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One my new favorite country music bands right here!

This is an inspired performance of one of Jason Isbell's best songs IMHO. This song has so much place and feel... it transports you to a time that's past with an undercurrent of angst and longing never quite spelled out but absolutely tangible in the lyric lines left to some interpretation and the soundscape that is almost like a good movie soundtrack in its ability to evoke feelings of quiet desperation (and of course his masterful song writing and slide playing skills). [how's that for a run-on sentence :)] Of course, I'm hardly the first to laud Jason Isbell, but for me, this is him and his incredible backing band (including Amanda Shires and Sadler Vaden, each great musicians in their own right) at their best. Would love to see you break this down. J.

Start the video at about 10 minutes:
Michael, you love stories as much as I do. These first few lines! Great story-telling, wonderful dynamics and guitar-playing that, in my view, complements the story. And perhaps one of the best voices alive today: vulnerable and tough at the same time.

One of the most underrated guitarists that still has a pulse ironically letting the sax carry most of the song. If any of my fellow subscribers haven't heard of Knopfler/Dire Straits,, you should!!