Released 7 January 1974 (US) Release date 7 January 1974 | ||
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David bromberg the holdup
Wanted Dead or Alive is an album by David Bromberg. It was his third album, released by Columbia Records as a vinyl LP in 1974. It has been released as a CD several times − by Sony Music Media in 2004, by SBME Special Markets in 2008, and by Columbia Records in 2011. It was also released as a double CD, combined with Bromberg's subsequent album Midnight on the Water, by BGO Records in 2010.
Contents
The title Wanted Dead or Alive is a play on words, referring to how the record was created. Side one of the LP was recorded in the studio with various musicians, including four members of the Grateful Dead − Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Keith Godchaux and Bill Kreutzmann. Side two was recorded live.
Critical reception
Writing in Driftwood Magazine in 2011, Craig Harris said: "With their masterfully executed mix of America’s musical roots, the albums released by David Bromberg in the mid-1970s remain as much fun as they were more than a third of a century ago.... Reaching into what he does best, Bromberg came up with an album full of spirit, high energy and musical diversity. Opening with a galloping reprisal of "The Holdup", his collaboration with George Harrison, Bromberg and cohorts... rarely let up. While his vocals were anything but luscious, Bromberg's deep, growl-like singing made every word heartfelt. Showing the depths of his songwriting with four self-composed tunes... Bromberg uses the guitar picking styles that he had learned as a student and protégé of bluesman Reverend Gary Davis as springboards for discovery."
According to Allmusic, "Some of Bromberg's strongest and best-loved material can be found here, including "The Holdup", "Danger Man", "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair", "The New Lee Highway Blues" and Bob Dylan's "Wallflower"."
Track listing
Side one:- "The Holdup" (David Bromberg, George Harrison) – 3:03
- "Someone Else's Blues" (Bromberg) – 8:00
- "Danger Man" (Bromberg) – 3:05
- "The Main Street Moan" (Bromberg) – 5:13
- "Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair" (George Brooks) – 4:52
- "Statesboro Blues" / "Church Bell Blues" (Blind Willie McTell / Luke Jordan, arranged by Bromberg) – 5:08
- "Wallflower" (Bob Dylan) – 2:57
- "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 3:57
- "The New Lee Highway Blues" (Bromberg) – 5:40
Musicians
Production
Songs
1The Holdup3:04
2Someone Else's Blues8:00
3Danger Man3:07