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Before the Amplifiers-Live Acoustic | 
| Artist: Sister Hazel
Label: Rock Ridge Music
List Price: $11.98
Buy New: $8.14
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 5063
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.2
MPN: 61169
UPC: 677516116923
EAN: 0677516116923
ASIN: B0017V7H7K
Release Date: June 17, 2008
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Shipping: International shipping available
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| Tracks:
| • | Champagne High | | • | Hold On | | • | Shame | | • | All For You | | • | Your Winter | | • | World Inside My Head | | • | Strange Cup Of Tea | | • | Mandolin Moon | | • | Just Remember | | • | Come Around | | • | Swan Dive | | • | Happy | | • | This Kind Of Love | | • | Starfish | | • | Change Your Mind | | • | Feel It |
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Product Description
This 16-song retrospective is a stripped down review of the band's rich past with a glance into the future. Featuring rich vocals, honed melodies, and defined instrumentation, "BTA" offers much to not only the band's core fan base (the HazelNuts), but also to those yet to be converted.
Album Description
Sister Hazel plugs into 2008 with the Live Acoustic album Before The Amplifiers with 16 tracks. Sister Hazel is a musical group from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of alternative rock, folk, and southern rock.
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Refreshing! June 24, 2008
Ben Frey (Nashville, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You know, I own every single Sister Hazel CD, and my favorites are still the first couple. I like the newer CDs, and I like many of the newer songs, but as a whole, I think the first couple of albums were stronger. I also love acoustic treatments of rock songs. I've heard many of these songs in what you would call "acoustic" formats before at live shows, but usually it was limited to Ken Block and a guitar...more of a solo breakout song while the band regroups backstage before the encore than an actual "acoustic" band set.
This CD takes songs that I've become extremely familiar with and changed them in subtle ways that show a maturity in the playing and singing of the band members that's never really existed before. Ken often throws his voice all over the place and turns a single syllable into 4 or 5 by changing notes a lot at the end of a phrase. On this set, he's singing it more "straight" than I've ever heard.
On this version of their stage staple "Happy," for example, the chorus that usually goes "Happy, I'm happy, but that ain't good enough for you" turns into "happyyyyyyy, that ain't good enough for you."
OK, so when you type it, it doesn't look like a big change, but after hearing it the same way hundreds of times at shows and on CD, to have it suddenly change to something that I honestly feel is much, much better is a revelation. That little part of the song had always annoyed me just a bit, but I overlooked it because it's such a great song in general. To hear it simplified and "fixed" all of the sudden after all this time is great.
There are many such moments on this disc. It is worth 9 dollars. Actually, i'd say it is worth 50 dollars. So buy the CD and buy a couple tickets to a show. Hopefully some of the changes they made for this set have been carried over into the live performance. It will be worth it to find out.
Enjoy!
Incredible! June 19, 2008
MichelleNAZ (Phoenix, AZ)
There is a reason Performing Songwriter Magazine noted the band as One of the 100 most influential songwriters in the past 15 years. Just listen to this CD and you will clearly understand.
Full of their greatest hits and fan favorites! Even better, the new arrangements with many songs showcase the talent of the collaboration of the fab five. Not only that, but it lends such beautiful focus to the lyrical talents. Just Remember and Happy are so increadibly poignant and memorable.
This shows the fun side as well. Just listen to Starfish-a favorite of most fans-rearranged in a bluegrass style just makes me want to stop my car while driving and get out and dance in the middle of the street.
Must-have for anyone who loves acoustic and any one who appreciates songwriting at it's finest!!!!!!!
Songfacts.com did an interview with Ken Block, lead singer, and he highlighted the stories behind the songs on several. Go check this interview out.
Amazing Acoustic Album...A Must Have June 22, 2008
Josh Hagy (Clifton Forge, VA)
This is by far the best Sister Hazel album out there. It's a live acoustic concert covering 16 classic Sister Hazel tracks that are probably some of the best cuts from previous albums. The band has stripped these tracks down to an intimate acoustic performance that goes a long way toward showing off the incredible artistic talent of the group. I've thought since purchasing "Live Live" that they were even better live than in studio and "Before the Amplifiers" only serves to prove that thought. This album is a must have for any Sister Hazel fan and an excellent introduction to the group for those yet to discover them.
Excellent August 10, 2008
Amber (Texas)
This is an excellent show of Sister Hazel's talent. The tracks are a great mix of the best Sister Hazel songs through the years. The recording offers insight on who the members of Sister Hazel are and where their inspiration comes from, without taking away from the music. A great buy. Could easily serve as a greatest hits album.
Sister Hazel - Before the Amplifiers August 28, 2008
amyec0416 (Winter Park, FL)
Sister Hazel is a great band and has put out many great albums. This acoustic live set brings a different sound to some of their classics songs. The cd brings you to the intimate environment in which they were recorded. Great compilation of songs. It is great to have Hold On and Starfish on a Live album.
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