Isbell goes live with new set
The release was primarily recorded during the group's six sold out nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium in 2017. The album features 13 live versions of songs from their last three critically acclaimed, award-winning studio albums - "Southeastern" (2013), "Something More Than Free" (2015) and "The Nashville Sound." (2017).
"The Nashville Sound" won two 2018 Grammy Awards for Best Americana Album and Best American Roots Song ("If We Were Vampires"). The album and band were nominated for four Americana Music Association Awards - Album of the Year, Artist of the Year (Isbell), Duo/Group of the Year and Song of the Year ("If We Were Vampires").
From 2014 to 2017, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit have sold out 14 consecutive nights at the Ryman Auditorium. Isbell and company added a new six-night run this fall on Oct. 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28. Tickets go on sale June 15.
The group features Isbell (guitar/vocals), Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass), Amanda Shires (fiddle) and Sadler Vaden (guitar).
Songs on the live set are:
1. "Hope The High Road"
2. "24 Frames"
3. "White Man's World"
4. "Flagship"
5. "Cumberland Gap"
6. "Something More Than Free"
7. "The Life You Chose"
8. "Elephant"
9. "Flying Over Water"
10. "Last Of My Kind"
11. "Cover Me Up"
12. "Super 8"
13. "If We Were Vampires"
This will be Isbell's second release this year. His 2007 disc, "Seasons of the Ditch," gets reissued in July on New West.
More news for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- 08/07/24: Isbell + The 400 Unit go live (again)
- 02/07/24: Isbell, Shires split
- 01/09/24: Isbell, Godwin, 49 Winchester play Bonnaroo
- 11/27/23: Hart leaves Isbell's The 400 Unit
- 08/08/23: Isbell succeeds at first with "Southeastern" and tries again
- 07/26/23: Isbell plays Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest
- 06/09/23: Isbell, Alaina, Perry, Eden put out new discs
- 02/21/23: Isbell and the 400 Unit announce "Weathervanes," tour
CD reviews for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Jason Isbell opens by telling the audience this is their 50th appearance at the legendary Ryman, a feat not many can equal. Moreover, it's the recent seven, eight and now 10-day residencies that Isbell and his band have experienced, a testament to the in-demand status of one of the best live performing bands of today. The multiple dates ensure that the listener is getting the best versions of 15 of Isbell's songs (the shows were 19 or 20 songs), culled from his two recent albums, ...
Bob Dylan famously sang about how you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit do more than just gage wind direction with "Weathervanes." Isbell has a unique ability to get deep inside the heads of his various characters to reveal insightful patterns of thought and behavior. Along with his talented 400 Unit band, Isbell has given yet another smart set of songs.
Isbell is especially adept at diagnosing pain points. ...
Jason Isbell deserves kudos for putting a unique spin on the benefit album. Instead of throwing together a bunch of many times unrelated celebrities to pitch in, Isbell has brought together talented performers to cover Georgia-related songs and songs by Georgia-based artists. All proceeds support Black Voters Matter, Fair Fight and Georgia Stand-Up. Even if you may not support these groups, you will still enjoy this set of mostly familiar songs.
The album opens and closes with two R.E.M. songs. ...
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