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Day Three Hundred Forty Nine (Year Three)



The above photo was taken from Brandi's Instagram account.  Gotta give credit where credit is due.

So, yeah, got home at 2 this morning.  Made it through my day on 4 hours of sleep, but it was SO WORTH IT!

The Lone Bellow opened for Brandi last night at Simon Estes, and while I've loved their debut record since it came out, and was hoping that they were as good live as they were on the album, I didn't expect them to blow the recording out of the water!  Their harmonies were tight, their musicianship was incredible, and they really gave the headliner a run for her money.

I've searched all night for set lists for both Brandi and The Lone Bellow to no avail.  I'll keep digging the next few days, and if one shows up, I'll make sure to post it.

Going into the BC portion of the show, there were certain things I was hoping for that didn't happen:

1) "Wasted"
2) "Turpentine," with the three part harmonies
3) "Crazy"

Certain things that did:

1) "Folsom Prison Blues" (they ended the night with it, and it was the loudest, longest, most raucous version of it I've ever heard them do)

2) "Looking Out," this time done solo acoustic by Brandi, with a great story beforehand about the inspiration behind the song.  Best I've ever heard her do that one.)

And certain things I never saw coming:

1) "The Chain" (Fleetwood Mac cover)
2) "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince/Sinead O'Connor cover)

All of it was amazing.

I've got other news tonight that's music related, but I think I'm going to save it for tomorrow's post.  It's Start Experiment related, and I don't have the consciousness to do it justice tonight.  Tomorrow, for sure!  

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