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Playing hot-wired hard rock that combines the swagger of classic Southern rock with the take-no-prisoners attitude of punk and fueling the mixture with street-smart storytelling about life on the wrong side of the tracks, the Drive-By Truckers emerged as one of America's best rock bands following the release of their epochal two-CD set Southern Rock Opera in 2001, and upped the ante with a pair of superb follow-ups, 2003's Decoration Day and 2004's The Dirty South. Drive By Truckers: Live at the 40 Watt, August 27 and 28, 2004 collects the highlights from two sold-out shows in the band's hometown of Athens, Georgia as the band rolled into a tour supporting the release of The Dirty South. Songs include "Never Gonna Change," "Lookout Mountain," "Where the Devil Don't Stay," "Decoration Day," and many more.