Very cool tight, rockin and locked in w good sound- wet Willie status quo. I’ve seen em my whole life, each show somehow chart topping the previous. It’s in your face- it moves your blood. Jack and TK in the ryhthm section has been described my Macon GA locals as a freight train. I think that’s spot on! Coupled with Ricky hirsch’s fat, chunky rhythmic feel on lead guitar; Donna and Jimmy on vocals is tough to capture without hearing them in person. Family/blood harmonies, southern home cookin blues n soul belting; rocking since they started late 60s.
I love Wet Willie so much. Wet Willie II is one of my Top Ten Records. I love the fact that Jimmy Hall is still recording and performing. Little disappointed with the audience in this video though. That must have been tough for the band to work through. No one dancing. No one standing up. Ridiculous.
I bought WW II in downtown Mobile, Alabama when I was 13-years old on a state Key Club Convention trip. WJLN in Birmingham was playing some cuts off the album one of which was Airport. The album had been reviewed in Stereo Review which pushed my interest. I loved it and played it over and over. Then the watershed moment was Drippin' Wet. What a great live rock album. Now here's to the best of my memory. It was either 1972 or 1973 and I saw Wet Willie at Boutwell Auditorium (it may have still been called Municipal Auditorium) in Birmingham. Lynyrd Skynyrd (just starting to get a little buzz) opened for Wet Willie. I was as the Brits say "gobsmacked" by this fantastic double bill. Glad to see Jimmy, Ricky, Jack, & Donna are keeping the flame burning. T.K. Lively has been a very long-time member too if not quite original. Wish they could have got John to come for some of that trademark electric piano he was the absolute master of...but this keyboardist is spot-on. This is fantastic stuff. the audio is quite clear and even mixed well. The cymbals are really snapping which fleshes out the top end. If I'd have been in the audience I probably would have made a scene because I'm so happy at this late date to see this on video I can only imagine how I'd have been if I'd been there. I would have either got this audience moving or I'd been escorted somewhere else! I think Wet Willie is the most underrated Southern Band that made it yet failed to get their just due. They were and by listening to this are still hot.
Man what a great tribute and review, and awesome memories. I too love airport, and drippin wet- Super funky, raw. Gritty; funk and soul, gospel. Eddie on keys is rockin for sure too. Thanks for sharing your memories of WW. I’m not old enough like my dad who saw em with skynyrd, ZZ Top, bad co and others, so I live vicariously through yall on those ha ha. Happy new year, take care.
Very cool tight, rockin and locked in w good sound- wet Willie status quo. I’ve seen em my whole life, each show somehow chart topping the previous. It’s in your face- it moves your blood. Jack and TK in the ryhthm section has been described my Macon GA locals as a freight train. I think that’s spot on! Coupled with Ricky hirsch’s fat, chunky rhythmic feel on lead guitar; Donna and Jimmy on vocals is tough to capture without hearing them in person. Family/blood harmonies, southern home cookin blues n soul belting; rocking since they started late 60s.
I love Wet Willie so much. Wet Willie II is one of my Top Ten Records. I love the fact that Jimmy Hall is still recording and performing. Little disappointed with the audience in this video though. That must have been tough for the band to work through. No one dancing. No one standing up. Ridiculous.
He's such a great Musician
Dead-ass crowd I would be showing my appreciation for all that talent on that stage.
I bought WW II in downtown Mobile, Alabama when I was 13-years old on a state Key Club Convention trip. WJLN in Birmingham was playing some cuts off the album one of which was Airport. The album had been reviewed in Stereo Review which pushed my interest. I loved it and played it over and over. Then the watershed moment was Drippin' Wet. What a great live rock album. Now here's to the best of my memory. It was either 1972 or 1973 and I saw Wet Willie at Boutwell Auditorium (it may have still been called Municipal Auditorium) in Birmingham. Lynyrd Skynyrd (just starting to get a little buzz) opened for Wet Willie. I was as the Brits say "gobsmacked" by this fantastic double bill. Glad to see Jimmy, Ricky, Jack, & Donna are keeping the flame burning. T.K. Lively has been a very long-time member too if not quite original. Wish they could have got John to come for some of that trademark electric piano he was the absolute master of...but this keyboardist is spot-on. This is fantastic stuff. the audio is quite clear and even mixed well. The cymbals are really snapping which fleshes out the top end. If I'd have been in the audience I probably would have made a scene because I'm so happy at this late date to see this on video I can only imagine how I'd have been if I'd been there. I would have either got this audience moving or I'd been escorted somewhere else! I think Wet Willie is the most underrated Southern Band that made it yet failed to get their just due. They were and by listening to this are still hot.
Man what a great tribute and review, and awesome memories. I too love airport, and drippin wet- Super funky, raw. Gritty; funk and soul, gospel. Eddie on keys is rockin for sure too. Thanks for sharing your memories of WW. I’m not old enough like my dad who saw em with skynyrd, ZZ Top, bad co and others, so I live vicariously through yall on those ha ha. Happy new year, take care.
Go guy's, can't get enough of all that pure southern soul . Jack and Jimmy Hall "what a Team Bro Catman
Don't forget their sister 'Donna Hall' - vocals, percussion.
jdbs2, this is about the purest fantastic audio of any concert I've heard on RUclips. Always loved wet willy. Thanks for this upload.
Great audio!!!
Love them Halls - Jimmy, Jack and Donna!
molto bravi una vera scoperta , grazie you tube
Great gig ! great band. Seeing friends work out! Selwyn Miller.
Wet Willie, go to Germany, Thousands are waiting for you. How can you play under such an audience?
Need to get em overseas in Germany 🇩🇪!! Would be awesome
Wet Willie!!!...:)O(: