Live in the Classic City [Live]

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Those relentless road warriors Widespread Panic have brought the fruits of their 18 years of tireless labors to bear in their third live album, Live in the Classic City. Recorded in 2000 over a three-night stand in their hometown of Athens, Georgia--which proudly bears the moniker of Classic City--this thinking-man's jam band provides something for everybody as they move through a funky R&B groove and pay obeisance to the existential jazz of Sun Ra's search for the "outer nothingness" before coming back to earth to worship at the altar of their classic-rock forebears and evoking the restless spirits of the Doors, the gravity of Deep Purple, and the whimsy of the midcareer Who, all channeled through John Bell's shape-shifting voice. But Bell's voice isn't the only thing that transmogrifies through the 27 tracks collected here; these sons of Georgia not only drink deeply from the rock canon, they also conjure the same majesty that inflamed the Allman Brothers, locating a similar loose-limbed groove that makes all their guitar pyrotechnics, deep percussions, and inspired keyboard fills seem effortless, as if guided by a collective ESP. It's a grand representation of one of the most exciting live bands working today. Special guests include former R.E.M. skinbeater Bill Berry, Rolling Stones' keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Randall Bramlett, and the Allman Brothers' Derek Trucks. --Jaan Uhelszki

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Live in the Classic City [Live]

Average customer rating:

Great initiation for the unexposed!!!
one good 5 star panic attack
Jamming
"Phish for Dummies"
Best 60 Minutes Of Widespread Panic, Ever!

Live in the Classic City
Widespread Panic
Manufacturer: Sanctuary Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Ain't Life Grand
Space Wrangler
Widespread Panic
'Til the Medicine Takes

ASIN: B000067OYM
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

Action Man
Chilly Water
Pleas
C. Brown
Little Lily
I'm Not Alone
One Arm Steve
Flat Foot Flewzy
Surprise Valley
Blight
Walkin'

Tracks:

All Time Low
Mercy
Ride Me High
Drums
Time Is Free
Climb To Safety
Blue Indian

Tracks:

Bear's Gone Fishin'
Waker
Dyin' Man
Stop & Go
Hatfield
Tall Boy
Red Hot Mama
Worry
Let's Get The Show On The Road

Amazon.com

Those relentless road warriors Widespread Panic have brought the fruits of their 18 years of tireless labors to bear in their third live album, Live in the Classic City. Recorded in 2000 over a three-night stand in their hometown of Athens, Georgia--which proudly bears the moniker of Classic City--this thinking-man's jam band provides something for everybody as they move through a funky R&B groove and pay obeisance to the existential jazz of Sun Ra's search for the "outer nothingness" before coming back to earth to worship at the altar of their classic-rock forebears and evoking the restless spirits of the Doors, the gravity of Deep Purple, and the whimsy of the midcareer Who, all channeled through John Bell's shape-shifting voice. But Bell's voice isn't the only thing that transmogrifies through the 27 tracks collected here; these sons of Georgia not only drink deeply from the rock canon, they also conjure the same majesty that inflamed the Allman Brothers, locating a similar loose-limbed groove that makes all their guitar pyrotechnics, deep percussions, and inspired keyboard fills seem effortless, as if guided by a collective ESP. It's a grand representation of one of the most exciting live bands working today. Special guests include former R.E.M. skinbeater Bill Berry, Rolling Stones' keyboardist Chuck Leavell, Randall Bramlett, and the Allman Brothers' Derek Trucks. --Jaan Uhelszki

Customer Reviews:

Great initiation for the unexposed!!!.......2006-03-31

A friend of mine invited me to see Widespread at a show in Milwaukee. Having heard OF them... but never having actually HEARD anything by them, I thought I should pick up something by them so I'd be familiar with some of the music at that show.
So I got "Live in the Classic City", figuring three discs would provide a solid sample of what I could expect. Well, it did just that, and more. Needless to say... the concert blew me away, AND I've bought everything WP did before and since.
The world misses Mikey Houser, but, George McConnell has was it takes to carry the torch. Long live WP!!!!

one good 5 star panic attack.......2006-02-12

i bought this album yesterday and i'm really impressed. these guys can really kick out some great jam. this album is not for people with short attention. so if you like long jamming songs, this is a really great album to add to your collection. sell the family cow and buy this album, or by any other means. you can't go wrong, it's really good.

Jamming.......2005-09-06

This jams, WSP is the number one Jam band in the world right now, no band can match the awsome magic that is produced here. The Grateful Dead, Phish are gone but not forgotten. WSP will be touring many moons from now, keep jamming.
Eastcoast Phil.

"Phish for Dummies".......2005-05-12

Again I've heard this album due to the insistence by my friends who are now to cool for Phish (becase everyone else is doin' it)and I find their songs all sound the same boring one-chord grooves that are straight off of a toyota commercial, lame guitar riffs and lyrics that say nothing. It is sad that people are so desperate for a scene that they will delude themselves into enjoying this.

Best 60 Minutes Of Widespread Panic, Ever!.......2004-01-14

The middle portion of disc 2 is the best stuff that Widespread Panic has ever done. It features several guest musicians and takes Widespread Panic in new directions. Col. Bruce Hampton on vocals adds a new dimension. He sounds a lot like Jim Morrison and really pulls the band along.

This is Widespread Panic's best live CD. But, Widespread Panic released a number of live CD's and DVD's, before this one came out. If you already own all of those, you might be disappointed with this one, because a lot of the songs are available on the earlier live albums. But, if you don't own any other live material, this would be the best CD to start with. And there are things the group does on this album that they haven't done before.

This is a 3 CD set and there is over three and a half hours of music. The sound quality is good, but as always, the group has a muddy sound. It is not the crystal clear sound, like the Allman Brothers, where you can easily pick out each instrument. However, this album has a little bit clear sound than earlier albums, especially on the magical 60 minute section on disc 2.

The packaging is really cheap looking, with a very boring cover. It looks like one of those cheap live anthology albums that record companies put out, long after a band has been dead. From the cover alone, I was concerned that this would be a bad product. But it turns out that some really good music is hidden in the cheap packaging.

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