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Dead Reckoning is not just a small, acclaimed, Nashville record company; it's also a touring concert package. When the label's whole roster shows up at a nightclub near you, these singer-songwriters don't take each play a set alone; instead they all jump on stage at once and plug in. A typical Dead Reckoners live show has been documented on Night of Reckoning. Although it was recorded in a Nashville studio for audio-fidelity reasons, it was taped live without overdubs and is true to the spirit of the club shows. "I Desire Fire," is a hard-driving, bawdy blues rocker, followed by "Crying for Nothing," a hard-core honky-tonk ballad. There's the noisily aggressive country rock of "Workin' on It" and the half-spoken, half-sung Quentin Tarantino-gone-country narrative of "Waiting for the Assassin." --Geoffrey Himes