Live Dinner Reunion

Robert Earl Keen, Live Dinner Reunion
Label: Dualtone Records
Reviewed by: Kim Walter, April 2017

An amazing live album from beloved Texan singer/songwriter/guru, Robert Earl Keen, this album was a once in a lifetime show at Floore’s country store, an open air venue in Texas. He invited special guests and the audience to all lend their voices to the album. Best: (I) 2, 5, 10, 12, (II) 2, 4, 7, 11
Disc I
1. intro
2. 3:14 med – Americana with bluesy feel
3- 5:38 med – his trademark voice in an upbeat songwriter
4. talk
5. 3:48 med – percussion echoes lyrics interestingly
6. talk
7. 5:21 slow Lyle Lovett sings with REK on this country ballad
8. 4:34 bluegrassy finger pickin’ on this country tune
9. talk
10. 3:28 med – bluegrass drinking song (****YAY)
11. Cory’s short story about REK
12. 5:05 slow – country ballad with Cody Morrow singing
13. 4:34 med – old timey sound with electric guitarist
14. talk
15. 3:48 slow/med – country rock with Bruce Robison
DISC II
1. intro of musicians
2. 5:19 med – upbeat traveling tune with great instrumentation at end
3. talk
4. 3:00 med – honky tonk murder song
5. 5:09 med/fast – high voltage country rock
6. 5:32 med – beginning dominated by harmonica in Americana song
7. 4:45 med – crowd of 5000 sings beginning of song
8. 4:42 med – sorry to say, but a Bruce Springsteen rocker vibe
9. 7:56 slow/med – Cody Canada sings on Americana anthem
10. talk
11. 5:27 awesome end to album- Americana tale of two