Thanks, KRV, for commiserating with me. I have the same thoughts as you. This record is a disappointing riddle. If I cared to listen to it more, I might think that, although there's a lot of energy and impressive musicianship in the performances, I wished Rickie had chosen some fresher interpretations of her work to release. But, the sound is just weak and gets in the way. Wish she could tell us what happened.
RL Jones at Red Rock
What gives with Rickie Lee's Live At Red Rocks CD? This sounds like a bootleg job -- so contrary to the sonic care that's gone into just about her whole body of previous work. I am so disappointed that there is a Rickie Lee Jones recording that I don't want to listen to; I can't get past the audio quality to listen to the musicianship. Is there any kind of story behind this? It's such an anomaly.