The latest chapter in the
Live at Billy Bob's
series contains a smoking live date by one of
country
music's most enduring talents,
Tanya Tucker
. She's loose, in a fine mood, and in great voice. It includes the hits from the distant past to her most recent work; from
"I'll Come Back as Another Woman,"
"Hangin' On,"
"Blood Red and Going Down,"
"Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone),"
"Down to My Last Teardrop,"
and of course,
"Delta Dawn,"
which she treats with reverence and respect, though at her age (47 in 2005), it takes on an entirely different meaning than when she sang it at 13. Her band is competent though a bit lazy, but
Tucker
's own performance is spot-on, deep ,resonant, and theatrically astute. This is one for the fans to be sure, and is easily her best live offering. ~ Thom Jurek