I love live music, without exception. (Live music entails, well, live music, not live talking/singing over prerecorded music.) The energy that flows from performing musicians often cannot be matched by studio recordings. For those of us who want the energy of live performances and the fidelity of studio recordings, live sessions are the closest thing to heaven.
Hence, this post. Over at HearYa, Dusty Rhodes and the River Band stopped in for a rollicking 4-song set, one I highly recommend. The recordings surpass First You Live, their latest LP. Their slopped vocals and instrumentals lend an energetic, endearing air to their southern tinged indie rock. (Plus, sing-along choruses are a million time more engaging when performed live.) I much prefer this to the fairly sterile recordings on First You Live.
If you can't stand live music, at least give "End of the Rhode" a chance. I'm pretty sure that it's poor blogging etiquette to re-post or directly link exclusive tracks, so I won't, but the link goes to where you can download the song. The mid-track spoken bridge is a little... underwhelming at first, but the chorus is killer. Please, give it a listen.
Dusty Rhodes and the River Band [MySpace] [Last.fm] [Buy] [via HearYa]
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