Music Review: Sister Hazel - Before the Amplifiers, Live Acoustic - Page 2

The songs featured on this album include “All For You,” Sister Hazel’s most popular single, “Change Your Mind” from Fortress, and “Feel It,” which was the band’s very first song. My favorite, “Your Winter,” appeared on the Ten Things I Hate About You soundtrack in 1999. This version of course is stripped of the up-beat flare, grung band effects, and guttural yelling frenzy of the original. In fact, most of the songs on this album lean closer toward Sister Hazel’s southern rock influences, but I love the more sorrowful tone, especially in “Your Winter.” It blends well with the lyrics and sort of makes me want to dance with my eighth grade love again.

All around, this is an album you don’t want to miss. Each of the songs brings a new feel to an old Sister Hazel, and I enjoyed every minute of the soothing acoustic sounds and untainted aesthetically pleasing rock that only shames modern music.

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