Live from the Fox Oakland is the second live album[4] from American rock ensemble Tedeschi Trucks Band.[2] Released on March 17, 2017, through Fantasy Records in both audio and video, the work was recorded on the second night of a two-day September 2016[5] show in California.[1]
| Live from the Fox Oakland | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | March 17, 2017[1] | |||
| Recorded | September 9, 2016[2] | |||
| Venue | Fox Oakland Theatre (Oakland, California) | |||
| Genre | Southern rock, blues rock, jam[3] | |||
| Length | 121:07[1] | |||
| Label | Fantasy | |||
| Producer | Derek Trucks | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| American Songwriter | [6] |
| Glide Magazine |   [7] |
Live from the Fox Oakland was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.[8]
In a review for AllMusic, Mark Deming described the music as "a muscular fusion of blues, soul, rock, and funk that's emotionally powerful and technically dazzling," and noted that "the show captures the group in strong form."[1]
Jeff Tamarkin of Relix called the group "probably the best working rock band in America," and wrote: "this document is a time stamp of one ceaselessly creative collective at a key point in its evolution."[9]
American Songwriter's Hal Horowitz stated that the album "puts you in the middle of the music, making this the perfect way to absorb the impact of the Tedeschi Trucks Band firing on all cylinders in their natural habitat."[6]
Writing for The Arts Fuse, Scott McLennan called the album "a wide-angle lens shot that justly captures the Tedeschi Trucks Band in action," and commented: "So much goes on over the course of Live from the Fox Oakland that the TTB upends the notion of a band 'settling' into a sound. Nothing is settling down here; if anything, the band refuses sit in any one spot — it is constantly in motion, kicking up new ideas as it moves forward."[10]
In an article for Glide Magazine, Doug Collette praised "the obvious sense of shared, joyful engagement on the part of everyone playing at any given moment," and described the album as "a peak concert experience."[7]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Know What It Means" | Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, J. J. Johnson, Kofi Burbridge, Mike Mattison, Tim Lefebvre | 7:16 |
| 2. | "Keep on Growing" | Bobby Whitlock, Eric Clapton | 10:51 |
| 3. | "Bird on the Wire" | Leonard Cohen | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Within You, Without You" | George Harrison | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Just as Strange" | Trucks, Tedeschi, Doyle Bramhall II | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Crying Over You" | Trucks, Tedeschi, Mattison | 7:57 |
| 7. | "These Walls" (Featuring Alam Khan) | Trucks, Eric Krasno, Sonya Kitchell | 11:50 |
| 8. | "Anyhow" | Trucks, Tedeschi, Mattison | 7:34 |
| Total length: | 58:04 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Right on Time" | Trucks, Mattison | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Leavin' Trunk" | Sleepy John Estes | 10:19 |
| 11. | "Don't Drift Away" | Trucks, Bramhall, Mattison | 6:34 |
| 12. | "I Want More (Soul Sacrifice Outro)" | Carlos Santana, David Brown, Gregg Rolie, Trucks, Tedeschi, Bramhall, Mattison | 14:30 |
| 13. | "I Pity the Fool" | Don Robey | 7:54 |
| 14. | "Ali" | Miles Davis | 8:21 |
| 15. | "Let Me Get By" | Trucks, Tedeschi, Mattison, Burbridge, Lefebvre, Tyler Greenwell | 10:53 |
| Total length: | 63:03 | ||
Personnel
editTedeschi Trucks Band[3]
- Susan Tedeschi - vocals, guitar
- Derek Trucks - guitar
- Mike Mattison - acoustic guitar, vocals
- Tim Lefebvre - bass guitar
- Kofi Burbridge - keyboards, flute
- J. J. Johnson - drums, percussion
- Tyler "Falcon" Greenwell - drums, percussion
- Kebbi Williams - Saxophone
- Elizabeth Lea - Trombone
- Ephraim Owens - Trumpet
- Alecia Chakour, Mark Rivers - vocals
Guest musicians
- Alam Khan - sarode
Production[3]
- Derek Trucks - producer
- Bob Ludwig - mastering
- Bobby Tis - mixed by, recorded by, monitor engineer, guitar tech, stage tech
- Brian Speiser - mixed by, recorded by, production manager
- Duncan Lothlan - production assistant, drum tech
- Ryan Murphy - guitar tech, stage tech
- Brian Pirrone - lighting engineer
- Stuart Levine, Vikas Nambiar - photography
- David Trucks - studio operations
Chart positions
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 31 |
| US Billboard 200[13] | 39 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Deming, Mark. "Live from the Fox Oakland - Tedeschi Trucks Band". AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Bernstein, Scott (February 7, 2017). "Tedeschi Trucks Band To Release 'Live From The Fox Oakland' Concert Film & Album". JamBase. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From The Fox Oakland | 2 x CD". Discogs. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Wilkening, Matthew (February 7, 2017). "Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce 'Live From the Fox Oakland' Concert Film and Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (March 17, 2017). "See Tedeschi Trucks Band's Roaring Live 'Let Me Get By'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "Tedeschi Trucks Band / Live from the Fox Oakland". American Songwriter. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Collette, Doug. "Tedeschi Trucks Band Let It Loose On 'Live From The Fox Oakland' (ALBUM REVIEW)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Kerzner, Barry (November 28, 2017). "2018 Grammy Awards Nominees Announced". American Blues Scene. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (July 6, 2017). "Tedeschi Trucks Band: Live From the Fox Oakland". Relix. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ McLennan, Scott (March 20, 2017). "CD Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band — 'Live From the Fox Oakland'". The Arts Fuse. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Tedeschi Trucks Band - Live From The Fox Oakland | 3xLP". Discogs. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Tedeschi Trucks Band – Live from the Fox Oakland". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "Tedeschi Trucks Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.