El Rayo Live

by El Rayo-X, David Lindley

Overview

David Lindley's American label, Elektra/Asylum Records, was not sufficiently impressed with the sales of his first two albums, El Rayo-X and Win This Record, to release this, his third album, domestically. But the international division of the company did find it worthy, so one has the unusual experience of having to dig around import bins to find a great album by an American artist recorded at several clubs in California, yet released only in Europe! (The same fate would befall Lindley's fourth album, Mr. Dave, in 1985). Lindley, playing electric guitars, slide guitar, mellobar, and Hawaiian lap steel, is typically virtuosic and zany, opening the proceedings with "Wooly Bully" and taking it from there. The focus is on his string work, though the four-piece band is tight and Lindley's odd, reedy voice emphasizes the quirky nature of the material. Another triumph, and worth seeking out. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	01/27/2023
Label:	Wounded Bird
UPC:	0664140623521
Rank:	33903

Tracks

1. Wooly Bully
2. Turning Point
3. Talk to the Lawyer
4. Spodie
5. Rag Bag
6. Mercury Blues

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Lindley   Primary Artist
El Rayo-X   Primary Artist
Eric Martin   Piano,Vocals
Troy Luccketta   Drums
Mark Ross   Guitar,Vocals
David Jacobson   Vocals,Keyboards
Tom Duke   Bass,Vocals
John Nymann   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards

Technical Credits

David Lindley   Composer
Kevin Elson   Producer
Frizz Fuller   Composer
Rodney Mills   Producer
K.C. Douglas   Composer
Bob 'Frizz' Fuller   Composer
Leo Graham Jr.   Composer
Domingo "Sam" Samudio   Composer