Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Creamtastic / Reviews / Wow Honky-Tonk Angel: Nanette Workman Rocks the Family Wash
Posted by Jack Silverman on Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 3:56 PM
Nanette Workman & Co. play an obscure nugget from deep in the rock 'n' roll vaults.
As Cream previewed on Monday, Nanette Workman, who sang background on "Honky Tonk Woman" and "You Can't Always Get What You Want" among other rock classics, played Family Wash last night, joined by Bobby Keys, who played saxophone on a slew of Stones classics, including the seminal instrumental outro on "Can't You Hear Me Knocking." Along with guitarists Warren Pash and Keith Gattis (Dwight Yoakam), drummer Bryan Owings (Emmylou Harris, Ray LaMontagne) and bassist Dean Tomasek (Bare Jr.), Workman and Keys roared through a short four-song set that slayed the packed house, providing yet another only-in-Nashville experience. (Where else are you going to see a band like this...for free?)
According to the always-reliable Wikipedia, Workman is 63 years old, and let's just say that her voice isn't the only thing that is well-preserved. Even up close, she looks 15 to 20 years younger than her age...which is more than we can say for a certain other Rolling Stones member who shall remain nameless. (As Peter Cooper might put it, his name rhymes with "teeth.")
This woman does "Do Right Woman" right.
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Actually, with all the "star power" up there, sadly, it still kind of sucks.
Good musicians playing sh*t music. The source material is great, classic music, but these guys bring nothing new to it...
pretty boring.
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hmmmm,
Keep in mind that this is not a band per se, but a bunch of guys and a woman who had never played together, maybe had 20 minutes of rehearsal and winged it. To judge that "these guys bring nothing new to it" is a little absurd considering that fact, and considering that two of the band members played on the original! Why should they bring something new?
It was a party, a celebration featuring a guest who at 63 years old can still sing her ass off...it wasn't the latest new band trying to reinvent rock and roll. And the people in attendance had a great time. Perhaps YouTube isn't the best way to convey the experience.
If this were some new band hitting the scene, your comment might have merit. But under the circumstances, to judge the performance on whether they bring something new to the music is asinine and ridiculous, to say the least.
Nanette is the BEST! Check-out some of her albums in French or her Blues in English. Wow! They didn't name the
French House at Mississippi State University after her for nothing. She is a legend.
www.housing.msstate.edu/halls/detail.php?hallid=27&hclass=
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