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Michelle Branch has always had a strong following. Too bad contract law has always been stronger.

Lots of bands can’t follow up a career-defining album. “The Long Run” not only fell short of “Hotel California,” but it ended The Eagles.

The band that redefined what it means to suffer for one’s art has never been happier or more optimistic than it is right now. That newfound era of good feeling was on full display at the United Center on Friday.