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Album name:Reconstruction
Live albums don't get much livelier than this, as Scott Miller and the Commonwealth do what great bar bands have always done. They tear up the joint with propulsive interplay, powerhouse riffing, catchy chorus hooks that practically demand a singalong, and even the occasional heartfelt ballad. The former leader of Tennessee's V-Roys leads his quartet through road-warrior anthems ('Eight Miles per Gallon'), gambling songs ('On a Roll'), and drinking songs ('Drunk All Around This Town'). He channels the inspiration of Chuck Berry ('It Didn't Take Too Long') and Bruce Springsteen ('Freedom's a Stranger') and dips into the songbooks of Tom Petty ('Spike') and Neil Young ('Hawks and Doves'). The crowd never wants to let the band go. Miller may not be the equal of Springsteen, Petty, and Young, but you can no longer hear those guys play bars. The colder the beer and the freer it flows, the better this music sounds. --Don McLeese
1. I Made A Mess Of This Town 2. Amtrak Cresent 3. Angels Dwell 4. Jody 5. Eight Miles Per Gallon 6. Arianne 7. It Didn't Take Too Long 8. Only Everything 9. Dear Sarah 10. Freedom's A Stranger 11. Still People Are Moving 12. On A Roll 13. Wild Things 14. Intro 15. For Jack Tymon 16. Drunk All Around This Town 17. Spike 18. Hawks And Doves 19. Goddamn The Sun 20. Is There Room On The Cross?
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