GLEN CAMPBELL : LIVE FROM THE TROUBADOUR

GLEN CAMPBELL : LIVE FROM THE TROUBADOUR

All I Want Is You
Sing
Angel Dream
By The Time I Get To Phoenix
Walls (Circus)
Galveston
Jesus
Gentle On My Mind
Sadly Beautiful
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)
Wichita Lineman
Grow Old With Me
Rhinestone Cowboy
Times Like These

Label : Big Machine Records

Venue : The Troubadour, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Recording Date : August 19, 2008

Release Date : July 23, 2021

Length : 57:05

Review (Chaospin) : "He was so well thought of as an all-around entertainer" said Alice Cooper of his friend Glen Campbell. Those undisputable talents are on full display again thanks to the new album, Glen Campbell Live From The Troubadour. The album features Glen from 2008 in his last live performance before a sell out crowd. Live From The Troubadour was released by Big Machine Records on July 23. Glen Campbell was one of the most influential music artists of the last 60 years. Born in Arkansas in 1936, he got his start as a session musician playing guitar for the legendary Wrecking Crew in Los Angeles. The Wrecking Crew were a revered collective of the greatest session musicians in the world during the 1960s and 1970s and Glen was a key member. Recording for the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Elvis Presley, The Mamas and the Papas and The Righteous Brothers (among many others), The Crew appeared on several hundred Top 40 hits during their heyday. In 1964 and 1965, Campbell joined The Beach Boys on tour, filling in for Brian Wilson. As a solo artist, Campbell led an astonishing career. His massive hits included "Gentle on My Mind", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix", "Wichita Lineman", "Galveston", and "Rhinestone Cowboy". In 2012, he was bestowed the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. To date, his albums have surpassed sales of 50 million worldwide. Sadly, Glen lost his battle with Alzheimer's disease in August of 2017. He was 81 years old. However, the virtuoso retained his amazing ability, and his latest album showcases exactly that. The show took place at the legendary club on Hollywood's Sunset Strip on August 19, 2008. The Troubadour is one of the most venerated venues in the history of music, serving as the host of countless milestones and unforgettable performances since 1957. The tremendous band boasts a lineup that includes grizzled performers from Beck, Jellyfish, Jane's Addiction, Murphy's Law, D Generation and Danzig. Glen was also flanked by four of his children on stage. Campbell adds some song variety with some inclusions by Lou Reed, Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, Paul Westerberg, and Green Day. It is a wonderful night of music. The band is tight, Glen's voice is strong, and his picking is as clean as ever. The intimate confines of The Troubadour proved the perfect stage this night. Perhaps the only thing more majestic than the magical setting was the vintage brilliance of Glen Campbell. Some Highlights: A staple of any Glen Campbell show was always his warm interaction with the audience. He appreciated the crowd and the crowd appreciated him right back. Not only because of his immense musical aptitude, but because the guy was so immensely likeable. As Alice Cooper put it, "He had the charisma that you just can't buy". Both the appreciation and charisma are hard to miss during this performance. The 14-song set list from Live From The Troubadour consists of a refreshing mix of Campbell classics and interesting covers. "Angel Dream" (Petty) Glen's decision to cover Tom Petty made a lot of sense. Both artists exist in the musical space that is generally familiar yet particularly unique. "Angel Dream" was written by Petty and originally appeared on the soundtrack for the 1996 film "She's the One". Glen's version is a bit higher tempo and provides a rollicking delivery that is more fun than Petty's poignant original.

Review (Think Country Music) : A great live album is always something just a little bit special as far as I'm concerned, encapsulating a rawness, energy and atmosphere that is impossible to recreate in the studio. And when both the artist and venue are legendary, that adds even more magic into the mix. Cue the announcement of " Glen Campbell 'Live From The Troubadour' ", released on July 23rd via Surfdog/Big Machine Records which captures the late, great artist's final performance at the iconic West Hollywood venue on August 19th 2008 on its fourteen tracks. The show saw the Arkansas native thrill a beyond capacity crowd with a mix of his own hits and definition-expanding songs by his contemporaries including Foo Fighters, Lou Reed and Tom Petty, resulting in a night of music that explored the commonalities of genres, country-tinged arrangements and how good live music feels. Sharing his love of performing, family and songs with the audience, Glen was in fine voice and demonstrated his dexterity, tone and emotional transparency on guitar, with his band that evening including four of his children.

Review (Sounds Like Nashville) : The legacy of Glen Campbell is living on in the form of a new live album recorded during a show at the iconic Troubadour in Los Angeles. Fans will be able to relive the 2008 concert through Live From the Troubadour, which consists of 14 tracks performed by Campbell during his last appearance at the hallowed hall. Some of the hits included in the collection are "Rhinestone Cowboy," "Gentle On My Mind" and "Wichita Lineman." Campbell was just one of several legendary artists to play the L.A. stage throughout his career. Other notable names who performed at The Troubadour include Elton John, the Eagles, Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt. Campbell died in August of 2017 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. His family has been vocal about keeping his memory and music alive. His wife, Kim, released a book called Gentle On My Mind: In Sickness and in Health with Glen Campbell that chronicled the couple's relationship throughout their more than 30 years together. A museum was also opened in downtown Nashville in his honor, filled with memorabilia and rare photos throughout the country star's career.

Review (Hollywood Reporter) : The inevitable first reaction to news that the pop cowboy is doing an album of covers by those bands and others including U2 and the Velvet Underground is, "Uh-oh, is this the long-dreaded recurrence of Pat Boone's metal mood?" The second might be, "Then again, Johnny Cash pulled it off late in his career." While clearly aiming at the latter, Campbell's effort falls somewhere between those extremes. "Meet Glen Campbell" - a deft title for the reintroduction of a man who's made 70-plus albums - is a crisp, enjoyable record that stamps vintage Campbell-type arrangements on songs with recurring themes of aging or self-realization. There's no cheeky cheese like Boone churned out. But Campbell and producer Julian Raymond, who picked the songs, seem content to let the musicians do too much of the interpreting. And Tuesday's packed show at the tiny, sweaty Troubadour, which coincided with the album's release, exacerbated that. In the intimate live setting, the eight-piece band, including two drummers, forced the attention to the music rather than Campbell and that honey-dipped voice. The result was an entirely pleasant hourlong show but one that felt like a missed opportunity. "Yep, still kicking," the 72-year-old said before playing Tom Petty's "Angel Dream," which was both countrified and rocked up, driven by a little snare hook. Campbell introduced Travis' "Sing" as "one of my favorite songs." He expressed similar admiration for many of the covers during the show, but though he performed them with a smile, he rarely seemed genuinely affected by them. An exception was the Replacements' "Sadly, Beautiful," a father's lament that Campbell sang with purpose. Two of his sons were in the band, and two daughters sang backup. Campbell picked up a guitar only when he played his country-pop classics, five of which were scattered throughout the set. He closed his eyes to deliver "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and earned a long ovation after "Wichita Lineman." Stripped of their generic orchestration - which clouded some of his most popular material more than driving it - both were moving reminders of how affecting Campbell's vocals can be. It was a rare chance to see an icon up close, and his voice has retained its much of its singular purity. But less instrumentation and more Campbell might have made it truly unforgettable.