Live We're Usually a Lot Better Than This by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott - Uhune

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The second effort by Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott is a live duo recording compiled from two Grey Eagle dates in Asheville, North Carolina in 2005 and 2006. The material includes fine originals including Scott's "Long Time Gone" (a hit for the Dixie Chicks) and "With a Memory Like Mine," O'Brien's "Climbing Up a Mountain," and the pair's "When There's No One Around" in medley with "Will the Circle Be Unbroken." But there are also excellent covers. There's a wonderful a cappella reading of Hank Williams' "House of Gold," a rowdy version of Townes Van Zandt's "White Freightliner Blues," and an elegiac take on Gordon Lightfoot's "Early Morning Rain," as well as renditions of Keith Whitley's classic "You Don't Have to Move That Mountain" and Lefty Frizzell's iconic "Mom and Dad's Waltz." Beyond the material, what's memorable is the sheer high-wire informality of the setting. While both men are fine singers and Scott is one of the hottest guitar pickers on the planet, what's readily apparent is the pair's willingness to fly by the seat of their pants, inventing harmonies and unique phrasings and instrumental passages; their shared sense of spontaneity reveals genuine surprise between the players, and results in communicating a shared joy with the audience.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo

1. Climbing up a Mountain

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Tim O'brien; Composer
Author: Tim O'brien; Production

2. House of Gold

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Hank Williams; Composer
Author: Hank Williams; Production

3. White Freightliner Blues

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Townes Van Zandt; Composer
Author: Townes Van Zandt; Production

4. Mick Ryan's Lament

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Robert Emmet Dunlap; Composer
Author: Robert Emmet Dunlap; Production

5. With a Memory Like Mine

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Darrell Scott
Wayne Scott; Composer
Author: Darrell Scott
Wayne Scott; Production

6. Early Morning Rain

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Gordon Lightfoot; Composer
Author: Gordon Lightfoot; Production

7. Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Composer
Author: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Production

8. Long Time Gone

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Darrell Scott; Composer
Author: Darrell Scott; Production

9. You Don't Have to Move That Mountain

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Keith Whitley; Composer
Author: Keith Whitley; Production

10. The Hummingbird

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Darrell Scott; Composer
Author: Darrell Scott; Production

11. Mom and Dad's Waltz

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Lefty Frizzell; Composer
Author: Lefty Frizzell; Production

12. Hambone

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Composer
Author: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Production

13. When There's No One Around / Will the Circle Be Unbroken

by Tim O'brien, Darrell Scott

Primary Artist: Darrell Scott
Tim O'brien; Main Performer
Performer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Performer
Composer: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Composer
Author: Tim O'brien
Darrell Scott; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

13 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

57 minutes and 44 seconds

Explicit

None

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Stereo

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Lyrics

2/13 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Country

Label

Full Light Records

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 8, 2012

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794504789232