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The Crane Wife. In my opinion, this is The Decemberists at the peak of their songwriting and record-making prowess. The Island (track 2 on The Crane Wife) might be my favorite 12 minutes of music released in the last 25 years. So dynamic and cinematic. The music isn't just a passive vessel to carry the lyrics. It's a fully built out set on which the story unfolds.

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In years past, being put at the soundboard instead of the pit for a show usually meant boring photos from far away. It seems that these days, a lot of the soundboard shoots have such large and visually interesting lighting and stage setups that the still look great in photos – sometimes arguably even better, from so far away. While I would almost always prefer to shoot from the pit, I’m super appreciative of bands and lighting directors who create visuals that fill the stage and the camera frame...

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