Waylon Jennings Album: “Live from Austin, TX [DVD]”

It is 56 minutes of Waylon doing some of his greatest songs and doing some songs of other singers. What else could you want. The audio choice of DTS 5.1 makes it sound like you are siting in the very room Waylon is playing. Waylon to me is the second best country singer behind George Jones and man he sure does deliver a great performance on this DVD. His wife Jessie even makes an appearance on 2 of the songs. I recommend this DVD to any country music fan. We sure need more country music singers in this world like Mr. Jennings.

This a recording of Waylon and Ralph Mooney as they entered the twilight of their careers. If you don't know who Ralph Mooney is, then listen to Waylon Live and whenever Waylon says, "Get it Moon!" you will hear one of the best steel guitar solos ever played. That's Ralph GD Mooney.

At this point in his life, Waylon had stopped doing drugs and smoking. He's got a few mannerisms that lead you to believe that might not be the case. But if you are really into Waylon you know that he had a hard time getting comfortable on stage and "working without a net". He and Mooney are as solid as can be. Time tested and dang near perfect.

The rest of the band looks like they aren't all that interested. Maybe I'm being to harsh, but they seem like they're just working any old show and can't wait to get back to having fun somewhere else. Of course, Waylon would make most artists look bad on stage. He had a charisma and personality that could fill a stadium. The performance isn't like it would have been back in '74, but it's great in it's own time and still stands up as some of the best country music ever recorded on film.

If you're a fan of Waylon Jennings this is a must-have DVD! You get the full 56 minute, 17 song performance from his appearance on Austin City Limits in April of '89. A fun concert to watch that is bound to get your toes tappin' to some great music!

great dvd, taken live, it shows classic waylon, even his wife jessie makes a appearance and sings a song with him.

This is history.Hoss at his best.God bless you Waylon and thank you for the music.This DVD is a must.How it sat in the vaults for all these years I do not know.

Brian (New Zealand)