keep on phishin'
11-28-2004, 12:20 PM
Light Fuse Get Away
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Band:
John Bell - Vocals, Guitar
John Herman - Keyboards
Michael Houser - Guitar
Todd Nance - Drums
Domingo S. ortiz - Percussion
David schools - Bass
Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1) Porch Song
2) Disco
3) Diner
4) Wondering
5) Love Tractor
6) Pilgrims
7) Space Wrangler
8) Travelin' Light
9) Pickin' Up the Pieces
10) Conrad
Disc 2:
1) Papa Legba
2) Rebirtha
3) Rock
4) Greta
5) Barstools & Dreamers
6) Impossible/Jam
7) Drums
8) Gimme
9) Pigeons
Information on the Band:
Most of this information was courtesty of allmusic
Widespread Panic were one of the many bands that carried on the torch left from the Grateful Dead. Widespread Panic established a devout grass-roots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock informed by jazz and blues textures. The group's origins dated to 1982, when vocalist John Bell and guitarist Mike Houser first began playing together while attending college in Athens, Georgia; when bassist Dave Schools left academia to join the duo the next year, Widespread Panic was officially born. The band recorded their debut single "Coconut Image" in 1986; drummer Todd Nance joined soon after, followed by the addition of percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz and finally keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann.
Widespread Panic released their energetic debut LP Space Wrangler in 1988 on the tiny Landslide label; after several years of relentless touring, they signed to major label Capricorn, which issued the group's eponymously titled sophomore effort in 1991. Appearances on the 1992 and 1993 H.O.R.D.E. tours greatly expanded their fan base prior to 1993's Everyday, while 1994's Ain't Life Grand spawned the AOR hits "Airplane" and "Can't Get High." After teaming with fellow Georgian Vic Chesnutt to record 1995's Nine High a Pallet under the name Brute, Widespread Panic reconvened for the album Bombs and Butterflies, released in 1997. In the spring of 1998, the band released Light Fuse, Get Away. Til the Medicine Takes followed a year later. Another Joyous Occasion (2000) and Don't Tell the Band (2001) marked the band's first albums of the new millennium. In June 2002, Widespread Panic returned to the road for their annual summer tour of the States, but within a month, founding member and lead guitarist Michael Houser had to bow out. Houser was battling cancer and returned home to Athens, GA to rest while guitarist George McConnell stepped in to finish the tour. On August 10, 2002, Houser succumbed to complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 40.
Houser's wish was that the band would carry on after his passing, and with McConnell becoming a permanent replacement, Widespread Panic did just that. Their next full length album, Ball was released in April of 2003. Night Of Joy, which appeared in late March 2004, featured live selections from two of the band's shows at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC while they toured in support of Ball. It marked Widespread Panic's second live effort, a follow up to 2000's Another Joyous Occasion.
Disc 1:
1) Porch Song - The song starts off with the noise of the crowd, as you can tell they are waiting for the band. Goes on to some simple guitar chords, which you can tell just from this it the song has a very country vibe to it. About three minutes into the song it starts to pick up and go into a really great guitar solo. Michael Houser truly is one of the most underrated guitar players ever in my opinion. After that the piano is truly evident, and this goes on for a quite a good while. Afte a little bit of that it goes straight into one of the most amazing bass solos I have ever heard. In my opinion Chris Schools blows Les Claypool clear out of the water as far as bass skills go. Then, we hear a little guitar solo, then going into the apparent bass line which leads us right into the next song. Great Song.
5/5
2) Disco - The song starts off with the ending bass line of the last song. From there it picks up speed and is quite a lot faster than "Porch Song". Then they go into a really nice piano part like a lot of their songs. Followed by another stunning bass solo. This man plays a six string bass like nothing I have ever heard. Afterwards , you get a little bit of keyboards and then goes straight back into the main theme of the song. A little later on there is a really great guitar solo that goes really well with the song. This track is quite a short track by W.P standards, clocking in at 4:21. Good song.
4.2/5
3) Diner - The song starts off with some very faint guitar playing. In the background you can hear the percussion and keyboards which is nice. It goes on like this for a few minutes, gets a little repetive. But after that it gets going in and you can tell it is a softer less upbeat song compared to the last few. A little while later it goes into a fairly distorted guitar riff, followed by a guitar solo. Goes back to the main riff and now the keyboards become more evident than they ever were. A little while after that another guitar solo comes in and it is a much longer and greater than the last one. The lyrics are pretty interesting, obviously talking about all the different things that you can do in a Diner. Fantastic Song
5/5
4) Wondering - At the start the most evident thing is the percussion and piano and thats what gets the song started. This is a more country, folkish song. You can tell this just by the singing and lyrics. The piano work is what is really great in this song and really is what holds the song together. There are a few guitar solos here in there, the first one is pretty short, but the other one is better and quite a bit longer. Decent song
4/5
5) Love Tractor - The song starts off with a really catchy guitar riff. Its very different from any of the songs so far on the album. It is a really upbeat and catchy song, that is probaly to be expected though, with a name like "love tractor". They use a bit more distortion on this song than ever usually do, so that makes it stand out quite a bit from the other songs. Pretty good song.
4.5/5
6) Pilgrims - This a softer, much slower song. The guitar riff is really relaxing and the piano just adds to that. This goes on for a pretty long time. Then there is a great guitar solo which goes along just fantastic with the song. Afterwards, they go right back into the main theme of the song. The lyrics are wonderful as well they are telling the story of the pilgrims basically. A break comes in and a couple of drum fills come in and they hit a few guitar chords and then they go right back into it. Good song
4/5
7) Space Wrangler - This is one of W.P. most famous songs they have ever written. I believe that everything about this song is great from the instrumentation, to the singing , to the lyrics. Especially the lyrics, he always has this unique way of telling a story with his lyrics which always is great. The guitar solo in this is great it quite a bit more melodic than any of his other stuff. A little later on they change pace completely and they pull out a great great guitar solo with a great effect not sure what it is, it does standout however because Michael Houser rarely uses effects. Great Song
5/5
8) Travelin' Light - At the start of this one there some interesting percussion going on. A some soft strumming of the guitar. This is another really great song, John again uses his great country voice again to give the listener that great feel everytime he sings it. The only problem with this song is, it gets quite a bit repetitive over a little while. It is still a pretty good song.
4/5
9) Pickin' Up the Pieces - At the beginning of the song it serves up some pretty interesting guitar work. Pretty different than most of the stuff. I love this song because it has a little bit of a jazzy feel because of the horns in the song. Courtesy of guest star - Branford Marsalis. Because of this the song is quite a bit more relaxing than most of the other songs on here.
4.8/5
10) Conrad - The beginning of the song sounds very bluesy. Which is quite odd because they rarely ever play any version of the blues. But once the song starts you can definitely tell that they are playing the blues by the guitar and his tone of voice. Towards the middle of the song there is a short little guitar solo that fits great with the song and uses that effect again. It is one of my favorites on the album simply because I love the blues :) .
5/5
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Band:
John Bell - Vocals, Guitar
John Herman - Keyboards
Michael Houser - Guitar
Todd Nance - Drums
Domingo S. ortiz - Percussion
David schools - Bass
Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1) Porch Song
2) Disco
3) Diner
4) Wondering
5) Love Tractor
6) Pilgrims
7) Space Wrangler
8) Travelin' Light
9) Pickin' Up the Pieces
10) Conrad
Disc 2:
1) Papa Legba
2) Rebirtha
3) Rock
4) Greta
5) Barstools & Dreamers
6) Impossible/Jam
7) Drums
8) Gimme
9) Pigeons
Information on the Band:
Most of this information was courtesty of allmusic
Widespread Panic were one of the many bands that carried on the torch left from the Grateful Dead. Widespread Panic established a devout grass-roots following on the strength of constant touring and a loose, rootsy brand of Southern rock informed by jazz and blues textures. The group's origins dated to 1982, when vocalist John Bell and guitarist Mike Houser first began playing together while attending college in Athens, Georgia; when bassist Dave Schools left academia to join the duo the next year, Widespread Panic was officially born. The band recorded their debut single "Coconut Image" in 1986; drummer Todd Nance joined soon after, followed by the addition of percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz and finally keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann.
Widespread Panic released their energetic debut LP Space Wrangler in 1988 on the tiny Landslide label; after several years of relentless touring, they signed to major label Capricorn, which issued the group's eponymously titled sophomore effort in 1991. Appearances on the 1992 and 1993 H.O.R.D.E. tours greatly expanded their fan base prior to 1993's Everyday, while 1994's Ain't Life Grand spawned the AOR hits "Airplane" and "Can't Get High." After teaming with fellow Georgian Vic Chesnutt to record 1995's Nine High a Pallet under the name Brute, Widespread Panic reconvened for the album Bombs and Butterflies, released in 1997. In the spring of 1998, the band released Light Fuse, Get Away. Til the Medicine Takes followed a year later. Another Joyous Occasion (2000) and Don't Tell the Band (2001) marked the band's first albums of the new millennium. In June 2002, Widespread Panic returned to the road for their annual summer tour of the States, but within a month, founding member and lead guitarist Michael Houser had to bow out. Houser was battling cancer and returned home to Athens, GA to rest while guitarist George McConnell stepped in to finish the tour. On August 10, 2002, Houser succumbed to complications from pancreatic cancer at the age of 40.
Houser's wish was that the band would carry on after his passing, and with McConnell becoming a permanent replacement, Widespread Panic did just that. Their next full length album, Ball was released in April of 2003. Night Of Joy, which appeared in late March 2004, featured live selections from two of the band's shows at The House of Blues in Myrtle Beach, SC while they toured in support of Ball. It marked Widespread Panic's second live effort, a follow up to 2000's Another Joyous Occasion.
Disc 1:
1) Porch Song - The song starts off with the noise of the crowd, as you can tell they are waiting for the band. Goes on to some simple guitar chords, which you can tell just from this it the song has a very country vibe to it. About three minutes into the song it starts to pick up and go into a really great guitar solo. Michael Houser truly is one of the most underrated guitar players ever in my opinion. After that the piano is truly evident, and this goes on for a quite a good while. Afte a little bit of that it goes straight into one of the most amazing bass solos I have ever heard. In my opinion Chris Schools blows Les Claypool clear out of the water as far as bass skills go. Then, we hear a little guitar solo, then going into the apparent bass line which leads us right into the next song. Great Song.
5/5
2) Disco - The song starts off with the ending bass line of the last song. From there it picks up speed and is quite a lot faster than "Porch Song". Then they go into a really nice piano part like a lot of their songs. Followed by another stunning bass solo. This man plays a six string bass like nothing I have ever heard. Afterwards , you get a little bit of keyboards and then goes straight back into the main theme of the song. A little later on there is a really great guitar solo that goes really well with the song. This track is quite a short track by W.P standards, clocking in at 4:21. Good song.
4.2/5
3) Diner - The song starts off with some very faint guitar playing. In the background you can hear the percussion and keyboards which is nice. It goes on like this for a few minutes, gets a little repetive. But after that it gets going in and you can tell it is a softer less upbeat song compared to the last few. A little while later it goes into a fairly distorted guitar riff, followed by a guitar solo. Goes back to the main riff and now the keyboards become more evident than they ever were. A little while after that another guitar solo comes in and it is a much longer and greater than the last one. The lyrics are pretty interesting, obviously talking about all the different things that you can do in a Diner. Fantastic Song
5/5
4) Wondering - At the start the most evident thing is the percussion and piano and thats what gets the song started. This is a more country, folkish song. You can tell this just by the singing and lyrics. The piano work is what is really great in this song and really is what holds the song together. There are a few guitar solos here in there, the first one is pretty short, but the other one is better and quite a bit longer. Decent song
4/5
5) Love Tractor - The song starts off with a really catchy guitar riff. Its very different from any of the songs so far on the album. It is a really upbeat and catchy song, that is probaly to be expected though, with a name like "love tractor". They use a bit more distortion on this song than ever usually do, so that makes it stand out quite a bit from the other songs. Pretty good song.
4.5/5
6) Pilgrims - This a softer, much slower song. The guitar riff is really relaxing and the piano just adds to that. This goes on for a pretty long time. Then there is a great guitar solo which goes along just fantastic with the song. Afterwards, they go right back into the main theme of the song. The lyrics are wonderful as well they are telling the story of the pilgrims basically. A break comes in and a couple of drum fills come in and they hit a few guitar chords and then they go right back into it. Good song
4/5
7) Space Wrangler - This is one of W.P. most famous songs they have ever written. I believe that everything about this song is great from the instrumentation, to the singing , to the lyrics. Especially the lyrics, he always has this unique way of telling a story with his lyrics which always is great. The guitar solo in this is great it quite a bit more melodic than any of his other stuff. A little later on they change pace completely and they pull out a great great guitar solo with a great effect not sure what it is, it does standout however because Michael Houser rarely uses effects. Great Song
5/5
8) Travelin' Light - At the start of this one there some interesting percussion going on. A some soft strumming of the guitar. This is another really great song, John again uses his great country voice again to give the listener that great feel everytime he sings it. The only problem with this song is, it gets quite a bit repetitive over a little while. It is still a pretty good song.
4/5
9) Pickin' Up the Pieces - At the beginning of the song it serves up some pretty interesting guitar work. Pretty different than most of the stuff. I love this song because it has a little bit of a jazzy feel because of the horns in the song. Courtesy of guest star - Branford Marsalis. Because of this the song is quite a bit more relaxing than most of the other songs on here.
4.8/5
10) Conrad - The beginning of the song sounds very bluesy. Which is quite odd because they rarely ever play any version of the blues. But once the song starts you can definitely tell that they are playing the blues by the guitar and his tone of voice. Towards the middle of the song there is a short little guitar solo that fits great with the song and uses that effect again. It is one of my favorites on the album simply because I love the blues :) .
5/5