Layin’ Around in the Aftermath, it’s All Worse than You Think

So I’ll meet you at the bottom if there really is one
They always told me when you hit it you’ll know it
But I’ve been falling so long it’s like gravity’s gone and I’m just floating
-Mike Cooley

Observations from the October 21 Louisville DBT show;

• As most DBT fans agree, the biggest problem with the band is that it doesn’t have enough fellas playing the guitar. To remedy this deficit they’ve added steel guitarist John Neff for this tour.
• The show was predictably outstanding, although they only played for 2 hours 15 minutes, which is probably the shortest full length performance I’ve seen them give.
• The songs were well distributed across the band’s albums, perhaps relying a bit more heavily on “Southern Rock Opera” than they’ve done recently. They ended with Angels and Fuselage, the first time I’d heard that song live. Apparently, Lynyrd Skynyrd died 29 years ago Friday. They turned in the best performance of Let There Be Rock that I’ve yet seen, and also turned out a cover of Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love.
• Speaking of bands that died early, if his songs are even mildly autobiographical then it’s only by the wildest stroke of luck that Patterson Hood is still with us. Make sure to see him while you still have a chance.