Live, Vol. Four

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Live, Vol. Four
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Live album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 2015 (2015-12-18)
RecordedDecember 31, 2014 (2014-12-31)
Venue PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Length72:26
Producer
  • The Avett Brothers producer
  • Rick Rubin executive producer
The Avett Brothers chronology
Magpie and the Dandelion
(2013)
Live, Vol. Four
(2015)
True Sadness
(2016)

Live, Vol. Four is the fourth live album from The Avett Brothers. The album and its concert DVD counterpart were released on December 18, 2015. [1] The vinyl edition was released on September 30, 2016. [2] It contains 14 tracks, including four covers and two never-released original songs. [3]

Contents

Live, Vol. Four was recorded at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on December 31, 2014. [1] Many of the tracks feature Valient Himself of the North Carolina band Valient Thorr as Father Time.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
ZumicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

Francesco Marano of Zumic gave the album a positive review, writing that "...you can hear, and almost feel, the band’s energy through the night" of the 2014 New Year's Eve concert. [5] Marcy Donelson of Allmusic gives a more mixed review, that although "over-sung and over-played... their performance has the uplifting infectiousness of a gospel choir." [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro / "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone cover)"1:41
2."Satan Pulls the Strings" (previously unreleased)7:40
3."Laundry Room"4:47
4."Another Is Waiting"2:13
5."Shame"4:17
6."Kick Drum Heart"5:24
7."Rejects in the Attic" (previously unreleased)6:31
8."Ten Thousand Words"6:24
9."Talk on Indolence"6:58
10."Auld Lang Syne (Traditional cover)"4:47
11."The Boys Are Back in Town (Thin Lizzy cover)"2:22
12."Slight Figure of Speech"7:01
13."I and Love and You"5:34
14."Happy Trails (Roy Rogers cover)"2:30

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8] 24

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