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Thirty years after the release of his debut album The Way It Is (with The Range), Bruce Hornsby and his current band The Noisemakers revisit that seminal moment with live performances of the entire record. The concert, which comprises two dates, is available as a free download on www.brucehornsbylive.com.
In
addition to demonstrating the timelessness of those 1986 songs, the
new versions prove that, vocally, the 62-year-old Hornsby is nearly
indistinguishable from his 32-year-old self.
Hornsby
is also still at the top of his game instrumentally, maintaining his
edge as a keyboard impresario on piano, accordion, and synthesizers.
The Noisemakers aren’t too shabby, either. Consisting of JV Collier
on bass, Gibb Droll on guitar, Ross Holmes on fiddle and mandolin, JT
Thomas on organ, and Sonny Emory on drums, this band is as tight as
they come.
While
the songs remain essentially the same, some spirited improvisational
detours ensure that they live on with a new vigor and vitality.
And that's The Way It Is.
And that's The Way It Is.
--Raj Manoharan
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