For this set The Felice Brothers were opening up for The Drive By Truckers. I had never heard of The Felice Brothers before the show, and had no idea what to expect, but I was not prepared to be blown away. They ripped through a frantic set that had me stomping one song and swaying the next. The energy and companionship on stage was infectious, and the band easily won over the assemble crowd. I found their sound to be an amalgamation of Appalachian, vaudeville, and zydeco; similar to The Asylum Street Spankers without the tongue and cheek humor. They included drums, fiddle, harmonium, guitar, and washboard to encase the vocals and harmonies that had just enough rough edges to suit the subjects they were singing about. And the songs, oh the songs. They sang of love, loss, drugs, drink, the lord almighty, and the devil himself. I love this show and listen to it often. I have since acquired the recorded works of the band, and while solid, do not truely capture the live show that this band can lay down on a stage. So if you have listened to a CD and potentially been left a little less than impressed, you must see them live. You will find the energy passion in the songs that the studio just can't caputre with this group.
I have posted my recording of the show on my site for free download in both MP3 and FLAC formats, so enjoy. The first song or two there were some issues with the vocals, but it is still a very nice recording with a good representation of their songs live from the time. Oh, and if you know the band please tell them to come back to Columbia, MO. Enjoy.
The Felice Brothers
02/26/08 The Blue Note
SBD+AUD matrix
Track list:
1) Intro
2) Lord, Send Me An Angel (Blind Willie McTell)
3) Her Eyes Dart Around
4) Whiskey In My Whiskey
5) Rockefeller Drug Law Blues (Gap in song due to recording error)
6) Radio Song
7) Wonderful Life
8) Cincinnati Queen
9) Helen Fry
10) Run Chicken Run
11) The Devil Is Real
12) Frankie's Gun
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