Live in the Classic City
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Live in the Classic City |
Type = Live album |
Artist = [[Widespread Panic]] |
Cover = WidespreadPanicClassicCity.jpg |
Released = [[June 11]] [[2002]] |
Recorded = [[April 1]] - [[April 3]] [[2000]] |
Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[southern rock]], [[jam band|jam]]|
Length = 209:28 |
Label = Widespread</br>[[Sanctuary Records|Sanctuary]] |
Producer = [[Widespread Panic]]</br>[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] |
Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:efxuak6k0m3v~T1 link]|
Last album = ''[[Don't Tell the Band]]''<br />(2001) |
This album = '''''Live in the Classic City'''''<br />(2002) |
Next album = ''[[Ball (Widespread Panic album)|Ball]]''<br />(2003) |
}}
'''''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]], [[Col. Bruce Hampton]], and former [[R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]] drummer [[Bill Berry]].
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 six tracks breaking the ten-minute mark.
The album reached a peak position of #99 on both the [[Billboard 200]] chart and the [[Billboard magazine|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.
==Track listing==
===Disc one===
#"Action Man" (Widespread Panic) – 4:34
#"Chilly Water" (Widespread Panic) – 4:02
#"Pleas > Chilly Water" (Widespread Panic) – 12:05
#"C Brown" (Widespread Panic) – 5:41
#"Lilly" (Widespread Panic) – 8:22
#"I'm Not Alone" (Widespread Panic) – 6:09
#"One Arm Steve" (Widespread Panic) – 3:33
#"Flat Foot Flewzy" ([[NRBQ|Ferguson]]) – 5:43
#"Surprise Valley" (Widespread Panic) – 7:08
#"Blight" ([[Vic Chesnutt|Chesnutt]]) – 6:58
#"Walkin" (Widespread Panic) – 4:56
===Disc two===
#"All Time Low" (Widespread Panic) – 5:00
#"Mercy" (Widespread Panic) – 9:07
#"Ride Me High" ([[J. J. Cale|Cale]]) – 16:21
#"Drums" (Widespread Panic) – 16:35
#"Time Is Free" ([[Col. Bruce Hampton|Hampton]]/[[David Johnson|Johnson]]) – 11:39
#"Climb to Safety" ([[Jerry Joseph|Joseph]]) – 8:16
#"Blue Indian" (Widespread Panic) – 5:39
===Disc three===
#"Bear's Gone Fishin'" (Widespread Panic) – 6:21
#"Waker" (Widespread Panic) – 3:57
#"Dyin' Man" (Widespread Panic) – 4:29
#"Stop and Go" (Widespread Panic) – 10:32
#"Hatfield" (Widespread Panic) – 12:07
#"Tall Boy" (Widespread Panic) – 6:01
#"[[Standing on the Verge of Getting It On|Red Hot Mama]]" ([[George Clinton (funk musician)|Clinton]]) – 5:48
#"Worry" (Widespread Panic) – 10:51
#"Let's Get the Show on the Road" ([[Michael Stanley|Stanley]]) – 7:34
==Personnel==
'''Widespread Panic'''
*John Bell - [[Guitar]], [[Vocals]]
*John Hermann - [[Keyboard instrument|Keyboards]], Vocals
*Michael Houser - Guitar, Vocals
*Todd Nance - [[drum kit|Drums]], Vocals
*Domingo S. Ortiz - [[percussion instrument|Percussion]]
*Dave Schools - [[bass guitar|Bass]]
'''Guest Performers'''
*Randall Bramblett - [[Saxophone]]
*Anne Richmond Boston - Vocals
*Col. Bruce Hampton - Vocals
*Pete Jackson - Percussion
*[[John Keane (record producer)|John Keane]] - [[Banjo]], [[Steel guitar|Pedal Steel]]
*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 (record producer)|John Keane]] - Producer, Mixing
*Billy Field - Engineer, Mixing Assistant
*Ken Love - Mastering
*Michael K. Sheehan - Photography
==External links==
*[http://widespreadpanic.com/ Widespread Panic website]
*[http://everydaycompanion.com Everyday Companion]
*[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:efxuak6k0m3v All Music entry]
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[[Category:Jammy Award Winner]]
[[Category:Live albums]]
[[Category:Widespread Panic albums]]