Viva Terlingua was recorded live in 1973 in our legendary Luckenbach Dance Hall, on a hot August night.  Bales of hay were put all around the walls to enhance the "sound".   The material in this album is terrific, the performance inspired.  As Thom Jurek of All Music Guide said, "These folks were partyin' it up and layin' down the tracks at white heat.  This record was made in a night and it feels like it was made in your living room.  It's guaranteed to lift any dark mood within 15 minutes.  This record asks no questions and there are no hidden meanings in Walker's or anybody else's lyrics; it's all there for the taking."