A paradox The multiplatinum wonderboys of Rascal Flatts catch up with meteoric chart success on Rascal Flatts Live while nudging beyond limits imposed by it Sudden success can be constraining and the Daytona Beachbased Live finds guitarist Joe Don Rooney and cousins Jay DeMarcus and Gary Levoxthe bands multiinstrumentalist and vocalist respectivelyoccasionally okay very occasionally indulging musical passions beyond the slickandsafe country pop and frothy loveanthems that have endeared them as a supporting act to Alan Jackson and Toby Keiths audiences Among other things the trio sounds fit to burst with gospel as suggested by DeMarcuss cameo role as vocalist on a cover of Lean on Me Um do these guys know hes a better singer than Levox Theres even a detectable groove on Prayin for Daylight and the groups blowout encore a cover of Bostons Long Time suggests a healthy restlessness within Rascal Flatts ranks
