The national release date for Kacey Jones
Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead . . . LIVE
is March 1st, 2005! Look for a copy at a music store near you or order from our site.
Every Man I Love is Either Married Gay or Dead – LIVE
There is no comparison for Kacey Jones. Funny, cutting, quick as a whip Kacey Jones clearly has a close rapport with her audience and even riffs with them a bit on this CD . Sound quality is a big deal with recordings and notoriously uneven for live events, such is not the case for this CD. The sound is as clear as if it was made in one flawless take recorded live at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
Jones’s eclectic musical sense of humor is punctuated on this CD by her short stand-up bits which serve as introductions to the humorous songs. As with many musical humorists (Borge, Stafford, Miller) the musical element of the songs on this CD often takes a backseat to the humor or lyrical elements, but there are times when Kacey Jones reveals she really knows her way around a fingerboard.
The title of the CD is a tip off that men are a focal point of quite a bit of the humor on this CD. There is gentleness to the jabs that fall on the male ego but Jones’ edge cuts both ways. Her rapier finds its mark in the swath of female insecurities and foibles about men with the same precise and easy sense of fun she uses to skewer men. Tracks like Why Can’t They Send ‘Em All and Waitin’ For The Guy to Die are as good hearted as they are good natured fun.
One of the hallmarks of a good live album is that the artist makes the efforts to include nothing but crowd pleasing tracks. Kacey Jones has gone out of her way to make that effort here. Songs from “The Sweet Potato Queens' Big~Ass Box of Music”, “Men Are Some of My Favorite People” and of course “Every Man I Love is Either Married, Gay, or Dead” and a generous helping of good segue bits and great timing make this a strong CD from the first track to the twenty-third. Yes there are twenty five tracks – those last three are just repeats of early tracks, but studio cuts – one supposes for radio play. There is no weak link on this CD it would be a great addition to any comedy collection.
Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead -- LIVE
Kacey Jones
IGO Records
January 2005
The first time I reviewed a Kacey Jones album was way back in 2000 and it just happened to be Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay, or Dead, the original version. That was my first encounter with the original twisted humor from this bizarre, talented, irreverent singer songwriter. It's obvious in listening to this offering that she has not sought out professional psychiatric help or changed her point of view on life, living or loving, thank goodness.
Recorded live in front of a sold-out crowd at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, it's crammed full of one-liners, hilarious standup and, of course, the rousing live versions of songs like "I'm Down to My Christmas Underwear," "Waitin' for the Guy to Die," "Put the Seat Back Down," "I Could Get Over Him" and "Dressin Up for the Pizza Man," one of my favorites. It's been a highly successful last couple of years for Jones who is the official songstress for The Sweet Potato Queens, a national organization with 5,000 chapters and over 50,000 members born out of three best-selling books by Jill Conner Browne who was also in the audience at the Bluebird.
Jones is literally everywhere, from Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion to guest spots on WSM radio in Nashville, you never know where or when she will pop up. One thing is for certain, though, you'll hear some of the most honest, down and dirty, highly humorous and just slightly bent material you've ever heard. It's like a sexy boxing match between men and women, and Jones wins by a knockout. She also happens to be one of the sweetest, down to earth and genuinely charming persons I have ever met, and she deserves every bit of the success that has come her way. It's live, it's funny, it's great, it's Kacey Jones at her finest.
February 21, 2005
Kacey Jones - Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead . . . Live! ( IGO Records)
From the opening monologue, where Kacey says that she should now be known by her new Moslem name Seldom Bin Laid to the plea to toilet train men in Put The Seat Back Down, this is a bundle of laughs. Men do come in for a fair amount of criticism but it's all in good fun and shouldn't be taken too seriously. The best way that I can describe Kacey is that she's a Country Victoria Wood. Cutting humour and a genuine rapport with the audience makes Kacey Jones a force to be reckoned with. She fills the spaces between the songs with what she calls bits and sometimes these are funnier than the songs.
Her ex-husband Bubba comes in for some particular attention on the Bubba bit and 1-900-Bubba and she's not adverse to make fun of herself with stories such as the one where she says that her doctor told her that she had furniture disease – that's where your chest falls into your drawers. She can be a bit risqué but never steps over the line. Song titles such as Waitin' For The Guy To Die and I'm Down To My Christmas Underwear will give you an idea of her humour. The first is her Anna Nicole Smith song (married an old guy for money) and the other is about having no clean underwear and having to wear the novelty Christmas pants (complete with antlers!!).
This is Kacey's first live solo album and this is her medium. Bring on some more!
ASSOCIATED PRESS - 12/06/04
KACEY JONES: "I'M DOWN TO MY CHRISTMAS UNDERWEAR" RAISES 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR COOK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
FORT WORTH (AP) -- Kacey Jones' single "I'm Down To My Christmas Underwear" may be a jokey holiday song, but it's already raised some 12-hundred dollars for Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth. Jones and her friend Peggy Bradley wrote a song about how far behind they were in doing their laundry -- how they were down to wearing that red gift pair of undies in the very back of the drawer. But when X-M show host Bill Mack heard the song, he jokingly asked Jones whether she had a pair to auction for charity. Mack's nationwide audience of truckers responded generously, with some bidders calling back to say they'd send in their pledges even though they didn't win. In Nashville, Jones says that it's a little strange to be Fed Ex'ing autographed undies to a stranger, but it is for a good cause. She laughs, "I don't think you'd expect Martina McBride to be autographing panties and sending them to Bill Mack -- probably because she has more class than I do." Nonetheless, Jones says they did so much good for a good cause that she may next auction off a pair in Huntsville, Alabama.
by Natalie Windsor
BRAND SPANKING NEW! Kacey Jones Every Man I Love Is Either Married, Gay or Dead . . . LIVE
New! Kacey's live CD, recorded at the
Bluebird Cafe
in Nashville, is now available.
Kacey's first ever live solo album has 26 tracks, 74 minutes of comedy and music, old favorites as well as 5 brand new songs! All that for only $12.95! Order now to get your autographed copy!
"I've recorded many live albums but never one like this. No words can adequately describe the manner in which Kacey dominated the room that night. Everyone was caught up in the moment, forgetting the "real world" just outside the door. It's important to note that the amazing crowd response you hear on this disc is authentic. There's been no augumenting of applause and laughter. This album proves that a great entertainer needs no more than an acoustic guitar and a microphone to produce magic."
- Vaughn R. Skow, Co-Producer
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(NOTE: This is the new 2004 CD, not to be confused with the previous studio album by the same name from 2000)
