak of musicianship and attitude, spitting out white-hot shards of hard country, rock 'n' roll, blues, and folk -- from ballads to good-time frolics to barn burners -- at an obviously appreciative and rowdy audience. Waylon wears his heart on his sleeve in the opener, a rousing take on the Jimmie Rodgers classic "T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)," paying dutiful homage to a venerated pioneer before sailing off into the ether. The original album included such now-classic tunes as "Amanda," "Lonesome, On'ry and Mean," "Good Hearted Woman," and three gems from the brilliant 1973 album, Honky Tonk Heroes. The new tracks pay respect to recent songs by fellow outlaws Kris Kristofferson (via four tunes), Billy Joe Shaver, and, of course, Willie Nelson. Other additions include a leering version of "Ladies Love Outlaws"; an ominous, majestic reading of Waylon's own manifesto, "Just to Satisfy You"; and two heartfelt nods to the King of Western Swing, Bob Wills, a celebratory reading of Wills's "Big Ball in Cowtown" and Waylon's self-penned, loping tribute to "a guy who did as much for our kind of music as anybody," in "Bob Wills Is Still the King," which also serves as a love note to Texas. Always essential, Waylon Live, with its added ballast, now becomes an indispensable part of any serious country collection. David McGee

All Music Guide

Waylon Jennings' 1976 album Waylon Live is generally considered as one of the great live albums in country music -- and, when pressed, it's easy to make an argument that it's among the finest of the decade -- and Buddha's 1999 reissue seemed to be the final word on the record, since it restored the record to its scrapped original double-album running length, taking it from 11 to 20 songs. Just four years later, however, BMG Heritage issued Waylon Live: The Expanded Edition, which more than doubled its length to 42 songs over two discs. Most concerts don't last that long and it is true that this expanded Waylon Live isn't taken from just one gig; it was taken from three concerts in late September 1974: one show at the Western Place in Dallas on the 25th and two dates at the Opry House in Austin on the 26th and 27th. Simply put, Jennings was on fire these three days, at the peak of his powers as a performer, turning out music that was rebelliously rowdy and sweetly poignant. These shows were also at a crucial time, just as he was reaching the summit of his creativity, and this new expanded track listing has him looking back ten years while living thoroughly in the moment. There's a little bit of everything here: hits and album tracks, covers of classic country and current rock hits, newly written songs and tunes he's never sung before, songs recorded for RCA in the '60s, and songs yet to be released. It covers a hell of a lot of ground, but there's not a bad choice or performance here, and its freewheeling, all-encompassing scope makes as strong a case for Jennings' deep, far-ranging gifts as the classic studio albums Honky Tonk Heroes and Dreaming My Dreams. In its own way, it's as good as an introduction to Jennings as either of the double-disc greatest-hits collections Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line and RCA Country Legends; while those contain original hit versions recordings which illustrate how consistent and adventurous he was in the studio, this is similarly eclectic and contains plenty of heart, guts, soul, and fire. These performances are as good as Jennings ever got, which means it's tremendous and one of the rare cases where the album truly deserves such an expanded treatment. Absolutely essential. Stephen Thomas Erlewine