Live at the Murat

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Live at the Murat
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Live album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2007 (US)
RecordedApril 2007
Genre Progressive rock
Label SCI Fidelity
Producer Umphrey's McGee
Umphrey's McGee chronology
The Bottom Half
(2007)
Live at the Murat
(2007)
Jimmy Stewart 2007
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Live at the Murat is the fourth live album by American progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee, recorded over Easter Weekend at the Murat Centre's Egyptian Room in Indianapolis, Indiana. The album was released October 16, 2007. The album contains favorites such as "Push the Pig", "The Triple Wide", "In the Kitchen", "Nothing Too Fancy", and "Padgett's Profile".

Contents

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleMusicLength
1."In the Kitchen (Acoustic Structure)" Brendan Bayliss, Jake Cinninger 4:09
2."Acoustic Improvisation"Umphrey's McGee5:01
3."Electric Improvisation" Joel Cummins, Ryan Stasik8:02
4."In the Kitchen (Electric Structure)"Bayliss, Cinninger2:17
5."Higgins"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins9:17
6."The Fuzz"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins8:56
7."Nothing Too Fancy (End)"Cinninger5:59
8."Ringo"Cinninger, Stasik4:42
9."Hajimemashite"Bayliss, Stasik5:10
10."Ringo"Cinninger, Stasik5:09
11."Eat"Cinninger4:31
Disc two
No.TitleMusicLength
1."40's Theme"Cinninger8:59
2."The Triple Wide"Cinninger, Cummins, Andy Farag, Stasik11:51
3."Angular Momentum"Cinninger, Kris Myers2:55
4."Push the Pig"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins, Stasik10:58
5."Out of Order"Bayliss, Cummins, Mike Mirro, Stasik8:58
6."White Man's Moccasins"Bayliss, Cinninger, Cummins12:06
7."Padgett's Profile"Cinninger12:48

Chart performance

ChartProvider(s)Peak
position
Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.) [3] Billboard 8
Billboard Top Independent Albums (U.S.) [4] 37

Personnel

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