Reviewed by Steven Whitehead

Having released an excellent double CD that takes them back to their roots in Ohio Over The Rhine revisit the same territory in this live CD. Over The Rhine will always be Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler along with whoever else is with them. On 'Ohio' it was pretty much the two of them in an alt-country, acoustic vein but on 'Changes Come' they are joined by Paul Moak on guitars, Rick Plant on bass and Will Sayles on drums and together they sound like the "classic" Over The Rhine who made such an impression on their first visit to Greenbelt. The energy that Moak brings to the songs allows Karin to move into rock-chick mode with the rest of the band staying tight and loose behind her. The opener is "Spinning", a 'Films For Radio' out-take, featuring Moak on sitar. This moves straight into "Show Me", the first of nine tracks from 'Ohio'. It starts as a country stroll and ends up sounding like a Crazy Horse thrash. If you have 'Ohio' you will enjoy seeing what the songs can become in a live context. If you are new to Over The Rhine this would be as good a place as any to start.

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