Live the Love Beautiful roster consist of Kevn Kinney on lead vocals, guitar hero Laur Joamets — an Estonian-born instrumentalist who first moved to America to perform with Sturgill Simpson, making his debut on the singer's Grammy-nominated Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, bass-playing co-founder Tim Nielsen, and longtime drummer Dave V. Johnson. The lineup may be revised, but the beating heart of Drivin N Cryin has just as much edge today as it did in 1985, when Kinney and Nielsen played their first show together. Live the Love Beautiful captures the energy and electricity of DNC's live shows. Most of the 11 songs were captured in a series of live takes at Welcome to 1979 Studio in Nashville, Tennessee. There is always the hip spice of southern rock in DNC’s sound, which can be heard throughout the album. Starting with the opening track, "Free Ain't Free," a populist anthem about everyday Americans, capitalist corporations, and the widening gap between the two. The album celebrates a life free of addiction with "Step by Step," gets political with "Spies," and takes a simple turn during "Over and Over." The driving force behind any great rock album is the guitar and Live the Love Beautiful has plenty of crunch, harmonized guitar solos, solid riffs, and some skilled slide guitar from Joamets. “Step by Step” strikes a solid balance of acoustic sounds with crunch guitar riffs set to a moving Southern Rock vibe. The band’s sound is cohesive and balanced. The songwriting is strong with plenty of subtilties to bring a rewarding listening time and time again. Enjoy an American rock tradition built from experiences of decades on the road, live shows and rockin’ southern style with DNC’s Live the Love Beautiful. That’s the short of it!