The Sadies - In Concert Volume 1

Ah, The Sadies. Canada's favorite sons (Mike Belitsky on drums, Sean Dean on bass, Dallas Good on vocals and guitar, and his brother Travis on guitar, vocals, and fiddle) have come back once again to remind America of her musical heritage. Had Gram Parsons joined The Ventures rather than The Byrds, we might have heard proto-Sadies. As it is, we had to wait. It was worth it.

One fine day I went out to my mailbox and, lo and behold, there was In Concert, Vol. 1 waiting for me. And look at that - they're bringing back the double-live album. That's something of a dubious prospect - the double live was often a ploy used by worn-out, bloated arena-rock bands to pad the catalog a little without coming up with any new material - but if anyone could pull it off, it's probably The Sadies.

The album was compiled from two shows recorded (by Steve Albini) this February in Toronto. It's a sort-of career-spanning retrospective thing with a lot of (relatively) well-known guests, so a lot of people are comparing to The Band's The Last Waltz. The presence of Garth Hudson just feeds that sort of thing. ~ Full Review at NumberOneHitSong

CD 1 :

• Show Intro
• Cheat
• Why Be So Curious?
• 1000 Cities Falling Apart (Pt.1)
• Rat Creek
• Song Of The Chief Musician (Pt.2)
• 16 Mile Creek
• Taller Than The Pines
• Lay Down Your Arms
• Higher Power
• Uncle Larry's Breakdown
• Eastern Winds
• Stay A Little Longer
• Nothumberland West
• Lonely Guy
• Snow Squad
• Leave Me Alone
• Ridge Runner Reel
• 1,000,002 Songs
• Dying Is Easy
• Tiger Tiger

CD 2:

• Back Off
• Justine Alright
• Talking Down
• American Pageant
• Strange Birds
• Home
• Hold On, Hold On
• Evangeline
• Tailspin
• A Good Flying Day
• Lucifer Sam
• Another Day
• All Passed Away
• Story's Often Told
• You're Everywhere
• Within A Stone
• Food, Water, Etc.
• Jason Fleming
• Her Love Made Me
• Memphis, Egypt

More information about The Sadies can be found at the The Sadies website