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Live At Antones (CD + DVD)

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I heard a track from this band on Bob Harris's country show on BBC Radio 2 in the UK. I was driving at the time, and repeated the name of the band over and over until I could pull in somewhere and scribble it down. I can no longer remember which track it was that I heard that night - all I could remember later was that I had desperately wanted not to forget their name. So I went onto Amazon and bought this. We all have different tastes, obviously, and just because it bowled me over doesn't mean it's for everyone, but I think this album is absolutely brilliant. It is bluesy and soulful, with a stunning standard of musicianship. There is not, for me, a single weak track on the album. The guitar playing - from each of the three guitarists - is just sublime, and each of them is possessed of a voice I would kill for. They perform this stuff as though they've been doing it since the cradle. I listened to the CD first and was open-mouthed in my car as track after track was just perfect, from the bluesy, rocking Unsleeping Eye, or Jenny was A Keeper, to the wonderfully soulful Philadelphia, or King of Colorado. Cornbread is a delightfully suggestive little thing that made me think of my girlfriend, but that's another matter! I could list each song - there isn't a bad track on here. Buy it. Seriously!

The only thing wrong was the volume mix on the DVD. The interviews were set higher than the music sets. Otherwise a great package by a great band.