Russell Leadbetter, heraldscotland.com:

Switching between piano and acoustic and electric guitars, he discussed some of his songs in detail. I’m Alive, a “California song”, was actually begun in Toyko; was written for an “amazing singer”, , who with co-wrote his song Love Needs A Heart. He debuted ’s A Piece of the Pie, which, though it “takes the p*** out of me”, and was every bit as dissonant as Browne had promised, did at least reference the disparity between rich and poor in America, a point about which Browne feels very strongly.

The striking Walls and Doors, from his most recent album, was written by the Cuban singer- Carlos Varela, who has had censorship battles with his own government. And as Browne introduced Which Side?, which rounds on bankers and fracking companies, he saluted Scotland’s Yes voters in 2014. Festival Theatre Songs and moments such as these reminded you of Browne’s lifelong liberalism and humanitarian activism, but his engagement with the audience - making them laugh, Edinburgh making them think, bantering with them as they bellowed requests for songs - was a joy to behold, too. Closing with an upbeat The Pretender, he encored with a quick Scotland namecheck for the late before launching into . Finally, and only then, did he call it a night. June 18, 2017

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Thanks to brecia for sharing the show at Dime.

Lineage: Little Blondie (mic/s?) > Art Pro 48v Phanton power supply > Sony PCM10- Scandisk Ultra 16gb sd card > Audacity > Amplify 3db, Compresser, CD Wave > Traders Little Helper level 6 to flac Recorded Stalls 10ft from left hand PA MP3 Version Naughty Dog Edinburgh 2017 Alethea Mills-backingvocals Bob Glaub-bass Mauricio Lewak-drums Jeff Young-keyboards,backingvocals Greg Leisz-guitar,lapsteel,pedalsteel Val McCallum-guitar,backingvocals Jackson Browne-leadvocals,electricandaccousticguitars,grand piano 67 mins 16. Your BrightBaby Blues6:24 15. DoctorMyEyes 4:49 14. For aDancer 5:11 13. Chat1:38 12. Walls andDoors5:43 11. Chat1:45 10. 6:17 09. I’m Alive 5:24 08. Chat1:29 07. CallItaLoan4:59 06. Chat1:21 05. Fountain ofSorrow 7:23 04. TheLong Way7:35 Around 03. Chat0:55 02. Just Say Yea 5:17 01. Intro0:45 Disc 1 Trade Freely. NotForSale. 10. The BarricadesofHeaven 9:05 13. IntheShapeofaHeart6:30 03. That GirlCouldSing6:08 04. Love NeedsaHeart4:12 02. Sky BlueandBlack 6:14 16. RunningonEmpty7:46 12. SomeBandIntro’s 0:59 08. A PieceofthePie3:49 15. The Pretender6:57 06. Which Side6:37 17. Take ItEasy6:04 11. These Days 5:29 09. Chat1:57 07. Chat2:00 05. Chat1:58 01. Chat1:09 14. Chat1:25 79 mins

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