Hempsteader
Hempsteader | ||||
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Released | April 19, 2024 | |||
Recorded | June 25, 1976 | |||
Venue | Calderone Concert Hall | |||
Genre | Country rock | |||
Length | 79:14 | |||
Label | Omnivore | |||
Producer | Rob Bleetstein | |||
New Riders of the Purple Sage chronology | ||||
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Hempsteader is a live album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded on June 25, 1976, at the Calderone Concert Hall in Hempstead, New York. It was released as a CD on April 19, 2024.[1][2][3] It is scheduled to be released as a two-disc LP on October 4, 2024.
Hempsteader features the New Riders' 1976 to 1977 lineup of John Dawson on guitar and vocals, David Nelson on guitar and vocals, Buddy Cage on pedal steel guitar, Stephen Love on bass and vocals, and Spencer Dryden on drums. At the time of the Hempstead concert, the band was touring behind their album New Riders, which had been released about two months earlier.
Critical reception
In Goldmine, Ray Chelstowski wrote, "[The album] captures an act performing at their musical peak. Always known for their remarkable musicianship across every chair in the band, this record presents their abilities with remarkable clarity and sonic depth.... This is a group in top form, playing a room at its rock height, to an audience that clearly got more than they bargained for..."[4]
In Americana Highways, Jeff Burger said, "The 18-song, nearly 80-minute set includes energized readings of a few of the group’s best-known early numbers, such as "Glendale Train", "Henry", "Portland Woman", and "Panama Red". You’ll also find a motley assortment of party-ready covers drawn from the group's then-recent studio albums..."[5]
Also in Americana Highways, John Apice wrote, "The sound for a live recording from 1976 is quite good & gets better as it progresses. It’s especially fine since the performance is always energetic & that comes through.... The band does manage to mix up the repertoire with a balanced set of tunes, some pure country, country-rock, folky elements, bluegrass & an excellent 12-minute plus jam "Portland Woman"."[6]
In Glide Magazine Doug Collette said, "Circa America's centennial, this NRPS fivesome remained tightly knit as a performing unit. As such, they were well able to proffer a broad range of material over these eighty-some minutes, which is Hempsteader.... NRPS thus exhibited an array of virtues by which they elicited rightful acclamation from a rowdy crowd."[7]
Track listing
- "Panama Red" (Peter Rowan)
- "Little Old Lady" (Richard Wilbur)
- "Honky Tonkin' (I Guess I Done Me Some)" (Delbert McClinton)
- "Fifteen Days Under the Hood" (Jack Tempchin)
- "Annie May" (Vick Thomas)
- "Henry" (John Dawson)
- "Don't Put Her Down" (Hazel Dickens)
- "Ashes of Love" (Jim Anglin, Jack Anglin, Johnnie Wright)
- "Portland Woman" (Dawson)
- "Whiskey" (Dawson)
- "She's Looking Better Every Beer" (John Shine)
- "Teardrops in My Eyes" (Red Allen, Tommy Sutton)
- "I Heard You've Been Layin' My Old Lady" (Rusty Wier)
- "The Swimming Song" (Loudon Wainwright III)
- "You Never Can Tell" (Chuck Berry)
- "Hard to Handle" (Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell, Otis Redding )
- "Glendale Train" (Dawson)
- "Dead Flowers" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
Personnel
New Riders of the Purple Sage
- John Dawson – guitar, vocals
- David Nelson – guitar, vocals
- Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar
- Stephen Love – bass, vocals
- Spencer Dryden – drums
Production
- Produced for release by Rob Bleetstein
- Mastering: David Glasser
- Art direction, design: Greg Allen
- Photos, liner notes: Rob Bleetstein
References
- ^ Major, Michael (March 11, 2024). "New Riders of the Purple Sage to Release New Live Album 'Hempsteader'". Broadway World. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Listen: New Riders of the Purple Sage to Release New Live LP 'Hempsteader', Share "Panama Red (420 Version)"". Relix. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "Hempsteader: Live at the Calderone Concert Hall". Record Store Day. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ Chelstowski, Ray (March 25, 2024). "Release Shows New Riders of the Purple Sage's Dexterity in Classic Live Performance". Goldmine. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
- ^ Burger, Jeff (April 14, 2024). "Music Reviews: Willie Nile, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Ann Savoy, Stephen Bluhm, the Stetson Family, and Misner & Smith". Americana Highways. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
- ^ Apice, John (April 17, 2024). "Review: New Riders of the Purple Sage "Hempsteader – Live at the Calderone Concert Hall"". Americana Highways. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Collette, Doug (April 19, 2024). "New Riders Of The Purple Sage: 'Hempsteader – Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976' (Album Review)". Glide Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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- David Nelson
- Buddy Cage
- Michael Falzarano
- Ronnie Penque
- Johnny Markowski
- New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Powerglide
- Gypsy Cowboy
- The Adventures of Panama Red
- Brujo
- Oh, What a Mighty Time
- New Riders
- Who Are Those Guys?
- Marin County Line
- Feelin' All Right
- Before Time Began
- Keep On Keepin' On
- Midnight Moonlight
- Where I Come From
- 17 Pine Avenue
- Home, Home on the Road
- Vintage NRPS
- Live on Stage
- Live in Japan
- Live
- Worcester, MA, 4/4/73
- Boston Music Hall, 12/5/72
- Veneta, Oregon, 8/27/72
- Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX, 6/13/75
- S.U.N.Y., Stonybrook, NY, 3/17/73
- Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot
- Winterland, San Francisco, CA, 12/31/77
- Glendale Train
- Thanksgiving in New York City
- Bear's Sonic Journals: Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Lyceum '72
- Hempsteader
- The Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage
- The Relix Bay Rock Shop, No. 1
- Wasted Tasters
- Relix's Best of the Early New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the Purple Sage
- Ridin' with Panama Red
- Cactus Juice
- Very Best of the Relix Years
- Setlist: The Very Best of New Riders of the Purple Sage Live
- Instant Armadillo Blues
- Wanted: Live at Turkey Trot
- Bakersfield sound
- Robert Hunter
- Peter Rowan