Shoot The Horse, recorded live at the venerable and claimed-by-civic-progress Sidetrack Cafe, is long, hot goodbye kiss. Alberta resident Dave McCann and The Ten Toed Frogs took the opportunity to use the excellent recording system at the Cafe and, maybe, the finality of the club going away, and let the band breath a little country-rock fire. McCann`s Joe Ely-like voice soars over the sonic country crunch of the band. The band captured a moment when they let loose and weren`t afraid to walk the edge. This is no beer-soaked live pity party for the club. In fact, the audience is an occasionally added instrument, not played to by the Ten Toed Frogs. This a "live" album in name only. On this particular night the band hit the set-list hard without dropping a note. That is happened to be one long take with a group of friends standing mere feet away is a footnote. Shoot The Horse is an amazing country-rock record. -- Jeff Weiss, Miles of Music (Old Man River Folk Music) Sound Clips: MP3: Tinsel Town
