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old crow medicine show live at ryman

10/9/2019

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Old Crow Medicine Show (from the album Live at the Ryman available on Columbia Records)
Old Crow Medicine Show have become known for their stage show. Part DIY-Punk and part honky-tonk dance party, OCMS are a band that give 100% whether in the studio or on-stage, bucking the trend of (some) modern-day string bands to stay middle-of-the-road, the Bluegrass equivalent of The Carpenters. AM gold Old Crow Medicine Show are not, and their latest release, Live at the Ryman, showcases eleven cuts that color outside the lines from the band’s ever-expanding repertoire.
‘Drink the corn liquor let the cocaine be’ is an OCMS public service announcement that centers “Tell It to Me,” the tracking kicking out of the gate on Live at the Ryman with the blast of “Shout Mountain Music” following, the story loaded with an anthemic-dynamite charge.  “Take ‘em Away” hurts, a song about a single dad who has ‘got nine children, nothing in the pan’. The slow songs are somber and serious, beautiful and believable. Old Crow Medicine Show go in an opposite direction with Roots rocker “Brushy Mountain Conjugal Trailer” as well as an animated cover of “Sixteen Tons”. Margo Price is Classic Country solid when she joins the band on “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man”. The obligatory ‘hit’, “Wagon Wheel”, has the performance of its already highly rate stock raised from the company it keeps on the track listing of Live at the Ryman. People will debate whether their busking days have worn out a welcome though that sound is an integral part of the OCMS package, and it is OK to admit to it’s guilty-pleasure catchiness.  Old Crow Medicine Show close out Live at the Ryman by turning the mother church of Country music into a revival tent with the big ending of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”, the performance loaded with a gospel feel and big vocals.  The raw delivery, infectious energy and, most importantly, lack of fluff is why OCMS remain one of the better string bands of the last two decades. The Ryman has become the band’s second home, making it the perfect venue to showcase their live show.
 
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