Eric Church is deep in planning and rehearsals for his Holdin’ My Own Tour that kicks off in January, however until fans get their fix in-person, Church is answering their demand with a new release, Mr. Misunderstood On the Rocks Live & (Mostly) Unplugged. The collection features seven songs, six from Mr. Misunderstood, recorded at the Red Rocks Amphitheater is Morrison, Colorado and Church commemorates the surprise release of Mr. Misunderstood on its one-year anniversary— when he dropped it unannounced during the 49th CMA Awards after sending over 80,000 copies directly to his fans— with the release of the live album that features incredible raw versions of songs that insist “music is fuel for love, for anguish and, naturally, for other music” (New York Times).

True to his fans-first approach, Church invited those at home to partake in his two-night concert as he broadcast not only part of his show, but also his announcement of his 60+ city 2017 Holdin’ My Own Tour from Facebook Live. Mr. Misunderstood On the Rocks Live, Church’s first live album since 2013’s Caught in the Act: Live, captures this special collection of performances including a Red Rocks Medley of “Mistress Named Music” and a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” in which Rolling Stone said Church “delivered his soul-bearing rendition in tender, fragile style, quietly picking a hollow-bodied electric guitar and singing softly, as if he were alone in a giant natural cathedral.”

The release of the Red Rocks album where Church’s “songs posit music as a magical sun shower to bathe in blissfully,” [New York Times] comes as the seven-time GRAMMY nominee celebrates his second single off Mr. Misunderstood, “Record Year” hitting the top of the charts. Fans can enjoy the live recording of the three-time CMA Awards and five-time ACM Awards Winner’s recently-released, pertinent current single, “Kill a Word” that “unpacks a mighty image” [AXS] on On the Rocks Live available at Walmart retailers country-wide November 4th.

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1. “Mistress Named Music – Red Rocks Medley”
Eric Church – Vocals, Acoustic guitar
Driver Williams – Electric guitar
Jeff Cease – 12 String guitar
Jeff Hyde – Acoustic guitar
Lee Hendricks – Bass guitar
Craig Wright – Drums
Joanna Cotten – background vocals

2. “Chattanooga Lucy”
Eric Church – Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Jeff Hyde – Acoustic Guitar
Jeff Cease – 12 String acoustic
Lee Hendricks – Bass
Driver Williams – Electric guitar
Craig Wright – Drums
Joanna Cotten – Back-up vocals, tambourine

3. “Mixed Drinks About Feelings”
Eric Church – Acoustic Guitar, vocals
Jeff Cease – Piano
Joanna Cotten – Backup vocals

4. “Knives of New Orleans”
Eric Church – Acoustic Guitar, vocals

5. “Kill a Word”
Eric Church – Acoustic guitar, vocals
Jeff Hyde – Acoustic guitar
Jeff Cease – Dobro
Craig Wright – Drums
Driver Williams – Electric Guitar
Lee Hendricks – Bass
Joanna Cotten – Backup vocals

6. “Record Year”
Eric Church – Acoustic guitar, vocals
Jeff Cease – Electric Guitar
Lee Hendricks – Piano

7. “Hallelujah”
Eric Church – Electric guitar, vocals

Church will set out on his two set, three hour show Holdin’ My Own Tour Sans-opener January 13, 2017 in Lincoln, Nebraska and will wrap in May with a two night stint in Nashville, Tennessee.

Author: Buddy Iahn

Buddy Iahn founded The Music Universe when he decided to juxtapose his love of web design and music. As a lifelong drummer, he decided to take a hiatus from playing music to report it. The website began as a fun project in 2013 to one of the top independent news sites.

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