Susan Tedeschi - Live from Austin, TX

Susan Tedeschi - Live from Austin, TX


Starring:Susan Tedeschi
Studio: New West Records
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Though the Austin City Limits series often spotlights Texas talent, this 2003 taping finds New England blueswoman Susan Tedeschi making herself right at home. Like Bonnie Raitt a few decades earlier, Tedeschi extends her musical inclinations beyond blues purism, sampling from the songbooks of Sly Stone ("You Can Make It If You Try"), Bob Dylan ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), Stevie Wonder ("Love's in Need of Love Today"), and John Prine ("Angel from Montgomery," also a signature tune for Raitt) in addition to the more straightforward blues of Koko Taylor ("Voodoo Woman"). Though Tedeschi's stinging lead guitar provides the focus, she receives strong support from a band featuring the interplay of electric pianist Jason Crosby (who doubles on violin) and William Green on Hammond B-3 organ. Highlights include a tribute to jam-band inspiration Col. Bruce Hampton on "Hampmotized" and the simmering "Wait for Me," with its echoes of Aretha Franklin. Tedeschi has yet to show the suppleness as a vocalist to complement her guitar chops, but the musical range she displays here bodes well for her artistic development. --Don McLeese
Description
1. You Can Make It If You Try
2. The Feeling Music Brings
3. Alone
4. Wait For Me
5. Hampmotized
6. Love's In Need Of Love Today
7. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
8. Voodoo Woman
9. In The Garden
10. Gonna Move
11. Wrapped In The Arms Of Another
12. It Hurts So Bad
13. Lost Lover Blues
14. I Feel In Love
15. Angel From Montgomery
Susan Tedeschi - Live from Austin, TX
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Susan Tedeschi Live
  • A performer on the rise
  • A Great First DVD
  • Pleasant but not exciting....
  • She's more then competent
 Susan Tedeschi - Live from Austin, TX
Starring: Susan Tedeschi
Manufacturer: New West Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00064VQYO
Release Date: 2004-11-02

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Though the Austin City Limits series often spotlights Texas talent, this 2003 taping finds New England blueswoman Susan Tedeschi making herself right at home. Like Bonnie Raitt a few decades earlier, Tedeschi extends her musical inclinations beyond blues purism, sampling from the songbooks of Sly Stone ("You Can Make It If You Try"), Bob Dylan ("Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"), Stevie Wonder ("Love's in Need of Love Today"), and John Prine ("Angel from Montgomery," also a signature tune for Raitt) in addition to the more straightforward blues of Koko Taylor ("Voodoo Woman"). Though Tedeschi's stinging lead guitar provides the focus, she receives strong support from a band featuring the interplay of electric pianist Jason Crosby (who doubles on violin) and William Green on Hammond B-3 organ. Highlights include a tribute to jam-band inspiration Col. Bruce Hampton on "Hampmotized" and the simmering "Wait for Me," with its echoes of Aretha Franklin. Tedeschi has yet to show the suppleness as a vocalist to complement her guitar chops, but the musical range she displays here bodes well for her artistic development. --Don McLeese

Description

1. You Can Make It If You Try
2. The Feeling Music Brings
3. Alone
4. Wait For Me
5. Hampmotized
6. Love's In Need Of Love Today
7. Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
8. Voodoo Woman
9. In The Garden
10. Gonna Move
11. Wrapped In The Arms Of Another
12. It Hurts So Bad
13. Lost Lover Blues
14. I Feel In Love
15. Angel From Montgomery

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Susan Tedeschi Live.......2007-01-24

Susan gives her music this force, this feeling which is very unique and heartfelt.

4 out of 5 stars A performer on the rise.......2006-09-08

I recently saw Susan Tedeschi in performance with her 2006 band, and I bought this dvd to see how her show compared with what she did in the past.

Anybody with any familiarity with Tedeschi knows that her greatest asset is her voice. She has "pipes" that are the equal of Joss Stone's, or Beth Hart's, or anybody else working in a blues/r&b vein. She can handle almost any material with ease.

This set on "Live From Austin" shows her versatility, as she tackles funk ("You Can Make it if You Try"), folk ("Don't Think Twice"), blues, torch songs and rock and roll. The diverse material is particularly suited for (then) band member Jason Crosby, who contributes some tasty violin to "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright", and "Angel From Montgomery", as well as underscoring some of the funkier offerings with electric piano.

"Live From Austin" is a pleasing mix of Tedeschi's different styles. She is a very competent guitarist, but I share the opinion of another reviewer in that I think she could benefit from the addition of a second guitarist. This would free her up to concentrate more on her vocals and showmanship. On this dvd (and when I saw her this year), she relied on her flamboyant organist Wllliam Green to get the crowd going. With players like Green in tow, Susan will always provide a good to great show. All she needs to do is go further with what she began with at the time of this dvd's creation--- pump up the funk, maybe record with a horn section, keep covering the great old tunes along with her originals.

In summary: this dvd portrays a solid but shy performer with great vocal chops and good instincts for well chosen tunes to cover. It's a good dvd, but it should pale next to what she does in the future...if she makes the right choices.

4 out of 5 stars A Great First DVD.......2005-09-13

When I first saw that Susan had released a live recording, I was afraid to buy it in case she was not as good live as on her studio cds so I put it on my christmas list hoping Susan would deliver. My fear was totally unfounded and instantly disproved, this DVD is great from the first song to the Angel From Montgomery encore. Jason Crosby is great on piano and electric violin, and across the stage from him William Green plays Hammond b-3 looking like he's having a seziure. The rhythym section is great, Susan sings every song beautifully and her guitar is not in the same league as her husband, Derek Trucks, but if you've come to a Susan concert expecting mindblowing pyrotechnics you're in the wrong place to begin with (Try an Allman Brothers Concert Dummy) So if you're worried that Susan isn't the same live, stop worrying and buy this DVD. I still have not had the chance to see Susan live, so I don't know how this concert stacks up with her other live performances. Neither do I care. I still look forward to a live Susan Tedeschi show, but in the meantime this DVD will do fine.

3 out of 5 stars Pleasant but not exciting...........2005-08-15

I do enjoy watching and listening to this DVD, however this is more like "easy listening". She has a very nice voice and her guitar work is adequate but not inspiring.

I have not seen her in anything thing else so I don't know if it's just this performance. If I was producing this (and I should warn you, I'm no producer) I would sugest that she focus on the vocals and find a better guitar player. Maybe her husband (Dereck Trucks) would be the person to be playing the guitar for her.

Just my two cents...

4 out of 5 stars She's more then competent.......2005-01-20

Though I haven't had the pleasure of seeing Susan live as the previous reviewer has, I still loved this DVD. No Susan isn't a blazer on the fretboard as is her husband Derek Trucks is. She is however a very competent guitarist. Like BB she doesn't waste any notes. Like the other reviewer I would have prefered to see another guitar player and one keyboard player instead of the two. That said this is a great DVD. Susan has a very soulful voice. Shes a very good songwriter as well. I love her choice of material as well with the Stevie Wonder song ect ect. Not the typical blues fare. This is real close to five stars. A good DVD to have in your collection If you love blues and classic R&B.

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