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Larger Than Live, volume 2

Side A
Artist Song
Al Stewart  Flying Sorcery 
Robyn Hitchcock  Visions of Johanna 
Ari Hest  Bird Never Flies 
Sally Timms & Jon Langford  Nighttime 
Ray Davies & Damon Albarn  Waterloo Sunset 
Dave Van Ronk  Where Were You Last Night? 
Badly Drawn Boy  Magic in the Air 
Jackson Browne  Lives in the Balance 
Counting Crows  Rich_ard Manuel Is Dead 
Melissa Ferrick  Let Me Go 
Edwin McCain  Alive 
Love Spit Love  Wake Up 
Jim Infantino  Cut Off Your Head 
Nada Surf  See These Bones 
Hole  He Hit Me and It Felt Like A Kiss 
Duncan Sheik  Barely Breathing 
Dougie MacLean  All The Way To Eternity 
Erykah Badu  Next Lifetime 
Mose Allison  Your Mind's On Vacation 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
Steve Forbert  Streets of This Town 
Rory Block  Big Road Blues 
The Thrills  Your Love Is Like Las Vegas 
David Wilcox  Waffle House 
Amy Rigby  Cynically Yours 
Robert Earl Keen  Who'll Be Looking Out For Me? 
King Straggler  Good Man 
Elliott Smith  Division Day 
Simon & Garfunkel  A Church Is Burning 
Sweet Honey in the Rock  Peace 
Bob Dylan  John Brown 
Collective Soul  Counting The Days 
The Smashing Pumpkins  Today 
Mariah Carey  I'll Be There 
Keb-Mo  Tell Everybody I Know 
Ray Lamontagne  Trouble 
Ben Kweller  Rules 
Edie Carey  Violently 
Wes Cunningham  You Win Some You Lose Some 
Rose Polenzani  This Bitter Heart 
Loudon Wainwright III  Unrequited to the nth Degree 
Avril Lavigne  My Happy E_nding 

Comment:

This is the second volume of the series on live recordings. This time the songs come from an acoustic setting, which is my personal favorite when atte_nding a show. There are so many terrific "listening rooms" around the country like The Birchmere (near D.C.), The Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass., Cat's Cradle near Chapel Hill, NC, Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA, and so on and so forth. Supporting these venues helps to promote new music and keep singer/songwriters working, some of whom travel around on a shoestring budget. I recall meeting Edie Carey one night at Eddie's Attic after her set and hearing her tell about life on the road when one is riding around in a car that's held together with bailing wire. Clearly, however, she does what she does for the love of music and performing. And she's very good at her craft, just not in the way that's ever going to fill an auditorium or make her a lot of money unless some movie soundtrack or commercial picks up one of her songs.

So this mix is a tribute to the musicians who play the acoustic clubs and cafTs. And there is a quiz for someone to win a free copy of this mix. Amy Rigby was once married to what session/backing musician?

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doowad
Date: 11/24/2008
Not much on the Maria, but you more than make up for it with the Mose.
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Rebel Princess
Date: 11/24/2008
I'm okay with Mariah, but Avril? Really? Oh, well. There's Duncan, Erykah, Jackson, Loudon, Thrills, Bob, S&G, Elliott, Robyn, CC, BDB and Ray! Oh, Ray.
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kmbone
Date: 11/24/2008
I've often found that the artists I'd least expect (or artists I don't really like) somehow record the best live tracks. So I'm expecting a lot from the artists here I've never cared much for before. :)

Wasn't Amy Rigby married to Will Rigby? I know now she's married to Wreckless Eric.
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avocado rabbit
Date: 11/24/2008
kmbone has the correct answer in the quiz.
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Mixxer
Date: 11/24/2008
There is nothing like a live set. Nice collection.
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njr
Date: 11/24/2008
This simply shows that live is the medium in which artists truly show their talents. Also, live performances emphasize the interaction between musician and audience, bringing out the best in both. Lovely playlist! I always liked Steve Forbert and Dave Van Ronk.
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Funky Ratchet
Date: 11/25/2008
Hooray for Waffle House and hooray for this mix!
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gabechouinard
Date: 11/25/2008
I'm with you completely - live and acoustic is the best there is. Fantastic mix, despite some left-field choices!
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French Connection
Date: 11/25/2008
Acoustic shows have their place but I prefer things cranked up to the max. Some top tunes here my fave being the Ray Lamontagne track.
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Barrydali
Date: 11/27/2008
Ah yes I'll raise a glass to the these troubadors. Some terrific artists on show here Dean. I just adore that Badly Drawn Boy track it's a real shame he has never got close to the brilliance of his debut.
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Reepicheep
Date: 12/3/2008
This looks really awesome. Love the Elliot Smith, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan.