She also takes on an assortment of covers, ranging from Roy Ayers's "Searching" to the Mary Jane Girls' "All Night Long," making each one sound distinctly her own. For her part, Badu does a wonderful job revisiting the material from her superb debut Baduizm. It's in the warmth of the songs, the intimacy with which Badu addresses the crowd, and the constant chants of "Erykah!" emanating from the masses. There is a kindred bond between the singer and her audiences which translates wonderfully onto the disc. To put it mildly, the Badu live experience is anything but typical. After seeing Erykah Badu steal the "Smokin Grooves Tour" summer of 1996, however, it only makes sense that her record company decided to release Live as a stopgap between her next studio recording.
There is always cause for concern when a promising new artist follows up a solid debut with a live album rehashing all the same material.
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