Live shows by The Hot Seats always seem to come and go in the blink of an eye. Later on you ask yourself things like, "Did they really work in a cover of Frank Zappa's Take Your Clothes off When You Dance, and if so did I interpret the song literally or figuratively?" Or, "Did a 6'8" real life Woody from Toy Story exclaim 'We're in the spirit world now' during a blazing fiddle tune?" Memories aren't always clear. One can't always be sure. Thankfully now we have an officially released, professionally mixed, live recording that offers at least a snippet of an idea of what that last Hot Seats show was probably like. Or, I suppose, how it might sound the next time you see them play, warts and all.
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Sure, anyone familiar with The Hot Seats' live sets can probably think of many great songs that aren't on here. But this was a one shot deal...the best music they could fit into one show, recorded live, on the fly, boiled down to the cream of the crop...50 minutes of no-filler Virginia goodness. Long overdue. Candy for the ears.
The Hot Seats: Live! is now available from CD Baby. Get it while it's beefy cheesy!
The band's currently wowing Scotland all over again and building up quite a head of steam as they head for the main stage of the UK's biggest annual bluegrass festival at Didmarton in Gloucestershire at the start of September.
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