David Lindley and El Rayo-X Live (Vinyl, Asylum Records, 1983) ***
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5
Active compensatory factors: Fun is the operative word here as David Lindley takes a turn in the spotlight.
Genre: NZ Music, pop
Places I remember: Real Groovy Records
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Bye Bye Love
Gear costume: She Took Off My Romeos
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Bye Bye Love
Gear costume: She Took Off My Romeos
Active compensatory factors: Fun is the operative word here as David Lindley takes a turn in the spotlight.
Jackson Browne lends a hand and co-produces with Greg Ladanyi plus provides some background vocals, but this is very much Lindley's show.
In a similar way to Ry Cooder, the cover version approach works well, as Lindley is not known as a songwriter and only cowrites two songs. He manages to provide fresh approaches to well-known songs like Twist and Shout, and Bye Bye Love. Other songs are less well known but the similar musical style makes the album a coherent whole.
The live mini album (it has 3 songs a side) works well as a live document. Again - fun - is the operative word.
Where do they all belong? A nice side-bar to his work with Graham Nash and especially Jackson Browne.
Where do they all belong? A nice side-bar to his work with Graham Nash and especially Jackson Browne.
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