''Live at the Palais'' is a live album by American singer-songwriter

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, originally released in 1978. It was recorded in 1977 at the

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. Most of the songs on the album were derived from the half-dozen albums Nesmith recorded for

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in the early 1970s. The album reunited Nesmith with drummer John Ware, whom he had worked with on his first three albums '' Magnetic South'', ''

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'', and '' Nevada Fighter'', and also marked one of his first collaborations with guitarist

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and keyboardist John Hobbs; both would play in the group

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with help from Nesmith. The album did not sell very well. Nesmith lampoons the album on his

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winning 1981 music/comedy video, ''

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''.

CD release

In the 1990s, when his Pacific Arts back catalog was being reissued on CD, Nesmith withheld ''Live at the Palais'' from re-release citing dissatisfaction with his performance. However, due to demand from his fans worldwide, Nesmith reissued the album in 2001 and included nearly a half-hour of bonus material drawn from other live performances.

Track listing

All songs by Michael Nesmith unless otherwise noted. # "Grand Ennui" – 7:24 # "Calico Girlfriend" – 4:59 # "Propinquity" – 6:12 # " Joanne" – 7:09 # "Roll With the Flow" – 6:18 # "Some of Shelly's Blues" – 5:40 # " Silver Moon" – 8:14 # " Nadine (Is It You?)" (

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) – 6:43 #:2004 reissue bonus tracks: # "Grand Ennui" – 5:02 # "Capsule" – 6:46 # "Crippled Lion" – 4:16 # "Listen to the Band" – 4:41

Personnel

*Michael Nesmith – vocals, guitar *

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– lead, slide and pedal steel guitars * John Ware – drums *

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– bass *John Davis – bass *Steve Duncan – drums *John Hobbs – keyboards *

– guitar *

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– drums *David MacKay – bass *Jerry Swallow – guitar *James Trumbo – keyboards * Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – guitar Michael Nesmith albums 1978 live albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub