I stumbled across this disc in a used CD shop a few days ago, never having heard of it before, and figured something to the effect of “what the hell, it’s multichannel and it’s $6” (I’m sure other folks who’ve been in this hobby for a while have had similar experiences).
With this being a 5.1 mix of live material from the early-2000s, I was half-expecting brickwalled front channels and artificial reverb in the rears. Wrong on both counts! I kid you not, this may be one of the best-sounding 5.1 discs, live or studio, I’ve heard from this era. The sound quality is phenomenal, you can really crank it and it never gets fatiguing.
There’s no credit for the 5.1 mix on the album booklet or jewel case, but it reminds me a lot of what Elliot Scheiner did on The Eagles’ Hell Freezes Over. Lead vocals are almost completely isolated in the center speaker, with the rhythm section upfront and additional acoustic guitars, keys, pedal steel, etc mixed partially or entirely to the back.
Country isn't my favorite genre by any means, but there are enough songs that veer more towards rock to maintain my interest. The song “Yessiree” kinda reminded me of Hootie & The Blowfish.