Live in the Classic City

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Live in the Classic City
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 11, 2002
RecordedApril 1–3, 2000
Genre Rock, southern rock, jam
Length209:28
Label Widespread
Sanctuary
Producer Widespread Panic
John Keane
Widespread Panic chronology
Don't Tell the Band
(2001)
Live in the Classic City
(2002)
Ball
(2003)
Professional ratings
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Live in the Classic City is the third live album released by American rock band Widespread Panic. The album was recorded over an April 2000 three-night run in their hometown of Athens, Georgia. 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.

Track listing

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

Guest Performers

Production

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References

  1. "Live in the Classic City - Widespread Panic | AllMusic". allmusic.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.