Luke Doucet — Outlaws: Live And Unreleased

Luke Doucet is a busy guy. He’s released three albums as the frontman for Veal, a solo disc and has backed up several prominent Canadians including Sarah McLachlan and Chantal Kreviazuk. Instead of taking his precious time in a studio, Doucet follows up Aloha, Manitoba with a disc of live tracks. Doucet’s picked a good mix of songs to represent his repertoire; his trademark alt.country is present on "Outlaws" and "Buttercloud," while Veal fans get to hear toned down versions of "Spiderman" and "Judy Garland." Despite some interesting live arrangements, there’s no denying the studio versions sound better. Fortunately, Doucet includes a couple of unreleased studio tracks, "Annie Lu" and "At The End Of The Day," so fans can compare the difference.

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