Dixie Chicks
Madison Square Garden
13 June 2016

This set was recorded full econo-mode, straight to my new Edirol R-05s built in mics. Then copied from SD card to my Mac and cut into tracks, volume boosted and exported to FLAC with Amadeus Pro 2. Fingerprints created with xACT; Torrent file ands upload facilitated with Transmit.

I am providing the highest quality file I have at 24/48 audio. Re-convert as you need for CDs or other uses but please do not trade other then original files. (as if I could stop you) If you do not like the way I record or the equipment I use, wait for another upload.

It was great to see the Chicks again after so long. They continue to play and sing great, each is amazing inhere own right. Both vocally and instrumentally. Natalie’s vibrato remains killer. Great band, great show. the fellows in the band played their asses off and I am sorry I could only get complete names for some of them in the notes. IN edition to many favorites from their catalog they played some stunning covers, including a killing version of Nothing Compares 2 U and even more from eft field a bluegrass work up of Beyonce’s Daddy Lessons. No pigeon holes here.

Overall the sound is good but the crowd can get a bit rowdy in-between songs, which I tried to minimize in post. Overall worth listen if you like these Chicks.

Lineup:
Chicks:
Emily Robison - vocals, banjo, dobro, guitar.
Martie Seidel - vocals, fiddle, mandolin
Natalie Maines - lead vocals, guitar

Band:
bass - Blake from Hawaii
drums - Jimmy Jackson
keys - from Morristown
Guitar & Mandolin - Justin Weaver
Guitar - Keith Sewell


I hope you Enjoy!

Tracks:
01-recording-Prince-Lets go Crazy - NOT INCLUDED
02-The Long Way Around
03-Lubbock or Leave It
04-Truth #2
05-Easy Silence
06-Favorite Year
07-Some Days You Gotta Dance
08-Long Time Gone
09-Nothing Compares 2 U
10-Top of the World
11-Goodbye Earl
12-video-Ace of Spades Bluegrass style- NOT INCLUDED
13-Travlin’ Soldier
14-Daddy Lessons
15-White Trash Wedding
16-Intros
17-Instrumental
18-Ready To Run
19-Mississippi
20-Landslide
21-Silent House
22-Cowboy Take Me Away
23-Wide Open Spaces
24-Sin Wagon
25-break
26-Not Ready to Make Nice
27-Better Way



PS: Please Don't Sell This

PSS: For the inevitable requests;
I’m really sorry but I can’t offer other bit depths. There is only so much time in the day and I love to contribute music to this venue and hope that folks enjoy these shows too. So I put to the best of what I have and hope users will take a little effort to get the output files they need. It should be a one step process, I know it is with the Mac based software recommended below. I hope it is just as easy with the windows options.

On the Mac I think XLD is great; you give it a batch of files and it will out put pretty much what ever you need and will easily convert these 24bit flacs to 16bit AIFFs you can burn to CD. It will also allow you to clean up the metadata if you roll that way. Right click to apply to batch. While definitely worth a donation it is totally free, check it out. http://tmkk.undo.jp/xld/index_e.html

For windows, I would love to hear more current suggestions but I have always heard great things about Traders Little Helper. http://tlh.easytree.org/ But I do not use it nor am I 100% sure that it will take a 24bit flac and give your a 16bit wav in one motion. I have also heard good things about http://www.foobar2000.org/ I also had http://www.voxengo.com/product/r8brain/ recommended as a straight bit conversion for free that will take what I gave and give you swell CD quality. GO!

As with all of this windows stuff all the same caveats apply - I don’t use it and have not tried it. Still I would continue to welcome any current confirmation or commentary to help make this note more helpful.

Thanks.