Live and Sleazy [Rebound]

Performer: Village People
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Live albums by studio-constructed groups are always a bit weird, but the Village People's Live and Sleazy (possibly the greatest title for a live album, ever) is an entity unto itself. Released in 1979, just after the group's popularity peaked but before the downfall began, the album captures the group running through their best known songs "live" in concert -- much of this was doctored in the studio, after the fact. There's no improvisation or new arrangements here, but there's a different feel -- it's over-the-top and ridiculous and if you have somehow missed the group's not-quite-hidden gayness, well there's no chance of it here. It's not really the way to hear Village Poeple, but fans of kitsch and disco will find this an irresistable artifact. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine With a title like Live and Sleazy, there's not much else too say -- after all, anyone looking for good, clean fun probably wouldn't be sniffing around a Village People record anyway. ~ Jason Ankeny Well, the title does give a clue of what you're in for. Live and Sleazy is a cheap recording of the Village People past their prime. The group was never designed to be real performing outfit, so the idea of a live album is sort of silly. Even so, Live and Sleazy is worse than expectations, featuring bad vocals, bad audio, and bad packaging. There's simply no reason to own it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

In 1977, French record producer Jacques Morali (Ritchie Family) dreamed of creating a fun, campy disco group who would both mock and celebrate gay stereotypes in a way that would be palatable for the public at large. The result was the famous lineup of characters in the Village People: the cop, the cowboy, the "Indian Chief," the construction worker, the military man, and the biker. During the late '70s, the group had three smash hits and a few lesser ones that, taken as a whole, are the quintessential representation of the brief, fiery conflagration that was disco. Although the band's popularity tanked as the disco era crashed and burned, their hits live on. There is still no faster way to fill a dance floor than by cranking "Y.M.C.A." and watching the limbs flail.

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