by James Hales | Nov 13, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
One of the most popular and best-selling live albums in the Kingsmen’s discography is “Stand Up at Opryland USA”, but it took a lot of work and re-work to get it done! The album was set to be recorded on May 21, 1986, in Jackson, Mississippi, but they experienced...
by James Hales | Nov 6, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
I’ve always felt that “Better in Person” was a unique live album for the Kingsmen. When compared to their other live recordings, this was a very laid-back, and slower paced live album. While it’s not my favorite live recording by the Kingsmen, it’s a very special live...
by James Hales | Oct 30, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
We’ve reached a milestone this week, as we’ve come to the halfway mark on our journey through the Kingsmen’s discography. Including this article, we’ve covered all their mainline recordings from 1972-1984, and we’ll spend the next several weeks plunging into the next...
by James Hales | Oct 23, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
With 3 major live albums under their belt (4 if you count “Give the World a Smile” with Grady Nutt), the mighty Kingsmen were pros at creating historic and exciting live albums! Their first live album, “Big and Live”, was recorded in Gadsden, Alabama 10 years prior,...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 18, 2024 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events, Reviews
We were celebrating MusicScribe’s 20th anniversary throughout the week of the National Quartet Convention last month, so my plan was to write up a nice review of the event and publish it the following week. I attended NQC each evening on Monday through Wednesday...
by James Hales | Oct 16, 2024 | LP Review, Reviews
Just as some of their previous studio albums had lived in the shadow of their “live” predecessors, I think the same can be said for “Your Ride’s on the Way”. This album contained some wonderful songs, and I listened to it incessantly as a kid, as I was obsessed with...
