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magical night captured
I was at this show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville when they recorded it back in January, and the entire night was just pure magic. From the time she opened with the first words "long black limousine..." from "Long Ride Home", which is the opener on this CD, to the last song of her second unplanned encore was a breathtaking performance. I see a fair amount of live music, including several previous Patty Griffin shows, but this was one of the best concerts I have ever attended, ever, and I know several other people who have said the same thing. This recording of that special night does a pretty good job of capturing the essence of the evening. They left off some favorites, like "Making Pies" on which she had a small mistake with the words, but there's something here for everyone. Fans of hers will love the acoustic version of "Christina" and a non-rock and roll "Tony", as well as an incredible version of "Be Careful" with Julie Miller backing up and Emmylou Harris backing up on the always moving "Mary," and newcomers will find this a good survey of songs from her various albums. (hopefully then they'll go buy all the others). It seems that most people are either huge fans of Patty Griffin, or they have never heard her before. Very few hear her and then move on unfazed or unaffected by her music.

I didn't even know they were recording this show when I saw it, and as the story goes they hadn't even really planned on making a CD out of the taping, just thought they'd record the special night for posterity sake (the tour was winding down to a close, and the album it was promoting got its start here in Nashvile, so this was kind of things coming full circle, plus the Ryman is so steeped in history, etc.), but I'm glad they did and we can all benefit from that decision. This CD hasn't left my changer since I purchased it the week it came out.

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A must-have!
I was one of the fortunate souls to attend the concert in Nashville during which this album was recorded. It was an amazing evening and you will sense that as you listen to the lovely tracks captured on this CD. "Let Him Fly" is a perfect example of her vocal abilities - I've never heard anything like this version of it! And "Mary" - with Julie Miller and Emmylou Harris singing backup - will stop you in your tracks with its angelic harmonies. Although there is only one new song on the album, I think fans of Patty will enjoy the different versions of their favorites - from an all-acoustic version of "Christina" to an energetic version of "Mad Mission." Some of her between-songs comments are included and they are very fun! The DVD also gives you insight into Patty's humility and love for what she does.

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Live but Cooked
I'm a big admirer of Patty Griffin but I liked the original versions of Tony, Mad Mission, and Rain much better than these live versions. The orginals are more personal and passionate. I used to listen to Mad Mission over and over and the live version has a very different emotional resonance. This live version of Tony is very different from the much older live version that you can hear on KCRW's program archives. One brings tears to my eyes and the other doesn't. The sweetness, agreeability and nostalgia which permeates this performance (not to mention the cloying album art and DVD) is much less appealing to me than the potent mixture of anger, sexuality, grief and passion I felt from the originals, and from much earlier live performances I saw in Texas. High volume vocals have a bootleg sound, with a penetrating extra dollop of high frequency resonance that always makes me reach for the volume control on my CD player.