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Live in the Classic City

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Released
  
June 11, 2002

Length
  
209:28

Live in the Classic City (2002)
  
Ball (2003)

Release date
  
11 June 2002

Recorded
  
April 1–3, 2000

Label
  
Widespread Sanctuary

Artist
  
Widespread Panic

Producer
  
John Keane

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Genres
  
Rock music, Southern rock, Jam band

Similar
  
Widespread Panic albums, Jam band albums, Other albums

Live in the Classic City is the third live album released by the Athens, GA based band Widespread Panic. The album was recorded over an April 2000 three-night run in their hometown of Athens. It was released in June 2002 and features a mix of originals and cover songs, studded with guest performances from other star performers, including Derek Trucks, Bruce Hampton, and former R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry.

Contents

The collection revealed the full range of musical styles heard at a Widespread Panic show, from tight hook-laden songs to extended improvisational jams, with seven tracks breaking the ten-minute mark.

The album reached a peak position of #99 on both the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.

This album is one of 10 "live jam releases of this century" according to the August issue of Guitar One magazine.

Disc one

  1. "Action Man" (Widespread Panic) – 4:34
  2. "Chilly Water" (Widespread Panic) – 4:02
  3. "Pleas > Chilly Water" (Widespread Panic) – 12:05
  4. "C Brown" (Widespread Panic) – 5:41
  5. "Little Lily" (Widespread Panic) – 8:22
  6. "I'm Not Alone" (Widespread Panic) – 6:09
  7. "One Arm Steve" (Widespread Panic) – 3:33
  8. "Flat Foot Flewzy" (Ferguson) – 5:43
  9. "Surprise Valley" (Widespread Panic) – 7:08
  10. "Blight" (Schools/Bell/Houser/Chesnutt) – 6:58
  11. "Walkin" (Widespread Panic) – 4:56

Disc two

  1. "All Time Low" (Widespread Panic) – 5:00
  2. "Mercy" (Widespread Panic) – 9:07
  3. "Ride Me High" (Cale) – 16:21
  4. "Drums" (Widespread Panic) – 16:35
  5. "Time Is Free" (Hampton/Johnson) – 11:39
  6. "Climb to Safety" (Joseph) – 8:16
  7. "Blue Indian" (Widespread Panic) – 5:39

Disc three

  1. "Bear's Gone Fishin'" (Widespread Panic) – 6:21
  2. "Waker" (Widespread Panic) – 3:57
  3. "Dyin' Man" (Widespread Panic) – 4:29
  4. "Stop and Go" (Widespread Panic) – 10:32
  5. "Hatfield" (Widespread Panic) – 12:07
  6. "Tall Boy" (Widespread Panic) – 6:01
  7. "Red Hot Mama" (Clinton) – 5:48
  8. "Worry" (Widespread Panic) – 10:51
  9. "Let's Get the Show on the Road" (Stanley) – 7:34

Personnel

Widespread Panic

  • John Bell - Guitar, vocals
  • John Hermann - Keyboards, vocals
  • Michael Houser - Guitar, vocals
  • Todd Nance - Drums, vocals
  • Domingo S. Ortiz - Percussion
  • Dave Schools - Bass

    • Guest Performers

  • Randall Bramblett - Saxophone
  • Anne Richmond Boston - Vocals
  • Col. Bruce Hampton - Vocals
  • Pete Jackson - Percussion
  • John Keane - Banjo, pedal Steel guitar
  • Chuck Leavell - Keyboards
  • Count Mbutu - Percussion
  • Yonrico Scott - Drums
  • Derek Trucks - Guitar
  • Charlie Pruet - Percussion
  • Bill Berry - Percussion
  • Dr. Arvin Scott - Percussion
  • Garrie Vereen - Percussion

    • Production

  • John Keane - Producer, mixing
  • Billy Field - Engineer, mixing assistant
  • Ken Love - Mastering
  • Michael K. Sheehan - Photography

    • Songs

    1Action Man4:35
    2Chilly Water4:03
    3Pleas / Chilly Water12:06

    References

    Live in the Classic City Wikipedia
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