Raunch 'N' Roll Live 1973 Album

Black Oak Arkansas

1973 was a pivotal year for Black Oak Arkansas. They pulled off a bit of a reverse Humble Pie on the public, by putting out the live album first, then the studio album second. What’s more – the live album actually contained original material specifically written for it – three songs in all. The new material isn’t all that special on Raunch ‘n’ Roll Live, but the band definitely is, on the longer tracks like “Mutants of the Monster”, “When Electricity Came to Arkansas”, and “Up”, which features an exciting, extended drum solo. And Jim Dandy’s performance, like it or not, is a calling card.