If Kenny Chesney wasn't going to save the album title of Live Those Songs Again for a career-spanning retrospective, he might as well use it on a live album, even though it does bear an unfortunate and unintentional double meaning when attached to a live album -- as is in, "Live!...Those Songs Again." Familiar though they may be, these Chesney songs don't sound as weary as all that, particularly because Chesney gives them the widescreen spectacular treatment of his stadium shows, which this 2006 live release fairly faithfully documents. In an arena setting, Chesney's AOR roots ring out loud and clear, to the point where he sounds less a country singer than an heir to '80s heartland rock -- an association he openly courts within the liner notes of the album, where he name-drops Bruce Springsteen, John Mellencamp (misspelled as "Mellancamp"), and Bryan Adams and is seen sporting a "Bruce Live 1975-1985" shirt. He pulls off these mid-America arena rock moves well. He's sometimes overshadowed by his slicked-up, pumped-up band. Even if Chesney does wind up disappearing into the atmosphere at his own party, it almost seems like he's playing the gracious host, letting his band and audience enjoy the show more than he does, because it's about them, not him. As such, this album is fun for fans: it's a souvenir to a old party and could serve as a soundtrack to a new party. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Live: Live Those Songs Again
09/19/2006 | Bna Entertainment
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Credits of Live: Live Those Songs Again
- Steve Marshall
- Bass
- Charlie Bouis
- Engineer
- David Gallo
- Engineer
- Tony Castle
- Engineer
- Glen Rose
- Photography
- Katherine Stratton
- Art Direction, Design
- Ryan Nelson
- Engineer
- Ian Charbonneau
- Engineer
- Phil Robinson
- Engineer
- Andrew Mendelson
- Mastering
- Nick Hoffman
- Fiddle, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric)
- Jim Cooley
- Assistant
- Jesse Benfield
- Assistant
- Mel Eubanks
- Assistant
- Carolyn Snell
- Photography
- Wyatt Beard
- Keyboards, Vocals (Background)
- Clayton Mitchell
- Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background)
- Sean Paddock
- Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Background)
- Shannon Finnegan Scott
- Production Coordination
- James Falhgren
- Engineer
- Brent Kaye
- Assistant
- Judy Forde Blair
- Liner Notes
- Bryan Baxley
- Engineer
- Jamison Beck
- Engineer
- Melvin Fults
- Drums (Steel)
- Andy Hujdich
- Engineer
- Mark Steinwachs
- Engineer
- Bryan Vasquez
- Engineer
- John Baldwin
- Assistant
- Kevin Beamish
- Mixing
- Buddy Cannon
- Producer
- Butch Carr
- Engineer
- Guy Charbonneau
- Engineer
- Kenny Chesney
- Producer
- Tim Hensley
- Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background), Gut String Guitar























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