Summary
Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 is a live album by Keith Richards and was released on 10 December 1991, in the United States and 24 February 1992, in the United Kingdom. Recorded during a brief American tour, the only leg of shows, in support of Talk Is Cheap in late 1988, Richards is supported by a set of musicians and friends dubbed "The X-Pensive Winos". The Winos included Waddy Wachtel, Steve Jordan, Charley Drayton, Ivan Neville, and Sarah Dash. Longtime Rolling Stones contributor Bobby Keys also plays saxophone.
| Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 | ||||
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| Live album by Keith Richards and The X-Pensive Winos | ||||
| Released | 10 December 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 15 December 1988 | |||
| Venue | Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, California, United States | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 67:30 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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| Keith Richards chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
At the end of the opening song that the Palladium's "a stage I've been thrown off many times"; Richards was referring to Chuck Berry's concert there on January 21, 1972, when he tried to perform with his idol, but was purportedly kicked off for playing too loudly, though Berry later claimed he had not recognized Richards.[3]
Richards' set during the tour was composed primarily of material from his solo debut album – he played nine of the eleven songs from the record – and also included many of his Rolling Stones lead vocal appearances, with "Too Rude", "Happy", and "Connection", along with "Time Is on My Side" featuring Sarah Dash on lead vocals. "Before They Make Me Run" and "Little T&A" turned up on bootlegs such as L.A. Connection.
Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988 was recorded, videotaped, and ultimately released as an album at the suggestion of Jane Rose, Richards tenured manager. Officially credited as executive producer, she encouraged Richards to consider the official release after showing the reluctant star bootlegs of inferior audio quality.[4] The album released in North America during the Christmas season, in the wake of the Stones live album Flashpoint, and before the recording of Richards' solo album Main Offender.
Track listing edit
All songs by Keith Richards and Steve Jordan, except where noted.
- "Take It So Hard" – 4:27
- "How I Wish" – 4:05
- "I Could Have Stood You Up" – 4:30
- "Too Rude" (Lindon Roberts, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare) – 7:46
- "Make No Mistake" – 6:30
- "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) – 4:32
- "Big Enough" – 3:46
- "Whip It Up" – 5:35
- "Locked Away" – 5:49
- "Struggle" – 4:35
- "Happy" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 7:08
- "Connection" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:33
- "Rockawhile" – 6:16[1]
Personnel edit
- Keith Richards – guitar and lead vocals
The X-Pensive Winos
- Waddy Wachtel – guitar and backing vocals[5]
- Steve Jordan – drums, backing vocals, bass guitar on "Take It So Hard", and keyboards on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
- Charley Drayton – bass guitar, backing vocals, and drums on "Take It So Hard" and "I Could Have Stood You Up"
- Ivan Neville – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar on "Happy", and bass guitar on "I Could Have Stood You Up"
- Sarah Dash – backing vocals, percussion, lead vocals on "Time Is on My Side", and duet on "Make No Mistake"
- Bobby Keys – saxophone
Charts edit
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 49 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 30 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] | 56 |
References edit
- ^ a b "Live at the Hollywood Palladium (December 15, 1988) - Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Keith Richards | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Wawzenek, Bryan. "When Chuck Berry Kicked Keith Richards Off His Stage". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Loder, Kurt. "Liner Notes". Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988. Virgin Records. 1991.
- ^ "Live at the Hollywood Palladium (December 15, 1988) - Keith Richards & the X-Pensive Winos, Keith Richards | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos – Live At The Hollywood Palladium - December 15, 1988" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos – Live At The Hollywood Palladium - December 15, 1988" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Keith Richards And The X-Pensive Winos – Live At The Hollywood Palladium - December 15, 1988". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 September 2022.