SHERYL CROW : LIVE FROM THE RYMAN AND MORE

 

Disc One (77:51)

  1. Steve McQueen
  2. A Change Would Do You Good
  3. All I Wanna Do
  4. My Favorite Mistake
  5. Tell Me When It's Over
  6. Everything Is Broken (with Jason Isbell)
  7. Can't Cry Anymore
  8. Prove You Wrong (with Maren Morris, Steve Jordan, Stevie Nicks, Waddy Wachtel)
  9. Run Baby Run (with Lucius)
  10. Don't (with Lucius)
  11. Strong Enough (with Lucius)
  12. Leaving Las Vegas
  13. It Don't Hurt
  14. Still The Good Old Days
  15. Cross Creek Road

Disc Two (70:43)

  1. Nobody's Perfect (with Emmylou Harris)
  2. Home
  3. Maybe Angels
  4. Real Gone
  5. Wouldn't Wanna Be Like You / Na-Na Song / I've Got A Feeling
  6. Beware Of Darkness (with Brandi Carlile)
  7. The First Cut Is The Deepest
  8. Best Of Times
  9. If It Makes You Happy
  10. Soak Up The Sun
  11. Everyday Is A Winding Road
  12. I Shall Believe (with Lucius)

Label : The Valory Music Co.

Release Date : August 13, 2021

Venue : Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Recording Date : September 23-24, 2019

Review (AllMusic) : Live From The Ryman And More draws its 27 tracks from three shows Sheryl Crow played in 2019, at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the Ace Theatre in Los Angeles and the Newport Folk Festival, and leans heavily on the biggest moments of her catalogue rather than deep cuts. Listeners who know her live history may wish she had reached further back into lesser-played album tracks, but the record compensates with a handful of well-chosen covers and an unusually starry guest list. Several songs pulled from her more recent, well-received Threads sessions hold their own against the hits, with the guest-heavy "Prove You Wrong" standing out as a genuine highlight thanks to the interplay between Crow's band and her visitors. Throughout, the sound is clean and well balanced, letting her longtime musicians come through clearly rather than being buried under crowd noise or effects. For anyone who doesn't know Crow's catalogue well, this collection works as a solid introduction and should send new listeners back toward her studio albums; longtime fans who already own her earlier live releases will find it an enjoyable, if not essential, addition to the shelf.

Review (Martinez Tribune) : Sheryl Crow's career now spans more than thirty years, moving from a stint as an elementary school music teacher to a lasting place among rock and pop's biggest names, and this live set circles back through that history with a guest list built for the occasion. Rather than leaning on gimmicks or image, Crow has always relied on musicianship and songcraft to stay relevant, and that approach carries the record. Coming at a moment when live concerts were largely unavailable, the album works as a welcome stand-in for the real thing, capturing the range and energy of her shows without losing the intimacy of the smaller rooms she played. If there's a defining thread running through her music, it's a loose, easygoing spirit that suits this collection well. Taken as a whole, it plays like a well-programmed party mixtape drawn from a long and varied songbook, and stands as proof that Crow's live shows remain just as compelling as her studio records.

Review (Total Entertainment) : Since the first beat of her 7x platinum-certified "Tuesday Night Music Club" and self-titled Best Rock Album Grammy-winning follow-up, Sheryl Crow has created a sound that not only solidified her essential place in Rock but has impacted generations with a straightforward approach to life through her songs. Today the multi-instrumentalist releases "Live From The Ryman And More", a 27-song set filled with tracks from her critically lauded "Threads" and signature hits such as “Strong Enough,” “All I Wanna Do” and “Soak Up The Sun.” Captured on stages across the country in 2019, the collection via The Valory Music Co, Big Machine Label Group is a potent reminder that Sheryl Crow still kicks ass. Rock & Roll is at its best live, and that’s where the nine-time Grammy Awards® winner really delivers. "Live From The Ryman And More" transcends typical live album formulas, revitalizing Crow’s familiar hits with an array of guest performers and shifting dynamics. The pristine recordings transport the listener, delivering palpable energy that, although they might be on their couch or in their car, feels like the next best thing to a real live Sheryl Crow concert. “There is a connection and community that is uniquely present at a live show – strangers singing in unison, fans shouting requests, even the occasional flubbed lyric and broken guitar string,” laughs Crow. “I’m grateful for moments like these and so happy we could put into them in this musical time capsule. My hope is that those same feelings flood back for listeners as the music plays.” From the first propulsive downstrokes of “Steve McQueen,” Crow and her band bring the fire. Recorded over five nights at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Los Angeles’ cutting edge Ace Theatre and the legendary Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, the songwriting superstar delivers a masterclass in Roots music — from Rock, Pop, Gospel, Blues that is psychedelic in places, Country leaning in others. Inspired collaborations find Brandi Carlile and Maren Morris harmonizing on “If It Makes You Happy,” Stevie Nicks defiantly strutting on “Prove You Wrong,” Emmylou Harris adding shimmering angst to “Nobody’s Perfect,” Jason Isbell joyously throttling Bob Dylan’s “Everything Is Broken” and Lucius creating a bluesy Gospel tension on “Run, Baby, Run.” The immediacy surges throughout the performances, but ultimately Crow’s voice and enthusiasm define these songs.