Live At Austin City Limits

That's what I'm talking about here !Mr. Isbell, Mrs, Isbell and The 400 Unit :You all have - IT- !It has been a long long time since I last enjoyed discovering a band as good and real as yours.By good I mean you knock me back and make me stand there with my mouth open enthralled with your every word, note and nuance.People . . . if you like "Good " music BUY THIS DVD (and 400 Unit albums). Like Duke Ellington said : "There are two kinds of music. There is Good music and then there is every thing else".Amanda Shires, the violinist and vocalist, (Mrs. Isbell) . . .really adds to the band BIG TIME !besides all that she could easily get a job as worlds most beautiful woman(yah I think she's great can you tell ?) Be sure to look up the YouTubes of just him and her in the studio ! ! !PS: When the Blue-Ray of this Austin City Limits or similar 400 Unit concert comes out I am there.PPS: When I first played this DVD I was listening through head phones and it sounded awful: harsh and some vocals and the violin sounded off in the distance. I went into the sound options on the DVD menu and selected 5.1 surround and it sounded right even though the head phones are obviously just stereo.

I bought this after seeing the abbreviated version on Austin City Limits. I love the songs and the performance, think it's awesome music. I would give it a five, but the sound and picture quality are sub par. Just about every DVD I own has a spectacular picture. This one is a bit grainy. As to the sound, it's not bad or scratchy, but you have to turn the volume level up double the usual level to get the same loudness. That's probably not the artist's fault, I'm guessing more it's what they had to work with. I watch Austin City Limits almost every broadcast, and I have to turn my TV and Stereo up to max volume every time. No idea why the sound level is so much lower than other broadcasts, but it's been that way as long as I've been watching it.

Jason never fails to surprise and entertain. This guy is today's answer to Jackson Browne. Like Jackson, his songs are in many cases "dark" and like Jackson, his lyrics are brilliant and his music original. You get halfway into hearing one of Jason's tunes and you find yourself trying to memorize the lyrics and sing along! That to me is the very definition of a "great songwriter"! Even when he covers another artist as he so creatively does with the Rolling Stones' "Can't You Hear Me Knocking", Jason makes it his own, dazzling with guitar solos as the original had but changing them just enough to reflect his own style without taking anything from the original structure. This gentleman is a modern musical genius and this DVD is a perfect exhibit of that genius in action! Don't pass this one up, it's a killer set!!

Became familiar with Jason Isbell as a member of the Drive-By Truckers. I have followed his career since he left them and went solo. Excellent live renditions of current songs, older songs, and covers. The addition of a violin gives this band a very unique sound. Not quite country, not quite rock, not quite alt-country.The songwriting and accompanying music creates imagery that appeals to everyone.

Jason Isbell was a top notch singer/songwriter with a hit or miss career, largely due to his alcohol abuse. In the last few years, he settled down, got clean and married, and recorded the best cd of his career, "Southeastern". This dvd is a top notch recording of the Austin City Limits broadcast that got me hooked on Jason Isbell in the first place. The dvd is the complete concert, not the few songs played on the ACL broadcast. If you buy this dvd, you might as well order the "Southeastern" cd, you'll be wanting it after watching the show, most of the acoustic numbers are from this cd and the concert is from the tour supporting that cd. Check out his you-tube videos, especially "Elephant".

Great show. Fans will not be disappointed. Showcases both Jason's &Amanda's talents. Intimate setting is perfect.

One of the best if not the best songwriter of our generation. And an excellent band to boot. Amazing performance.

When you look at my Itunes playlist of "Most Played" songs, the top 10 spots belong to songs from Isbell's Southeastern album. It is nothing short of a masterpiece and I have listened to it on constant repeat. I was so excited when I found out that his complete ACL set was being released as a DVD and it does not disappoint. There are some old favs from his Drive-By Truckers days, plus some cuts from his solo work before Southeastern. I highly recommend if you're already an Isbell fan--and if you aren't, you will be after you watch this DVD.

I have to admit I didn't think it was any great loss when Jason left the Drive By Truckers, and I wasn't that impressed with the solo work he did following his departure but he has turned things around on this outing. This is an impressive performance of quality songs, delivered in a powerful way. Good band, nice touches of slide guitar, lovely fiddle from Jason's Mrs, Amanda Shires all go to make this a very enjoyable set from the wonderful Austin City Limits stage.

This is a great concert and one I wish I had been at. Jason and his band perform some fantastic songs including a couple he wrote for DBT. Really good musicianship all round too and just the right amount of audience interaction. Recommended viewing.

Husband loves it

great dvd

Best artist out there