''Live'' is an

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by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live at the Palomino in

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on September 21 and November 20, 1982.''Live''
at the Grateful Dead Family Discography It was released on the Avenue Records label on February 14, 1995. The album is sometimes referred to as ''Live (1982)''. The Palomino shows were recorded not long after David Nelson and

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had left NRPS and Rusty Gauthier had joined, a major change in the band's lineup. John "Marmaduke" Dawson was the only remaining original member at this time. Dawson and guitarist

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, separately or together, wrote eight of the eleven songs on the album. Also featured are Billy Wolf on bass and Val Fuentes, who was previously in the band

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, on drums. ''Live'' showcases a harder rocking sound than on the New Riders' previous albums. In subsequent years the Dawson / Gauthier New Riders would adopt a partly electric and partly acoustic style of music that was influenced less by

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and bluegrass.

Track listing

#"Henry" ( John Dawson) – 3:35 #"The Way She Dances" (Dawson,

) – 3:54 #"Tell Me" (Kemp) – 4:25 #"Crazy Little Girl" (Dawson, Kemp) – 4:50 #"Saralyn" (Dawson) – 3:06 #"Panama Red" (

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) – 3:11 #"No Other Love" (Dawson, Kemp) – 4:10 #"Can't Judge a Book" ( Willie Dixon) – 4:25 #"Rainbow" (Dawson) – 3:57 #"I Don't Know You" (Dawson) – 3:31 #" Dead Flowers" (

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) – 4:40

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage

* John Dawson – acoustic guitar,

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* Rusty Gauthier –

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, lap steel guitar, vocals *

– electric guitar, vocals * Val Fuentes – drums * Billy Wolf –

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Production

*Jerry Goldstein – producer *Kevin Beamish – mixing *Frank Rand – mixing *Joe Gastwirt – mastering *Graphix Express – art design *Abbey Anna – project coordination

Notes

{{New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage live albums 1995 live albums