A String Cheese Incident

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A String Cheese Incident
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 1997
RecordedFebruary 27, 1997 at the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado
Genre Jam, jazz fusion, progressive bluegrass, progressive rock
Length72:31
Label SCI Fidelity
Producer The String Cheese Incident
The String Cheese Incident chronology
Born on the Wrong Planet
(1997)
A String Cheese Incident
(1997)
'Round the Wheel
(1998)
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A String Cheese Incident is the second release and first live album of Colorado-based Jam band, The String Cheese Incident. The album chronicles a single concert from the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado on February 27, 1997, and is the first to feature pianist Kyle Hollingsworth as part of the group. This album is widely considered the best CD for new converts to listen to in order to become acquainted to the band's live sound.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" (Vassar Clements) – 9:58
  2. "Little Hands" (Bill Nershi) – 8:16
  3. "Dudley's Kitchen" (Bill Nershi) – 3:02
  4. "Rhythm of the Road" (Bill Nershi) – 6:08
  5. "How Mountain Girls Can Love" (Stanley Brothers) – 2:56
  6. "Pirates" (Michael Kang) – 9:27
  7. "Wake Up" (Bill Nershi) – 7:05
  8. "Land's End" (Tim O'Brien) – 12:00
  9. "San Jose" (Michael Kang, Bill Nershi) – 8:53
  10. "Walk This Way" (Joe Perry, Steven Tyler) – 4:46

Credits

The String Cheese Incident

Production

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