''Live from Portland'' is the first live album by the

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band Kutless. It was released on December 5, 2006. It was recorded on March 16, 2006, in the band's hometown of

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. The album comes with a CD of the concert's audio, and a DVD with the concert itself. The DVD is slightly longer than the CD, including drum solos from drummer Jeffrey Gilbert. The DVD also contains the band's

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for "Shut Me Out", and a documentary about the show and the band being on tour. This is the band's last release with longtime guitarist Ryan Shrout, though his last studio album with them was ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Kutless * Jon Micah Sumrall – lead vocals * James Mead – lead guitars, backing vocals * Ryan Shrout – rhythm guitars, backing vocals * Dave Leutkenhoelter – bass * Jeffrey Gilbert – drums

Awards

In 2008, the album received a nomination for a

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for Long Form Music Video of the Year at the

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References

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