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In a perfect world, GrooveLily would have landed a deal with a major label in the ?90s and become superstars ? there are plenty of less deserving groups who are much better known. But while Valerie Vigoda and friends only have a small following (mostly in the eastern part of the United States), their following is an enthusiastic one; those who have gone out of their way to attend GrooveLily's club gigs really swear by the East Coast adult alternative/pop-rock trio. And those hardcore fans are the people GrooveLily caters to on Live: Just the Three of Us, which focuses on 2002 appearances at the Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA and Grassy Hill in Old Lyme, CT. When lead singer/violinist Vigoda, keyboardist/lead singer Brendan Milburn and drummer Gene Lewin were getting ready to record this live album, they surveyed their fans and asked them what songs should be included ? and they took fans' recommendations into consideration when they put "Just the Three of Us" together. Vigoda, Milburn and Lewin don't limit themselves to material from GrooveLily's various releases; they also perform songs from projects that Vigoda and Milburn recorded outside of the group. The disc boasts inspired performances of GrooveLily gems like "Sitting on the Fence," "Weight of the World" and the intriguing "Little Nemesis," but it also contains noteworthy songs from Milburn's "Brendan & the Extenuating Circumstances" of 1997-98 ("The Odometer Song," "The Balancing Act") as well as Vigoda's pre-GrooveLily solo album ("Phantom Lover" and the intoxicating "Raindance"). Thankfully, GrooveLily doesn't do any overdubbing on this CD; one hears exactly what audiences heard in Virginia and Connecticut. And the end result is an honest, highly rewarding document of GrooveLily on stage in 2002. ? Alex Henderson, The All Music Guide