Buck Owens: Buck Owens And His Buckaroos In Japan! CD Track Listing

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Buck Owens Buck Owens And His Buckaroos In Japan! (1967)
Buck Owens And His Buckaroos In Japan!\n1997 Sundazed Music Inc.\n\nOriginally Released 1967\nCD Edition Released November 11, 1997\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Long one of the finer efforts in the Buck Owens album catalog and also one of the finest live country records of all time, In Japan! shines. Released by Capitol in 1967, it finds Buck Owens & His Buckaroos in the prime of their chart-topping existence and playing like a well-oiled machine, firing exquisitely on all cylinders. The opening and closing remarks and between-song translating banter to the audience from MC Tetsuo Otsuka make for wonderful ambience throughout, and Owens' good-natured master-of-ceremonies turns work hand in glove with him. Musically, the Buckaroos, led by Don Rich, are at the top of their game, and the live versions here of "Open Up Your Heart," "Roll Out the Red Carpet," and "Where Does the Good Times Go" sometimes eclipse their better-known hit studio versions. Although his Live at Carnegie Hall album is considered by most fans as definitive, here's another one that shouldn't be dismissed for a second. -- Cub Koda\n\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nUntil the classic Live at Carnegie Hall resurfaces, this 1967 record will have to satisfy collectors who want to hear Buck Owens in a live setting. While the material on Carnegie Hall may be better known than these songs, the performances on this Tokyo date are equally as strong--after all, it was recorded less than a year after the Carnegie Hall concert. In typical Buckaroo fashion, the playing is edgy and dead-on, except for an uncharacteristically slow start from lead guitarist Don Rich ("Take your gloves off, Don," Owens playfully chides him). Owens sings in his uniquely evocative manner (backed by Rich's perfect harmonies) and doesn't allow the language barrier to stand in the way of playful between-song chatter ("In America, we have a state called Louisiana," he explains). He even offers some impressive lead guitar on "Tokyo Polka," written to commemorate the occasion, much to the delight of the boisterous crowd. --Marc Greilsamer \n\nAmazon.com Product Description\n1997 Sundazed reissue & the CD debut of this rare 1967 live album, originally released for Capitol. Contains rare photos, complete sessionographies and original artwork. Contains 17 tracks, including 'I Was Born To Be In Love WithYou' and 'Open Up Your Heart'. \n\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nBuckaroos live sound at its peak, April 25, 2003 \nBy redtunictroll (Earth, USA)\nThis 1967 live recording is the perfect complement to the band's better-known Carnegie Hall release of 1966. Not only is the band in top musical form, their presentation to a Japanese audience leans more towards songs than shtick. Not that the shtick is missing entirely (it was - and is to this day - an essential ingredient of the band's stage show), but the skits presented at the Carnegie Hall disc are replaced here with straight-ahead tunes.\nWhat's especially remarkable about this concert is a song selection that introduces many new songs, including a few that appear nowhere else (or, at best, very obscurely) in the Buckaroos record catalog. Among the new tunes are "Adios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long," "Open Up Your Heart," and a trio of instrumentals: "Fiddle Polka," "Steel Guitar Polka," and "Tokyo Polka." The Buckaroos also take on Cajun music with Bob Morris' "Fishin' on the Mississippi," with Owens' partner, Don Rich, taking the lead vocal.\n\nAs on the Carnegie disc, Owens and Rich sing harmonies with a magnetism that is supernatural. As polished as their duets are on disc, sung live makes daring is all the more evident. Accompanied by ringing telecasters (both Owens and Rich show off their ability to play stinging leads), Tom Brumley's twanging steel, and the solid bottom end of Wayne Wilson and Willie Cantu, these tracks are at once letter-perfect, yet swinging and free. The Buckaroos had a musical chemistry that few bands could ever match, and "In Japan!" captures the band's essence in all its glory. \n\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nThis may be the first live country album recorded outside the USA, and it conveys the excitement of the crackling Bakersfield honky-tonk style of Buck Owens & His Buckaroos. Owens plays a few hits ("Second Fiddle," "Where Does the Good Times Go"), but a lot of new ones, including one written especially for the tour, the rollicking, super-speed instrumental "Tokyo Polka." The band--playing so sharp you could get cut if you got too close-- seems energized by the extremely appreciative crowd, making this a rousing, dynamic set. Owens fans will want--need--to have this, but for younger listeners who think honky-tonk start with Dwight Yoakum, this is definitely worth a shot.
This country cd contains 17 tracks and runs 42min 34sec.
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