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Drive-By Truckers - Live From Austin, TX [CD/DVD]
Others may point to their kick-ass rock and roll sound and solid musicianship, but what stands out for me when I listen to Drive-By Truckers are the songs. Stylistically, the Truckers weave a little bit of punk along with old time country, pop, and R&B into their rock sound, but whichever muse they happen to follow, "they let the songwriting speak for itself," as Rolling Stone wrote, "and it sings loud and clear." As founding member Patterson Hood says, "Inter-connected themes explored by three different writers in the band (with three very different points of view) has always been a hallmark of what sets our band apart." Hood's and musical partner Mike Cooley's survival instincts are still sharp and have served them well through seven albums over 25 years. Band members may come and go, but the Truckers continue to survey the modern South with a complex blend of realism-tempered pride and compassionate but uncompromising analysis. This is their first performance on ACL, recorded on