Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic

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Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic
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Live album by Sister Hazel
Released June 17, 2008
Recorded January 12, 2008
at Nickel & Dime Studios
in Atlanta, GA
Genre Acoustic rock
Length76:05
Label Croakin' Poets/Rock Ridge
Producer Sister Hazel
Sister Hazel chronology
Santa's Playlist
(2007)
Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic
(2008)
Release
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic is Sister Hazel's first live acoustic album. It was released on June 17, 2008. It was recorded in Atlanta, Georgia, and includes songs from throughout their entire career. The album charted on the Billboard 200 at #152, and at #19 on the Top Independent Albums chart. [2] An International release is available with a second disc containing five extra tracks. Three of these are live acoustic tracks and two have been taken from the B-sides release BAM! Volume 1 .

Sister Hazel American band

Sister Hazel is an American alternative rock band from Gainesville, Florida, whose style blends elements of jangle pop, folk rock, classic rock 'n' roll and southern rock. Their music is characterized by highly melodic tunes and prominent harmonies. Most of their songs have optimistic lyrics. The band's instrumentation often features abrupt shifts among electric, acoustic and a cappella, with striking use of tacets. Though often described as alternative, Sister Hazel leans toward an upbeat sound and away from the clashing punk discordance often associated with the alternative rock genre. There have been no changes to the band's main lineup after over 20 years, although guitarist Ryan Newell was only listed as a guest musician on their debut album, and non-original member Dave LaGrande has been touring with them since 2012.

Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means; typically the phrase refers to that made by acoustic string instruments. While all music was once acoustic, the retronym "acoustic music" appeared after the advent of electric instruments, such as the electric guitar, electric violin, electric organ and synthesizer. Acoustic string instrumentations had long been a subset of popular music, particularly in folk. It stood in contrast to various other types of music in various eras, including big band music in the pre-rock era, and electric music in the rock era.

The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its "number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 in May 1967, and acquired its present title in March 1992. Its previous names include the Billboard Top LPs (1961–72), Billboard Top LPs & Tape (1972–84), Billboard Top 200 Albums (1984–85) and Billboard Top Pop Albums.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Champagne High"K. BlockK. Block5:03
2."Hold On"J. Beres, K. Block, R. NewellR. Newell4:20
3."Shame"R. Newell, C. CarrierR. Newell3:54
4."All For You"K. BlockK. Block5:43
5."Your Winter"K. BlockK. Block4:54
6."World Inside My Head"K. Block, R. Marx K. Block, R. Marx5:12
7."Strange Cup of Tea"A. CopelandA. Copeland5:08
8."Mandolin Moon"R. Newell, J. Beres, K. BlockR. Newell, J. Beres, K. Block4:27
9."Just Remember"K. BlockK. Block4:09
10."Come Around"J. Beres, K. BlockJ. Beres4:43
11."Swan Dive"K. Block, R. Newell, J. BeresR. Newell4:07
12."Happy"K. BlockK. Block5:09
13."This Kind of Love"A. CopelandA. Copeland4:12
14."Starfish"J. Beres, K. BlockJ. Beres4:55
15."Change Your Mind"K. BlockK. Block4:33
16."Feel It"K. BlockK. Block5:29
International Bonus Disc
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Your Mistake (Live Acoustic)"K. BlockK. Block4:27
2."Where Do You Go (Live Acoustic)"K. BlockK. Block4:21
3."So Long (Live Acoustic)"K. BlockR. Newell4:31
4."What Kind Of Living (Found on BAM! Volume 1)" Sister Hazel Sister Hazel 3:47
5."Sail Away (Found on BAM! Volume 1)" Sister Hazel Sister Hazel 5:51

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